The batting cage used by teams that play baseball at Rathert Field in Junction City apparently sustained wind damage in a thunderstorm this week. The Junction City Brigade found that out before their doubleheader sweep of the Sabetha Bravos Wednesday evening.

Head Coach Derek Francis said the wind impacted the batting cage. “It seems to be in a little bad shape right now. We weren’t able to use it for the game today.” Francis added officials will assess the damage. “The metal that goes around it, the frame that holds everything together is really bent and it’s hard to move right now. It’s got three tires and you’d have to pick it up and move it. It’s bent on one side and looks like the wind picked it up and moved it around and slammed it into something.”

Francis added that type of damage is somewhat common with those cages. The facility has been in use at Rathert Field for many years.