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OTTAWA — The Garnett Muddogs rallied from a 5-0 deficit for a 6-5 victory over the Great Bend Braves in Sunday’s Ottawa Wood Bat Baseball Tournament.

The Braves (1-5) had beaten the Muddogs 11-0 earlier in the tournament.

Brad Beck singled home Jade Poe in the first inning. Brody Feist singled home Stefan Spray in the second frame. A three-run fourth inning made it 5-0. Mathew Moeder and Feist scored on an error. Sage Koelsch scored on a passed ball.

The Muddogs rallied. Tyler Denny scored on a passed ball. Lane Bahnsen doubled home Bo Dillinger and Dalton Kellerman. Reese Jarett scored on a bases-loaded walk for a 5-4 score.

Bahnsen’s single scored Dilliner for a 5-5 tie. Josh Stifter scored on Carter Edgecomb’s perfect sqqueze bunt for the game-winning run.

BRAVES 11, GARNETT 0 (G1) – Braves pitchers Joseph Moeder and Jade Poe combined for a two-hit shutout.

Poe delivered a two-run double to score Sage Koelsch and Chayse Gruber in a six-run second inning that featured four walks, a hit batter and an error. Koelsch’s single drove home Stefan Spray.

Esten Moore singled home Joseph Moeder and Koelsch singled home Mathew Moeder in a four-run fourth inning. Brody Feist, Moore and Spray scored on wild pitches.

IOLA 9, BRAVES 2 (G2) – Iola scored seven runs in the seventh-inning to break a 2-2 tie. Iola delivered four singles and the Braves contributed six walks in the seven-run inning off pitcher Stefan Spray.

Poe scored on Spray’s fourth-inning sacrifice fly. Brad Beck’s double scored Mathew Moeder in the sixth inning for a 2-2 tie.

GB Braves 110 300 0 — 5 6 2

Garnett 000 004 2 — 6 11 2

Gruber, Hernandez (7) and Moeder. Peine, Kellerman (5) and Bahnsen. W—Kellerman. L—Gruber. 2B—G—Kellerman, Dilliner, Denny, Bahnsen.

GB Braves 061 4 – 11 7 0

Garnett 000 0 – 0 2 3

Joseph Moeder, Poe (4) and Beck. Denny, Allison (2), Burns (3) and Dilliner. W—J. Moeder. L—Denny. 2B—GB—Poe; G—Dilliner.

Iola 001 001 7 – 9 10 2

GB Braves 000 101 0 – 2 3 2

Spray, Feist (7) and Beck. L—Spray. 2B—GB—Beck.

GREAT BEND BRAVES SCHEDULE (1-5)

LL—Larned 1-9; 10-11

W—Ottawa Tournament (Garnett Muddogs 11-0)

L—Ottawa Tournament (Iola 2-9)

L—Ottawa Tournament (Fike, Mo. 5-6)

L—Ottawa Tournament (Garnett Muddogs 5-6)

6-4—at Hays, 6 p.m. 

6-7/9—at McPherson Tournament

6-11—at Dodge City, 5 p.m.

6-14-16—at Great Bend Tournament

6-18—Hays Eagles, 6 p.m. 

6-21/23—at Dodge City Tournament

6-25—at Hays Thomas More Prep, 6 p.m. 

6-27/30—at Salina Tournament

7-2—Dodge City, 6 p.m.

7-6—Hays-Thomas More Prep 

7-9—Larned, 6 p.m.

7-12—A Zone Tournament