BY JIM MISUNAS jmisunas@gbtribune.com Down 15-9 yielding 15 walks, the Great Bend Bat Cats achieved one of the greatest comebacks in program history. The Bat Cats rallied past Junction City 18-16 Wednesday by outscoring the Brigade 9-1 in their final two at-bats in a 3 hour, 40-minute marathon. Dylan Sarna tripled on a 2-run hit that right fielder Gus Keller was unable to secure. Kirby Orth and Chase Chapman scored for a 18-15 lead. Orth's single scored Delarco Delancy for a 16-15 lead. Stop-gap reliever Andrugh Yee (1-0) preserved the victory with two relief innings. Starting first baseman Yee struck out four batters in his first pitching outing since the 2025 Bat Cat season. "We knew it was a 'bullpen' game," Yee said. "I told the coaches, 'I'm all in. Let's go.' We stayed together and got it done." Yee delivered two hits and an RBI. "I've been feeling good coming off a good spring year," said Yee, a Charleston Southern recruit. The first-place Bat Cats (10-2, 9-2 Jayhawk) split the 2-game series with the Brigade (9-3, 8-3 Jayhawk). Great Bend's 6-run seventh inning for a 15-15 tie featured six walks and two hit batters. George McCarroll drove home three runs. Orth an Sarna each drove in two runs. Cesar Chavira drew four walks and Jaxon Bunkers and Chase Chapman each walked three times. The teams combined for 30 walks, 12 wild pitches and eight hit batters. The Bat Cats pitching and defense resembled the Bad News Bears with 15 walks, three errors, two hit batters and five wild pitches. Fortunately, the Brigade's pitching was equally ineffective with 15 walks, seven wild pitches and six hit batters. Junction City's Logan Firgens drove home five runs and scored three runs. Former Bat Cat Kyle Walker and Zac Becker each drove in two runs. Junction City 221 402 401 — 16 8 2 Great Bend 411 030 63x — 18 9 3 Sieben, Gagnon (5), Siemens (7) and Jorgensen. Cushing, Koch (2), Kaiser (6), Orth (7), Yee (8) and Chavira. W—Yee, 1-0. L—Siemens. 2B—JC—Walker. 3B—GB—Sarna; JC—Ortner. JAYHAWK COLLEGIATE Great Bend Bat Cats 9-2 10-2 Junction City Brigade 8-3 9-3 Haysville Aviators 7-3 11-3 Hutchinson Monarchs 7-5 7-5 Kansas Cannons 7-5 7-5-1 Derby Twins 5-4 5-5 Newton Rebels 4-7 4-9 Wichita Factory 3-10 3-10 Kingman Islanders 1-12 1-12 6-17—Great Bend 18, Junction City 16; Haysville 12, Hutchinson 5; Newton 10, Wichita 9; Cannons 19, Kingman 10 6-18—Junction City at Derby; Cannons at Newton; Kingman at Haysville 6-19—Hutchinson at Great Bend; Derby at Junction City; Haysville at Kingman 6-20—Great Bend at Hutchinson; Newton at Cannons