OTTAWA — The 2018 Great Bend Legion Chiefs open their baseball schedule with four games at the Ottawa Tournament. The Chiefs 19-and-under team plays Ottawa and the Kansas Senators Saturday and Salina and a fourth game Sunday. 
The Chiefs’ home opener is scheduled June 7 against Ellinwood at the Great Bend Sports Complex.

The Chiefs (23-14) finished as AAA state runner-up after back-to-back losses to Ottawa 9-1 and 8-2. The Chiefs advanced to the AAA state championship round by beating the Hays Eagles 3-1 and McPherson 9-8 in Zone and beating Chanute 2-0, Nickerson 5-4 and the Hays Eagles 10-7 at state.

GREAT BEND CHIEFS (19 and under)
1—Joey Soupiset
3—Cal Kaiser
9—Riley Smith
11—Calan Haberman
13—Colin Hall
14—Alex Schremmer
19—Brice Kaiser
24—Eduardo Bujanda
27—Ray Sanchez
28—Jayce Christiansen
32—Nahum Olivas
33—Townshend Kurth
35—Jesus Bujanda
Coaches—Travis Kurth, Darrin Hall; manager Chris Smith

2018 CHIEFS SCHEDULE
6-2—at Ottawa Tournament (W Ottawa 8-3, Kansas Senators 9-1)
6-3—at Ottawa Tournament (LL Salina 0-8, 2-12)
6-5—Nickerson, WW (3-2, 6-4)
6-7—Ellinwood, WW (120, 13-5)
6-8—at Nickerson, WL (7-5, 0-15)
6-9—Larned, 6 (radio 107.9)
6-13—at Wichita Aviators, 4:30
6-14—at Omaha Creighton Prep, 3 
6-15—at Omaha Creighton Prep, 7 
6-16—Elkhorn, Neb. South at Omaha, 7
6-17—Elkhorn, Neb. at Omaha, 2
6-20—Dodge City, 5 (radio 107.9)
6-22/23/24—Chiefs Classic (radio 107.9)
6-26—Wichita Aviators, 6 (radio 107.9)
6-28—at Marion, 6
6-30—at Dodge City, noon (radio 107.9)
7-1—at Larned, 4 (radio 107.9)
7-3—Russell, 6 (radio 107.9)
7-5—Marion (radio 107.9)
7-6/7/8—at Hays Tournament
7-13/21—AAA Zone, TBA (radio 107.9)
7-25/29—AAA State, Emporia (radio 107.9)