Broncos begin baseball season

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos began their 2025 season with a 2-12 loss to Sanford-Fritch before coming back to defeat Highland Park and Sudan in the Hornet Tournament last week.

The Broncos took the field behind the pitching of Colton Caudle who threw 79 pitches that included 38 strikes thrown. Caudle went the distance and got the win striking out eight batters and walking six.

Bryce Williams, Mason Allred, and Braylon Rice had three runs each in the win and the team racked up seven RBI’s. The Broncos were spot on with stolen bases as the team stole a base twenty times in the game. Rice and Shane Hagood posted four each and Mason Sims recorded three stolen bases in the win. Rice, Allred, Hagood, and Hayden Moore had doubles in the game and Kreed Robinson and Dakotah Jameson hit singles.

The Broncos defeated Sudan 9-4 on seven hits and recorded no errors in the game. Moore pitched for three innings and Sims came in as relief for two. Moore had five strike-outs and Sims was able to strike out two hitters. The Broncos had their bats going and Rice and Allred slammed a triple apiece and Williams had three stolen bases of the team’s eight.

The Broncos will participate in the Hawley Tournament February 28 – March 1 with games and times to be announced. They will play at home March 6 against Valley beginning at 4:30 p.m.