Broncbuster offense struggles in 4-1 loss to Southeast
Garden City, KS-Drew Bomer homered and collected two hits, Brayden Curtis struck out seven, and Southeast beat Garden City, 4-1 Saturday afternoon at Williams Stadium. The loss dropped the Broncbusters to 1-9 overall.
Garden City starter Matthew Lorencz was solid in the losing effort, allowing two runs while scattering six hits in fix innings. He struck out five and walked three.
The Storm scored a pair of runs over the first two innings, plating one in the first on Tyler Bishup's two-out, RBI single. Jason Suarbe followed with an RBI groundout in the second, and the visitors were up 2-0.
The Broncbusters got on the board in the fourth. Kaelen Bing singled, PJ Alvarez walked, and Micah Perez laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt to make it 2-1. But with the tying run at second, Quinn Gundelfionger grounded out.
The Storm put the game out of reach in the seventh. Elliot Peterson tripled off reliever Caden Blair before Borner smashed a two-run homer over the fence in left.
The Broncbuster offense struggled all afternoon, and at one point, Curtis retired seven straight hitters before Bing singled to lead off the fourth.
Dawson Stutz went 2-for-3 at the plate including a two-out double in the first.