Broncos swept in doubleheader
Boyd Christian School’s baseball team’s scheduled road trip for Tuesday got a lot shorter, but it wasn’t enough to bring the Broncos success as they were swept in a doubleheader against Gordonsville.
The Broncos tried to mount a comeback before falling 7-5 in Game 1, then Gordonsville won 11-5 to complete the sweep of the twin bill, which was played at Warren County High School’s Patrick Ramsey Field.
Tuesday’s game was originally scheduled to be played in Gordonsville, but problems with the Tigers’ field forced the two clubs to change venues, and scheduling conflicts with the Civic Center complex necessitated borrowing the Pioneers’ normal home field for the two games.
The Tigers struck early in Game 1, posting four runs on four hits and a pair of Bronco errors in the top of the first. Boyd countered with a single run in the bottom of the frame, as leadoff batter Jay Medley walked, stole second, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Dillon Childers’ sacrifice fly.
Two more runs in the third gave Gordonsville a 6-2 lead, but Bound came charging back with three in the bottom of the fourth.
Sam Medley and Casey Hertwig drew back-to-back walks to start the frame, and advanced to second and third on a wild pitch. Kenneth King hit into a fielder’s choice to score Medley.
After Cody Perkins was hit by a pitch, Clint Patterson brought in Hertwig and Perkins with a two-run single to cut the Tigers’ lead to 6-4.
Jay Medley singled to start the fifth, and scored on a Brooks Palmer hit to make it a one-run game, but Gordonsville’s Dustin Rhea homered to start the seventh and provide the final margin of victory.
Sam Medley went the distance for the Broncos on the mound in the loss.
Game 2 saw Boyd take a 3-1 lead in the first, as Hertwig drove in Jay Medley with a bases-loaded walk, then Perkins plated a pair of runners with a single. But the Broncos lost one of their starting players in that frame, when Palmer was hit on the elbow by a pitch and had to be taken to the hospital for X-rays.
Gordonsville lit up the Broncos in the second, scoring eight runs on four hits to go on top 9-3. Boyd countered with two runs on a Sam Medley hit in the bottom of the inning, but were held hitless throughout the rest of the game, reaching base only on two errors, a walk and a hit batsman.
Casey Hertwig took the loss on the hill, working 1-1/3 innings before being relieved by Jay Medley.
The Broncos are scheduled to return to action Tuesday, with a home doubleheader against Trousdale County.