The Great Bend Braves (4-10) played their best baseball of the summer to sweep the Buhler Nationals by scores of 10-3 and 5-4 Monday.

BRAVES 5, BUHLER 4 (G2) – The Braves capped a rally from a 4-0 deficit to trigger a wild celebration at the Great Bend Sports Complex. Austin Gilbert scored the game-winning run when Colin Saffa’s 2-out fly ball was misplayed in the seventh inning 

Braves reliever Peyden Oelger escaped a bases-loaded, no-out situation to preserve a 4-4 tie. Brayden Henry was out at home on a forceout. Oelger struck out Chase Beals and Gio Walters to strand three baserunners.

Buhler's Carter Jones scored on Julian Morrison's first-inning single. Luke Holmberg and Walters scored on a Jones fourth-inning single. Walters scored on Zac Friesen's single for a 4-0 lead.

Carson Poe scored on Peyden Oelger’s single and Jaxon Wondra scored on Slade Mohr’s fourth inning single for a 4-2 score. Saffa scored on a Wondra single and Gilbert scored on a fifth-inning balk for a 4-4 tie.

BRAVES 10, BUHLER 2 (G1) – Braves Carson Poe and Oelger each drove home two runs. Wondra, Mohr and Saffa each drove in one run. Oelger and Gilbert each delivered two hits. Gilbert earned the victory.

Buhler Nationals 100 10 – 2 4 6

GB Braves 104 32 – 10 7 2

Henry, Holtzman (4) and Jones. Gilbert, Wondra (4) and Milsap, Saffa. W—Gilbert. L—Henry. 2B—GB—Oelger.

Buhler Nationals 100 300 0 – 4 10 5

GB Braves 000 220 1 – 5 9 1

Holmberg, Friesen (4), Morrison (6) and Jones. Milsap, Mohr (4), Oelger (7) and Saffa. W—Oelger. L—Morrison. 2B—GB—Oelger.