BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com Great Bend's Rafael Chavez delivered the game-winning single for a thrilling 3-2 Western Athletic Conference baseball victory over Liberal Friday. Trent Kern singled and reached second base on a throwing error. Chavez singled Kern home in the 8-inning affair that was delayed by lightning. Great Bend (5-3, 2-2 WAC) has played six of eight games by one or two runs. Panther pitcher Jaxon Wondra (2-0) threw 22/3 shutout innings. As a catcher, Wondra threw out Eli Hernandez twice on steals Back-up catcher Trent Kern followed suit by throwing out Castillo on an attempted steal. Hard-luck starter Daxton Minton yielded zero earned runs in 51/3 innings with seven strikeouts before departing in a 2-2 tie. Liberal scored two unearned third-inning runs. Castillo was hit by a pitch and Hernandez reached on an error. Both runners scored on another Panther error for a 2-0 lead. The Panthers' bunting game produced both runs. Minton's sacrifice bunt advanced Gavin Wondra to second base after a single. Jaxon Wondra singled his brother home. In the fourth, Kale Kern's sacrifice bunt advanced Chavez to third base. Chavez scored on Kaito Richter's successful bunt for a 2-2 tie. Liberal 002 000 00 — 2 1 2 Great Bend 001 100 01 — 3 8 2 Morris and Betts. Minton, Jaxon Wondra (6) and J. Wondra, Trent Kern (6). W—J. Wondra, 2-0. L—Morris. 2B—GB—J. Wondra.