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Broncos stomped by Webb Feet-Boyd problems at plate continue

Broncos stomped by Webb Feet-Boyd problems at plate continue
The Boyd High School baseball team continued to have problems at the plate Friday, as it took on Webb High School. The Broncos connected for just two hits against the Feet as Webb defeated Boyd 14-0 at the Edley Newman field.

Casey Myers got the start for Boyd working three compete innings, giving up 12 runs on seven hits, while fanning six. Mitchell Young worked two innings in relief, allowing four runs on two hits, with two strikeouts.

John Burchett got the win for Webb working four innings giving up just one hit, while fanning five and walking two. Boyd committed five errors on the day.

Webb sent two runs to the plate in the top of the first after a lead off triple, followed by a Bronco error. A two out hit produced the second run before Boyd got out of the inning when the runner was caught stealing. The Broncos went down swinging in their half of the inning.

Back-to-back errors produced one more run for the Feet in the top of the second before Myers got out of the inning with a strikeout.

In their half of the inning the Broncos Myers drew a leadoff walk, but the next three batters went down in order.

In the top of the third a leadoff double, a batter hit by a pitch and another walk loaded the bases for Webb. Myers walked in a run and let two more runs score on wild pitch and another batter hit by a pitch. A sacrifice fly to center sent one more run to the plate, which put Webb out in front 8-0 by the end of the inning.

In the top of the fourth a walk, two singles and two doubles sent four more runs to the plate for the Feet. Young came in and got the Broncos out of the inning, but the damage had already been done.

Tyler Hillis led things off in the bottom of the inning with a double to center, but the Broncos failed to move the runner.

The Feet stomped out any hopes of a comeback in the top of the fifth, by adding two more runs to the board for a 14-0 lead. In the bottom of the inning with two outs, Dylan Fernandez singled for the Broncos, but the next batter popped out to short as the game ended with Webb picking up the road victory.

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