By STEVE WEBSTER
Great Bend Post
While the Great Bend Bat Cats were taking on the Derby Twins Sunday evening in Derby, a super-cell thunderstorm was ravaging the city of Great Bend. As a result, the Bat Cats have announced that the team is postponing the rest of the regular season. General Manager Roger Ward announced the decision Monday afternoon on Facebook
"The Bat Cats
organization hopes that everyone is safe and getting through whatever
obstacles you may be facing. Our thoughts are with you.
While we are a minuscule part of the recent destructive storm, we are facing our own challenges. The main concern we have is the players that we have in our community from all over. Most of their vehicles are wiped out, and many families they are staying with are still without power. As a result, many are going home at the wishes of their families to try and get matters resolved.
We would like to thank the folks who came to the parking lot to cover up windows busted out and hopefully eliminate any further interior damage to the vehicles. There are good people out there, but especially in our area!
It will take time to get the field/facility playable as well. We are hopeful that players will come back and play a few games at home prior to postseason. This is a big hit to what we work for year around and are having a great season…..we just hope that we can somehow finish."
The Bat Cats had been enjoying the most successful season in franchise history. Despite losing Sunday night to Derby 10-4, Great Bend had posted a 26-9 record overall and had won the Jayhawk Collegiate League first half title which automatically qualified them to play in the NBC World Series in Wichita in early August.