By Anthony Gorges
JC Post
The Junction City Brigade won both weekend games at the National Baseball Congress (NBC) World Series in Wichita. The Brigade are 2-0 in pool play, with one game left before bracket play begins later this week.
GAME 1 - Brigade 11, TPA Texas 7
Junction City began the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, and took a 1-0 lead into the second. TPA then scored two in the top of the second to lead 2-1. Quickly, the Brigade responded with three in the bottom of the second and then five in the fourth and cruised to victory. winning 11-7 in their first game at the 91st NBC World Series.
Kyler Horsman was named Player of the Game with three hits, (one of them a home run), and also had four runs batted in.
GAME 2 - Brigade 15, GPA Texas 8
The Junction City Brigade wasted no time scoring runs. The Brigade scored eight runs in the top of the first inning. Chad Pantuso, the second batter of the game, hit a two-run home run to jumpstart the offense. GPS attempted to make it interesting, scoring two runs in the second, and three in the third making it a 8-5 Brigade leading going into the fourth. Junction City added one run in the fifth, three in the seventh, and three more in the ninth. The Brigade won 15-8, and go to 2-0 in pool play.
Chad Pantuso was named Player of the Game. He had two hits (one home run), and three runs batted in.
Junction City has one game left in pool play. It is Tuesday, July 29, at 6:00 at Eck Stadium in Wichita. The Brigade play the Alaska Goldpanners, who are also 2-0 in pool play.
Micah Cannon, the coach of the Brigade, is pleased with the way his team has played the first two games of the tournament. "We came here with a purpose, and the guys are playing with confidence and grit," Cannon said. "Starting 2-0 is a great step, but we know the job's not finished."
For more information on the NBC World Series or to watch the games, go to nbcbaseball.com.