By Sandy Anderberg
The Lady Broncos squeezed by Sunray 8-7 in a district game last week that saw 18 hits from both teams.
Pitcher Kennadie Cummins threw all seven innings allowing 10 hits and seven runs. Cummins had four strike-outs in the game to get the win. Each team’s pitchers did a good job on the mound as they each gave their all facing batter after batter.
Sunray struck first in the opening inning with two runs scored. Neither team scored in the second inning going three and out on both sides. Cummins went three and out again in the top of the third to hold the Lady Cats away from home plate. That solid pitching led to the ladies to get on the board after Bayleigh Bruce drives one to right with three strikes against her. K. Cummins was the next batter and sent out a pop fly that scored Bruce. Cummins would score a run to tie the game.
After scoring five runs in the fourth, things looked grim for the Lady Broncos, but a huge double from Shelby Christopher and a single from Gracie Smith allowed Christopher to get home before the inning ended on the next at bat.
K. Cummins recorded a triple in the bottom of the fifth to add another run and the ladies got offensively aggressive in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead for good. Smith was able to hit a sacrifice fly that scored Elliot Frausto to things moving before K. Cummins slams another triple to score one run that allowed Elyza Rodriguez to bring her home.
Bruce had the only stolen base for the Lady Broncos and Smith and Tandie Cummins posted two RBIs each. As a team, the ladies collected eight runs and eight hits with zero errors.
The Lady Broncos will travel West Texas at home Friday.
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