The Great Bend 17-and-under Braves rallied from a 6-1 deficit for a split with a 16-8 victory over Pratt’s AA Legion baseball team Wednesday at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
PRATT 13, BRAVES 5 – Pratt scored 12 runs in the first three innings for a 12-1 lead. A.J. Arensdorf and Justin Lamatsch each drove in three runs.
Hot-hitting Braves’ hitter Jesus Bujanda delivered three hits.
Townshend Kurth scored Calan Haberman on a first-inning groundout. Colin Hall’s triple scored Kurth and Hall scored on a third-inning wild pitch.
Kurth scored on a passed ball and Brayden Powell’s sacrifice fly scored Hall in a two-run fifth inning.
BRAVES 16, PRATT 8 – Great Bend outscored Pratt 15-2 after trailing 6-1 after three innings.
Kurth, Jesus Bujanda, Powell and Joey Soupiset each drove in two runs.
Kurth scored on a first-inning error. Hall and Jesus Bujanda walked and Eduardo Bujanda was hit by a pitch to start a four-run fourth inning.Powell’s single scored Hall and Jesus Bujanda. Soupiset’s triple scored Powell. Jacob Hanrahan’s triple scored Soupiset for a 6-5 score.
Kurth scored on a double steal for a 6-6 tie. Jesus Bujanda tripled home Hall. Eduardo Bujanda’s sacrifice fly scored Jesus Bujanda for an 8-6 lead.
Pratt’s Travis Theis and Lamatsch singled home runs off pitcher Townshend Kurth for an 8-8 tie in the sixth inning. But Lamatsch was thrown out at home and Drew Roadhouse struck out to end the threat.
Kurth’s two-run double scored Soupiset and Hanrahan to ignite an 8-run sixth inning. Hall’s single scored Kurth. Jesus Bujanda doubled home Hall and scored on a wild pitch for a 13-8 lead. Cal Kaiser’s single scored Eduardo Bujanda. Soupiset’s double scored Riley Smith and Kaiser scored on a game-ending error.
PRATT 13, BRAVES 5
BRAVES ab r h bi
Calan Haberman 3 1 1 0
Townshend Kurth 1 2 0 1
Colin Hall 3 2 2 1
Jesus Bujanda 3 0 3 0
Eduardo Bujanda 3 0 1 0
Brayden Powell 3 0 0 1
Dalton Barfield 2 0 0 0
Nahum Olivas 3 0 0 0
Cal Kaiser 2 0 1 0
Totals 23 5 8 3
Pratt 606 02 – 13 10 0
Braves 102 02 – 5 8 5
Bolen, Theis (4) and Lamatsch. Smith, Christiansen (1), Zahnter (3) and Jesus Bujanda. W—Bolen.L—Smith. 2B—GB—Kaiser, J. Bujanda; P—Evert. 3B—GB—Hall; P—Roadhouse. HBP—Taylor 2, Theis, Perez. SB—Haberman, Kurth, Lamatsch 2, Theis, Evert. WP—Christiansen, Bolen. E—Hall, Olivas, E. Bujanda, Christiansen, Barfield.
Pratt ip r er h k bb
Bolen 3 3 3 6 3 1
Theis 2 2 1 2 4 2
GB Braves ip r er h k bb
Smith 0.2 5 5 5 0 1
Christiansen 1.2 5 4 2 2 3
Zahnter 2.2 3 0 3 0 4
BRAVES 16, PRATT 8
BRAVES ab r h bi
Calan Haberman 3 0 0 0
Townshend Kurth 3 3 2 2
Colin Hall 2 3 1 1
Jesus Bujanda 2 3 2 2
Eduardo Bujanda 1 1 0 1
Brayden Powell 2 1 1 2
Dalton Barfield 1 1 1 1
Joey Soupiset 4 2 3 2
Jacob Hanrahan 3 1 1 1
Totals 26 16 12 12
Pratt 330 002 – 8 9 5
Braves 100 438 – 16 12 1
Evert, Arensdorf (4), Roadhouse (4), Malone (6) and Lamasch. Powell, Soupiset (3), Kurth (5) and Eduardo Bujanda, J. Bujanda (5). W—Kurth. L—Roadhouse. 2B—GB—Jesus Bujanda, Soupiset, Kurth; P—Lamatsch. 3B—GB—J. Bujanda, Hanrahan, Soupiset. SB—Perez. CS—E. Bujanda, Lamatsch. HBP—E. Bujanda 2, J. Bujanda. SF—E. Bujanda. E—Smith, Lamatsch 2, Bolen, Evert, Malone. WP—Kurth, Malone 2, Roadhouse, Arensdorf.
Pratt ip r er h k bb
Evert 3.0 1 1 1 6 0
Arensdorf 0.2 4 4 3 0 2
Roadhouse 1.2 7 7 4 2 3
Malone 0.0 4 3 4 1 0
GB Braves ip r er h k bb
Powell 2 6 5 5 4 5
Soupiset 2 0 0 0 4 0
Kurth 2 2 2 2 5 2
BRAVES CLASSIC
GREAT BEND SPORTS COMPLEX
FRIDAY’S GAMES
5 p.m.—Great Bend vs. Russell
7:30 p.m.—Salina vs. Hutchinson
SATURDAY’S GAMES
11 a.m.—Hutchinson vs. Russell
1:30 p.m.—Great Bend vs. Salina
4 p.m.—Salina vs. Russell
6:30 p.m.—Great Bend vs. Hutchinson
SUNDAY’S GAMES
Noon—No. 1 vs. No. 4
2:30 p.m.—No. 3 vs. No. 4
5 p.m.—Championship game
