The Junction City Junior Baseball Association will hold their opening ceremony for the 2018 summer season on Sunday at Rathert Field. It will be held ahead of the Junction City Brigade – Kansas City Monarchs baseball game that begins at 6 p.m. That will be the home opener for the Brigade.

Association President Jim Poole said all the teams need to arrive in uniform about 4:45 p.m. There will be a brief opening ceremony and the players and coaches will participate in a parade of teams around the base paths. Then they will line up again for a first pitch ceremony and the national anthem. At that point the Brigade will begin their game.

There are 18 Junior Baseball Association teams from Junction City and nine from surrounding communities. Poole said nearly 500 players will be competing this summer.

You can listen to the Brigade game on KJCK AM 1420 beginning at 5:50 Sunday evening.