Broncbusters take down Pratt for another series sweep

By Mike Pilosof

Pratt, KS-The Broncbuster offense was in fine form once again.

Nya Chacon smacked her league-leading 17^th homer of the season, Carly Powley knocked in three runs, and Garden City completed a sweep of Pratt with an 11-4 victory in game two at Lemon Park. With the win, the Broncbusters improved to 17-11 overall and 10-2 in conference.

Chacon did her damage early in this one, sending a 2-1 fastball over the fence in left for a two-run shot in the first. Arianna Griego followed an inning later with a sacrifice fly, and Elycia Johnson knocked in a run on a hard double to left to make it 4-0. In the third, Alexis Maestretti doubled home Chacon to make it a five-run lead.

After Pratt got a run back in their half of the third, Powley and Tara Reid turned a pair of walks in the fourth into runs with a couple of RBI knocks to make it 7-1. They scored two more in the sixth, and once the Beavers made it a five-run game on Kyle Erickson's two-out, two-run double in the sixth, Powley delivered again in the seventh, smashing a two-run extra base hit to the gap, putting the Broncbusters up 11-4.   

Lacey Kearsley picked up her sixth win in the circle, allowing four runs on nine hits in seven innings. She struck out six and walked three. Chacon finished 4-for-5 at the plate, and Maestretti had two RBI.

Alyssa Reyes took the loss for the Beavers, allowing five runs on seven hits in 3.2 innings.