It took an extra inning but the Junction City Brigade defeated the Midwest A's 12-7 in 10 innings Wednesday night in Belton, MO. The win allowed the Brigade to sweep the A's in the Mid Plains League championship series 2-0 to claim the Cowdin Cup that goes to the league champion.
Junction City scored three runs in the top of the 9th inning to take a 7-4 lead but the A's scored three in the bottom of the ninth to force the extra inning where Junction City scored five runs in the top of the 10th to help secure the victory.
Brigade Head Coach Brandon Bochar said the team celebrated with a dog pile on the mound after the game ended. Going to the 10th inning the players were confident they would win. "We all knew in the dugout we weren't going to lose, that we were here to win."
Brigade General Manager Cecil Aska called it a great game. "Showed a lot of heart, took it in extra innings but they kept fighting. They brought the cup back home to us." This is the fifth Cowdin Cup championship in the history of the Brigade.
There will be a gathering hosted by the Brigade at Rathert Field Thursday at 7 p.m. There will be free hot dogs and you can meet the players and see the Cowdin Cup trophy.