Great Bend entered their tilt with Pratt with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Pratt Greenbacks on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Great Bend considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Owen Kaiser made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Kaiser was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Great Bend let Carson Umphres and JJ Grove loose on the outfield. Umphres scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Grove scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Premer, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Great Bend's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Pratt, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Great Bend will head out on the road to face off against Hutchinson at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pratt, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Halstead at 4:00 p.m.
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