By MARSHALL MOORE

mmoore@gctelegram.com

When it rains, it pours.

Literally.

The Garden City High School baseball team dropped both games of their doubleheader in Great Bend on Tuesday, falling 12-1 in the first before dropping the second 9-1 after the game was called in the top of the fifth due to severe weather conditions.

Then, on the road trip home, the Buffaloes found themselves smack in the middle of a tornado warning that swept across Barton County later that evening and had to seek shelter after the sirens began blaring.

It wasn't a fun day.

"There weren't a whole lot of positives yesterday," said Garden City coach Bill Wilson. "We were totally out matched yesterday. The way they played, they're probably the best team we've faced all season."

The Buffaloes (6-14, 2-8) opened the first game by taking a 1-0 lead before giving up four runs in the bottom of the first. With starting shortstop Nathan Brungardt out after sustaining a shoulder injury on Monday in practice Garden City struggled defensively, committing seven errors while giving up a total of eight more runs to lose the game in five innings.

"It's huge, especially at short stop," Wilson said of Brungardt's absence. "We rely on him a lot. He's our number one hitter and he's our best defensive player by far. It hurts when we have to start moving people around."

Arric Holmes scored the lone run for the Buffaloes with a home run in the bottom of the first. The one-run shot was Holmes' third on the year.

Garden City opened the second game by falling behind 2-0 through two innings before a grand slam by the Panthers sparked a seven run bottom of the third.

Midway through the top of the fifth, officials finally called the game with the Buffaloes trailing 9-0 due to severe storms moving through the area.

"One through nine, they're really solid swinging the bat," Wilson said of Great Bend. "They've got two pitches that hung around the strike zone all day long. We came out and played well for a few innings, but then we just fell apart. We can't do that against a good team."

Weather and field conditions permitting, the Buffaloes will host their season finale Thursday at Williams Stadium against Larned.

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Game 1

Great Bend 12, Garden City 1

Garden City 100 00X X -- 1 2 7

Great Bend 404 4xx x -- 12 9 1

W--Burns L--Powers

2B--Great Bend, Mauler, Jonas, Smith, Fisher

HR--Garden City, Holmes (3)

Game 2

Great Bend 9, Garden City 0

Garden City 000 00X X -- 0 1 2

Great Bend 117 0XX X -- 9 6 0

W--Holt L--Gutierrez

2B--Great Bend, Manler HR--Great Bend, Burns

the way they played yesterday theyre best we've faced all season. one through nine theyre real solid they swing it real well two pitches around the sz all day long. ran the bases all day long i dont think they had an error all day long.

seven errors put it away get a HR in the first andplayed pretty well for a few innings.

brun hurt his shoulder a little throwing wise on Monday. Had a freshman at short we struggled. W e struggled def. We cant do that against a good team. Weren't a whole lot of positives

Called in the 5th.

Sirens 30 minutes a quick play to gte them out of the bus so 4 hits.

Two and a half hour bus trip back

We were totally out matched yesterday. it hurts us when we have to start moving people around. It wasn't a very good.

It's huge esp at ss. We rely on him a lot he's our no. 1 hitter and been ex consis and he's our best def player by far that tough thing he

10 strikes out game

North, Northwest or Campus.