The Lady Broncos were ready for their district play to begin after a solid pre-district season. They slammed Sunray March 7 11-1 before a hometown crowd. Sophomore Kennedie Cummins went the distance pitching all five innings and posting the lone homerun for the Lady Broncos in the first inning. Cummins only allowed three hits, had zero walks, and struck out seven hitters.
The ladies were consistent at the plate, but a big six-run fourth inning sealed the win. Hadyen Elam, Cummins, and Tandy Blacksher each nabbed an RBI to put points on the board. Elam had three RBIs, K. Cummins, Blacksher, and Tandie Cummins had two each.
The Lady Broncos were error free in the game and T. Cummins, K. Cummins, Elam, and Baylee Gabel grabbed several stolen bases.
The Lady Broncos took part in the Randall Tournament held March 9-10. They went up against Canyon, Tulia, River Road, and Randall JV.
The ladies defeated Canyon 7-1 on Thursday. A huge opening inning gave the Lady Broncos the edge they needed for the remainder of the game.
K. Cummins was on the mound for six innings and only allowed two hits and gave up only one run. Fifty-six of her 70 pitches were strikes as she dismissed 11 hitters from the plate.
Offensively, the Lady Broncos found their mojo at the plate and gathered nine hits as a team with Gabel leading the way with three hits. Gabel also stormed the bases and finished the game with three steals. Frausto and Elam had two each, and Wilkins and Mya Edwards had one each.
The Lady Broncos also played Tulia and held on for a six inning win at 7-5. This time it was T. Cummins on the mound for the duration with seven strikeouts. The ladies had a scoring frenzy in the fourth putting six points on the board. RBIs by Elam, Gabel, and T. Cummins gave Clarendon the power they needed to finish the big inning with six runs to Tulia’s five.
Wilkins led the way at the plate hitting two for three. Base running made a big difference as five runners posted stolen bases in the game.
The last matchup with River Road finished up the tournament for the Lady Broncos. The ladies topped off a great tournament with a 15-0 shut out over the Lady Cats in only three innings. T. Cummins took the helm and only allowed one hit, no walks, and three six strikeouts.
Everything went the Lady Broncos’ way as they were able to score runs at will. They posted four hits, six RBIs, and seven walks. Elam led the way with three at bats, two runs, one hit, and one RBI.
The Lady Broncos will travel to Gruver March 17 for another district game beginning at 1:00 p.m. and be on the road at Amarillo High on Saturday, March 18, also beginning at 1:00 p.m.
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