Broncos fall short to Wellington in ten innings

By Sandy Anderberg

The Broncos fought until the very end in their attempt to take out the Wellington Skyrockets last week at home. They gave their all, but the Skyrockets added two runs in the 10th and the game was over.

Wellington jumped out to an early three-run lead after the opening inning and led by six after three. Hayden Moore was on pitching duty for four innings and allowed seven hits, nine runs, and struck out three. Braylon Rice stepped in for the remaining six innings and allowed three hits, two runs, and knocked out six hitters.

The Broncos’ bats were going strong and they were able to add one run in the second inning when Mason Allred scored on an error by the pitcher. But the Rockets had another big inning in the third to go up 9-1 in the top of the fourth.

The momentum swung in the bottom of the fourth when the Broncos were able to add eight runs to tie the score at 9. Hot bats, base on balls, and errors by Wellington gave the Broncos the energy they needed to make a comeback.

They were able to score two runs before receiving their first out and then Allred homered on a fly ball to left field before the final out of the innings.

Both teams went scoreless for five innings until the Rockets earned two runs. They took advantage of a Bronco error in the field and scored one run, then a hard-hit single to third base allows another run for Wellington.

A pop-up fly caught by Kreed Robinson on second base ended the Rockets’ time at the plate. The Broncos had the tying run on second when three outs caught up with them and the game ended at 9-11.

The Broncos will continue their schedule April 11 at home against Memphis at 4:30 p.m. and the Bronco JV will host Sanford-Fritch on April 12 at 11:00 a.m. The Broncos will be at home against Floydada on April 15 as they near the end of their regular season.