Double trouble for Boyd baseball, softball
Boyd took on Watertown Monday night in a doubleheader at the Edley Newman Field. Boyd dropped the first game 13-2 and fell in the second game 6-1.
The Tigers started the game off with a double to left-center as Sam Medley took the mound for Boyd. With two outs, a walk and two errors by Boyd produced three runs for Watertown in the first inning. Jay Medley led off for the Broncos and reached when he dropped a bunt down the first base line. Sam Medley drew a walk to put runners in scoring position, but Boyd left the runners on base as they missed their first opportunity to score.
In the second Watertown put their lead off batter on once again but the Boyd defense got out of the inning unharmed. Boyd went down in order in the bottom of the second.
In the third Sam Medley got the leadoff batter to ground out and then recorded two strikeouts to send the Tigers down in order. The Broncos scored in the bottom of the inning when Jay Medley walked and Casey Hertwig laid down a bunt to put runners on the corner. An infield hit by Brooks Palmer scored Medley as Boyd pulled within two at 3-1.
A walk and two errors proved costly in the fourth for Boyd as Watertown added three runs before Boyd could get out of the inning. Cody Perkins singled up the middle for Boyd to lead off the inning. Clint Patterson reached on a walk and John Watson reached on an error which scored Perkins to make it a 6-2 game.
Watertown extended its lead in the fifth with five runs crossing the plate. Four hits, a walk and two errors gave the Tigers an 11-2 lead. In the bottom of the inning Perkins drew a walk but was left on base.
Palmer came in to pitch the sixth and allowed only one runner to reach on a base hit. Boyd went down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the inning.
In the seventh Watertown added two more runs on two base hits and a walk for a 13-2 lead going into the bottom of the seventh. Boyd went down in order as Watertown picked up the win. Medley allowed eight hits striking out six. Boyd gave up 11 unearned runs.
In the second game Casey Hertwig took the mound for Boyd. Watertown put one runner on in the first off an error but defense by Boyd shut down the Tigers to get out of the inning. Dillion Childers singled in the top of the first but Palmer hit into a 5-4-3 double play to end the inning.
In the second Watertown scored one run off a base hit an error and then a wild pitch allowed the runner to cross the plate for a 1-0 lead. With one out Hertwig singled up the middle and stole second. A sac-fly by Clint Patterson moved the runner to third were he was left stranded.
In the third a back to back walks, a double, two errors and a single gave the Tigers a 4-0 lead going into the bottom of the third.
In the bottom of the fourth Palmer and Sam Medley produced back to back hits for Boyd but Watertown kept them off the score board with solid pitching recording three strike outs.
In the fifth Watertown added two runs with a single, double and two errors. Boyd sent one runner across the plate in the bottom of the inning. Watson walked and stole second and Jay Medley reached on an error which scored Watson for Boyd’s only run of the game.
Boyd will travel to Westmoreland Friday for a doubleheader with the first game schedule to start at 5 p.m.