The Junction City 12U Brigade advanced into the championship bracket at the USSSA World Series in Branson, Missouri.

Junction City won their pool games and went into bracket play seeded 7th out of the 16 teams to play in the championship bracket. They defeated the Republic Outlaws of Republic, Mo. 6-5, defeated the Arkansas Jaguars 5-4, and then advanced into bracket play where they lost to the Iowa Tigers 6-3.

The Brigade then defeated the Little Rock, Arkansas Prospects 16-8 and finally fell to the first ranked Custom Playground Blue Chips from Rockford, Ill. 9-7. The loss ended the season for the Brigade, who ended up in the 7th place spot in the bracket. The Brigade finished with a final record of 35-11-1.

The Brigade are thanking the Junction City community for support this summer.

Some of the major supporters through the World Series trip included JCJBA, the Brigade Baseball Association, Armor-Eckrich, Flint Hills OBGYN, Coach’s Grill and Bar, Froyo Junction, Millenium Bank, Walmart, True Value, The Eagles Club, Miranda Mann ( Bake Sales ), and the community members who purchased Sonic Cards from the players.

Coach Carl Laughlin also recognized Mary Khoury for helping organize fundraisers to support the team, and there was a thank you to the coaches Aaron Felton, Adam Wilkey, Randy Spell, and Jeff Underhill for their time spent helping the team.