The Junction City Brigade led the Great Bend Bat Cats 11-9 halfway through Wednesday's first-place showdown.

The Brigade scored 11 runs on three hits.

The Bat Cats transformed into the Bad News Bears with 12 walks, three errors, a hit batter and three wild pitches to trail 9-6 before tying the score 9-9.

Great Bend delivered a 4-run first. Cesar Chavira scored on Decarlo Delancy's single. Peanut Brazzle and Jaxon Bunkers scored on groundballs. Delancy scored on a passed ball.

The Brigade scored five runs in the first three innings.

C Ross scored on a wild pitch and T Coffin scored on a L Firgens single. The Brigade added two runs on three walks, a hit batter and sacrifice fly. The Bat Cats saved a run when former Bat Cat Kyle Walker was ruled out on a potential sacrifice fly for leaving second base early.

Great Bend's George McCarroll scored on an error and the Brigade's Z Becker scored on a groundout for 5-5 tie.

Two walks and two errors gift wrapped a 4-run Brigade fourth inning rally for a 9-6 lead.

Junction City 221 402 —

Great Bend 411 03 —

Sieben, Gagnon (5) and Jorgensen. Cushing, Koch (2) and Chavira. W— L—. 2B—JC—Walker.