Baseball Recap: Great Bend Extends Winning Streak to Four

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 @ McPherson	15
03/28/25 vs Hutchinson	14
03/25/25 vs Garden City	13
05/02/25 vs Dodge City	12
04/11/25 @ Liberal	11

Great Bend had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Dodge City Demons a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Owen Kaiser made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Kaiser was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Umphres, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, two stolen bases, and three runs. Those two triples gave him a new career-high. Koehn Ribordy was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Great Bend was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dodge City only posted a batting average of .062.

Great Bend pushed their record up to 15-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Dodge City, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Great Bend is set to take on their familiar foe Garden City at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Dodge City will face off against rival Liberal at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.