By Sandy Anderberg
The Broncos only needed one run to tie the Wellington Skyrockets, but could not put it on the scoreboard and took a 6-7 loss.
According to head coach Brad Elam; the Broncos committed a couple of mistakes early that put them in a hole.
“We started out slow on offense and had a couple of miscues that cost us,” he said. “We got down 0-4 after three innings, but battled back in the fourth to trail 3-4.”
Bryce Hatley got things rolling for the Broncos when he earned a walk and Caleb Cobb hit a single. JoJo Cartwright drove those two in before also scoring a run. Another error cost the Broncos some runs in the fifth and they trailed 3-7 going into the last inning.
“We gave ourselves a chance to win,” Elam said. “The first five batters reached base and Nick Shadle scored after he had a single. After Chance Lockhart scored, we had bases loaded with two outs.”
Elam noted that Zack LaRoe singled, which allowed Clay Koetting to score and cut the lead to only one run. The tying run was thrown out at the plate trying to score on the hit.
“(It was a) great comeback attempt,” Elam said. “Cobb and LaRoe pitched and threw really well.”
The Broncos will continue their regular schedule on Thursday, March 13, at Hale Center at 2:00 pm. They will play a double-header at home on Friday, March 14, beginning at 1:00 p.m.
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