Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Golden Giants roll in game one
Date:07/20/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The Topeka Golden Giants grabbed an early lead on their way to an 11-5 victory over Junction City Brigade on Thursday. Topeka scored on a single by Erik Webb in the first inning, a groundout by Jaxon Passino in the first inning, a error in the second inning, and a single by Webb in the second inning. Topeka took an early lead in the first inning. An error scored one run for the Golden...
Cowdin Cup Championship set!
Date:07/15/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Cowdin Cup Playoffs Schedule: 7/15/17 - Midwest A's 11 Junction City Brigade 4 Final (Midwest leads 1-0) 7/16/17 - Junction City Brigade 6 Midwest A's 5 (Series Tied 1-1) 7/17/17 - Junction City Brigade 9 Midwest A's 4 (Junction City wins 2-1) 7/16/17 - Topeka Golden Giants 8 Liberty Monarchs 6 (Topeka leads 1-0) 7/17/17 - Topeka Golden Giants 13 Liberty Monarchs...
All-Star Rosters anounced
Date:06/29/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Mid-Plains League West All-Stars # Name POS College Team 3 Charlie Peyla SS/RHP Johnson County Community College Junction City Brigade 3 Terrence Spurlin INF Kansas State University Rossville Rattlers 6 Jordan Maxson C Kansas State University Rossville Rattlers 12 Tyler Bracht OF William ...
A’s display depth, talent as season gets under way
Date:06/16/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Dusty Stroup was going to spend the summer after his freshman baseball season at Missouri Western playing in a league in Springfield, Mo. When that fell through, he found himself back in familiar surroundings. And happy to be there. Stroup, a Lee’s Summit West graduate, is back for a second season with the Midwest A’s, the Belton-based team for collegians that’s starting its fo...
Former Brigade member drafted
Date:06/14/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Kansas State's Josh Rolette was selected in the 39th round (1182 overall) by the Cleveland Indians in this year's First-Year Player Draft. Rolette was previously selected in the 18th round (551st overall) by the St. Louis Cardinals in 2015, but elected not to sign. Josh was a member of the Junction City Brigade in 2015. Congratulations Josh! ...
Former Rattler drafted by the Royals
Date:06/13/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
In the 10th round, with the 300th overall selection, the Kansas City Royals drafted Kansas State pitcher Jordan Floyd. He is a left-handed pitcher who has also played for the Rossville Rattlers and the Shawnee Heights Thunderbirds. During Floyd’s senior season with the Wildcats, he appeared in 21 games and had a (2-3) record while posting a 5.04 ERA. He struck out 30 batters in 30.1 innings...
Vets sweep DH, A's and Monarchs stay hot
Date:06/13/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Monday's Finals: Midwest Veterans 4 Junction City Brigade 3 (Game 1) Midwest Veterans 5 Junction City Brigade 4 (Game 2) Topeka Golden Giants 14 Baldwin City Blues 10 Midwest Athletics 16 Sabetha Lobos 5 Liberty Monarchs 16 Rossville Rattlers 5 ...
Skoro hurls Rattlers to 6-3 win over Golden Giants
Date:06/11/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
ROSSVILLE — Getting off to a slow start this season with one win in the first six games, the Rossville Rattlers were waiting to put things together. It all fell into place Saturday with a five-run first inning and a stellar pitching performance from Tom Skoro as the Rattlers beat the Topeka Golden Giants 6-3 at Joe Campbell Stadium, avoiding a sweep in the Mid-Plains League series. Read th...
Waterbury homers twice to power Golden Giants past Rattlers
Date:06/09/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
ROSSVILLE — The Topeka Golden Giants used the long ball to build an early lead then used a small-ball approach to put away the Rossville Rattlers. The Giants smacked five home runs in the first five innings, two by Quinn Waterbury, to build a 7-1 lead then used three singles and a double to produce five runs in the eighth and post a 13-5 Mid-Plains League victory over the Rattlers on Friday...
Owen, Golden Giants pound Rattlers, 17-6
Date:06/08/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
ROSSVILLE – Brett Owen finished a triple short of the cycle, going four for six at the plate with a home run and two doubles to help power the Topeka Golden Giants to a 17-6 win over the Rossville Rattlers on Thursday night at Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium. Owen led off the game with a double, hit a three-run home run in the fourth, doubled again in the seventh and capped off the night with...
Liberty falls and the A's sweep Topeka
Date:06/06/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Tuesday Finals: Junction City Brigade 10 Liberty Monarchs 5 Midwest Athletics 1 Topeka Golden Giants 0 Rossville Rattlers @ Midwest Veterans PPD Sabetha Lobos @ Baldwin City Blues PPD ...
Brigade bounce back, defeat Liberty
Date:06/06/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Hitting the road the day after suffering its first loss of the season, the Junction City Brigade (4-1) bounced back with a 10-5 victory over the Liberty Monarchs (4-1) in Liberty, Mo. on Tuesday night. After falling to Liberty by a score of 11-3 on Monday night at Rathert Stadium, Junction City put forward a complete reversal of that game, adding seven more runs and getting more hits. Soph...
Liberty knocks off Junction City 11-3
Date:06/06/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Finals 6/5/2017: Liberty Monarchs 11 Junction City 3 Baldwin City Blues 4 Sabetha Lobos 1 Midwest Athletics 7 Topeka Golden Giants 5 Rossville Rattlers 18 Midwest Veterans 11 ...
Lobos fall to Baldwin City Blues
Date:06/05/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The Sabetha Lobos hosted the Baldwin City Blues on Monday, June 5, in the team’s 2017 home opener. The Lobos struggled the entire game to get runners on base but did managed to score their only run with a home run. After a tough game, the Blues would take home the 4-1 win. The first five innings were tough for the Lobos with only five batters getting on base and only two batters actually ge...
Brigade and Monarchs sweep
Date:06/03/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Saturday's Finals: Liberty Monarchs 10 Midwest Veterans 0 Topeka Golden Giants 10 Sabetha Lobos 4 Junction City Brigade 6 Rossville Rattlers 3 Baldwin City Blues 8 Midwest Athletics 4 ...
Brigade and Monarchs remain perfect
Date:06/03/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Friday Finals: Liberty Monarchs 10 Midwest Veterans 5 Sabetha Lobos 8 Topeka Golden Giants 7 Midwest A's 8 Baldwin City Blues 1 Junction City Brigade 15 Rossville Rattlers 5 Saturday's games: Midwest Veterans (0-2) @ Liberty Monarchs (2-0) 4:00 PM Sabetha Lobos (1-1) @ Topeka Golden Giants (1-1) 6:00 PM Midwest A's (1-0) @ Baldwin City Blues (0-1) 7:00 PM Ro...
Brigade & Golden Giants begin Mid-Plains season with wins
Date:06/01/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Check out the game highlights from our friends at KSNT: http://ksnt.com/2017/06/01/brigade-golden-giants-begin-mid-plains-season-with-wins/ ...
Athletics @ Blues is postponed tonight.
Date:06/01/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Tonights game in Baldwin City, where the Blues hosted the Midwest Athletics, has been postponed due to rain. Make up game is TBA. ...
2017 Season Begins Thursday June 1st!
Date:05/31/2017 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The season begins Thursday June 1st with a full slate of games. The Midwest Veterans travel to take on the Liberty Monarchs at Talley Stadium on the Campus of William Jewell College. First ptich is scheduled for 4:00 pm. The Sabetha Lobos head down highway 75 to face the Topeka Golden Giants at Jerry Robertson Field. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 PM. The Midwest Athletics vs. Bald...
Cowdin Cup was more than just baseball
Date:07/26/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
When Ben Ramberg struck out Dusty Stroup for the final out Saturday to give the Junction City Brigade the Cowdin Cup championship, a bit of a rush came over me. The players dogpiled each other on the mound, the crowd roared — I’d never seen anything like it. At least, not in person. Sure, I’ve covered big games — K-State’s 2015 upset of KU in basketball, for i...
Ruiz homers, Brigade capture 2016 Cowdin Cup
Date:07/26/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
As Pete Ruiz rounded the bases, he couldn't help but smile. Born and raised in Junction City, growing up coming to Rathert to watch the Generals, then playing high school ball with the Blue Jays all four years, nothing could quite match this. A member of the Junction City Brigade since their inception, Ruiz had never hit a home run in the orange uniform. Until Saturday night. It wa...
Cowdin Cup schedule announced!
Date:07/21/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The Cowdin Cup Finals will begin Friday night in Belton, Missouri as the East Champion Midwest A's host the West Champion Junction City Brigade. Game one will begin at 5:00 PM. Game two will take place at Junction City on Saturday night at 5:00 PM. If necessary, Game Three will be played at the conclusion of Game Two at or near 8:00 PM. ...
Host families make Mid-Plains League possible
Date:07/21/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The Junction City Brigade of the Mid-Plains League is made up of college players from areas far and near, but the diverse group has put together a long but great summer season. “It’s been awesome,” said Ben Ramberg, pitcher from Fort Hays State. “It’s been a lot of fun, we win a lot and we have a lot of fun together.” However after games and practices, one mig...
Cowdin Cup playoffs
Date:07/21/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Here is the schedule and bracket for the Cowdin Cup Playoffs. Series 7/12/2016 7/13/2016 7/14/2016 E1 Liberty 1 at Baldwin City 3 Baldwin City at Liberty (PPD) Baldwin City 1 at Liberty 5 E2 Midwest at Independence (PPD) Independence at Midwest (PPD) Midwest at Independence (PPD) W1 Topeka 2 at Junction City 7 Junction City...
MPL Season Awards announced
Date:07/18/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The Mid-Plains League is proud to announce the League Awards for the 2016 Season. The awards are voted on by the member teams in the league. We congratulate all who were nominated and those who won this year's awards. Mid-Plains League Player of the Year Frankie Valle - Junction City Brigade (Dodge City Community College) Valle is a first year member of the Junction...
Brigade knock off champs and advance to Finals
Date:07/18/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
ROSSVILLE (KSNT) – Back-to-back home runs from Cole Breichesen and Collin Chandler to start the game was a pretty good sign for the Brigade as Junction City is headed to the Cowdin Cup finals after beating Rossville 9-8 in game two of the semifinals. Junction City took an early lead after scoring 3 runs in the first inning, however the Rattlers were able to answer quickly as Danny Mitchell ...
Rattlers clobber Lobos and advance
Date:07/15/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The Rossville Rattlers finished off the Sabetha Lobos on Thursday night, winning game two by the score of 18-4 and sweeping the series 2-0. For Rossville, they now travel to Junction City on Friday night to face the Brigade in game one of the West Finals. The winner of this best-of-three series will earn a spot in the Cowdin Cup Finals. First pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM at Rathert Stadium. In...
Brigade beat Giants, advance to West Finals
Date:07/14/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The Junction City Brigade win their series against the Topeka Golden Giants 2-0 and advance to the West Finals to face the winner of Rossville/Sabetha. Currently the Rattlers lead the series 1-0. Game Two of their series will be Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. in Rossville. http://ksnt.com/2016/07/13/brigade-beat-golden-giants-advance-to-mlp-semifinals/ ...
Rain outs plague playoffs
Date:07/13/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
Cancellations tonight: Indenpendence @ Midwest cancelled due to field conditions. Last night's game was also rained out, pushing game one of the series to Thursday night at 7:30 pm at Crysler Stadium in Independence, Missouri. Sabetha @ Rossville is cancelled due to field conditions and forecasted rain. Game two will be played on Thursday night at 7:00 pm at Joe Campbell Stadium in Rossville...
Rattlers, Brigade, and Blues all win.
Date:07/13/2016 Source:Mid-Plains Collegiate League
The Cowdin Cup Playoffs began on Tuesday night with six-teams in action. The series opener between the Midwest A's and Independence Veterans was postponed due to wet field conditions. The Baldwin City Blues, behind a strong performance from Tyler Buss (Emporia State) bested the Liberty Monarchs by a score of 3-1. Game two of the series will be in Liberty on Wednesday afternoon, as the Blues w...
