Broncos roll Nazareth but fall to Wellington

By Sandy Anderberg
The Nazareth Swifts could only muster one run against a solid Bronco defense in a district match up at home last Wednesday.
The 7-1 win over Naz put the Bronco powerhouse at 9-0 in district play, but a 2-4 loss to Wellington on Friday left them at 9-1 for the District season.
In the Nazareth game, Zack LaRoe was on the mound and posted 14 strikeouts, no unearned runs, one hit and three walks for his effort on the mound for seven innings.
The Broncos flexed their muscles in the fifth inning, where they scored four runs. Caleb Cobb hit a single and Kade Hunsaker had an RBI single, and Nick Shadle connected on a RBI single, as well. Bryce Hatley and Cobb seemed to light a fire under the Broncos with their performance at the plate, that allowed their team to find a rhythm offensively.
“I thought Zack pitched a great game,” coach Brad Elam said. “But we struggled hitting the ball at times.”
On Friday, the Broncos took on Wellington in their last regular season game and came up short. Chance Lockhart was on the mound for the Broncos and gave a great effort for three innings as he held them hitless and struck out two. Hunsaker took the loss for the Broncos.
The Broncos put two runs on the board in the fifth inning, but could not get anything else going in the game.
“(I) was very disappointed at the results,” Elam said. “We had no fire, just going through the motions. We only had two hits. We just did not hit the ball. Giving up only four runs are games you should win.”
The Broncos will be looking to post-season play, which will get underway next week.