Broncos Stampede Past SAS
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Boyd posted three runs in each of Monday?s first three innings, and blew the game open with a six-run fourth, ending the contest via the mercy rule with a 15-5 victory.
The Broncos recorded 13 hits, with clean-up man Josh Burton finishing a perfect 4-for-4, driving in four runs and scoring three more Jon Bryant and Tyler Hillis had two hits each, and Bryant earned the win on the pitcher?s mound with Brentley Panter coming on for the save.
Up 6-1 after two innings, Bryant got in a bit of trouble in the Mountain Lion half of the third, giving up a leadoff hit to Jack Howick and hitting Ose Hill. He walked Kav Spivey to load the bases, then issued two straight walks to Brad Rogers and Jamie Reese, plating a pair of SAS runs and causing the Broncos to bring in Panter from first base to pitch.
Panter came close to working out of the jam with no further damage, fanning the first two SAS batters he faced. But Justin Thomas chopped a grounder up the middle, and Panter had trouble making the play, allowing two more runs to score.
Those would prove to be the final runs posted by the Mountain Lions, however, as Panter struck out four more batters and gave up just one hit the rest of the way.
After falling behind 1-0, Boyd got on the board with a three-run opening inning, thanks to an RBI double by Burton and a two-run double from Bryant. In the second, Burton, Panter and Bryant connected for three straight RBI doubles, putting their club up 6-1.
Following St. Andrew?s-Sewanee?s four-run third, Boyd pulled away again, with David Watson, Dylan Fernandez and Lucas Majors belting three straight hits to start the inning. Majors? shot plated Watson, and Burton came through with two outs, singling up the middle to score Fernandez and Majors.
After Panter retired the side in the top of the fourth, Boyd returned to the plate, and Bryant walked to lead things off, later scoring on an error after Watson hit into a fielder?s choice. Majors reached on catcher?s interference with two outs, and Hillis scored both Majors and Watson with a triple to the center-field fence.
Dylan Keith reached on an error which scored Hillis, and Josh Burton singled. Another error allowed Panter to reach base and plated Keith, and Burton later came home on a wild pitch for the final run of the contest.
Bryant worked two innings on his way to the win, giving up five runs (three earned) on two hits and four walks. He hit one batter and struck out three. Panter?s three innings of work was good enough for the save, as he gave up one hit and one walk, hit one batter and struck out six.
Spivey took the loss for the Mountain Lions, allowing all 15 Bronco runs through 3-2/3 innings.
? In junior varsity action, the Broncos completed their sweep, topping SAS 15-4. Majors pitched his team to the win, allowing just one earned run through three innings of action.
Boyd returns to the diamond Thursday, when they?ll be at home against Whitwell. Game time is set for 4 p.m.