In what's become a running theme this season, Great Bend gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Junction City Bluejays a 12-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Great Bend, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Carson Umphres made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Umphres has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Umphres was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ian Premer was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, three runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was JJ Grove, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Great Bend has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Junction City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Great Bend will head out on the road to take on Manhattan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Great Bend is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for Junction City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eisenhower at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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