The Clarendon Broncos aremoving on in post-season with two huge knockout wins over West Texas last weekend. The boys in maroon scored 37 runs in the best of three-series to only five for their opponents to claim the championship.
The Broncos won the first game 12-1 and won the final game 25-4. Junior Easton Frausto was on fire on the mound in the first game going the full five innings with 10 strike-outs and allowing only one run.
WT was the first to cross home plate in the first inning with their only run of the game. The Broncos would go two innings before they were able to put five runs on the board in the third. Frausto was a workhorse at the plate and knocked down a double that scored the Broncos’ first runs and repeated that hit in the fifth. They scored a total of seven runs in the final innings thanks to several big hits.
Overall, the Broncos were strong offensively and defensively. They racked up nine hits and only committed one error in the field. They also grabbed five stolen bases and only seven strikeouts. Harrison Howard collected two hits and two runs and Colton Caudle managed on hit and two runs. Tyler Harper and Jared Musick had two RBIs while Frausto brought in five RBIs.
Game two ended in the Broncos favor due to the 17 hits racked up by the Broncos. Behind the pitching of Howard in the first two innings. Howard allowed no hits and no runs. He threw five strikeouts and only walked one hitter. Harper and Wilson Ward took over the duties for the remainder of the game with Harper throwing two innings with six strikeouts and allowing three hits. Ward went one inning on the mound.
WT made one final attempt at a comeback in the third inning scoring four runs, but it was too little too late. The Broncos were too strong and stopped WT from scoring again.
The Broncos will play Sundown at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 11, in Floydada. Game two will be on Saturday, May 13, at 4:00 p.m. in the Area Round.
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