Garden City struggles offensively in game-one loss to Seward

By Mike Pilosof

Photo by Adam Shrimplin

Liberal, KS-For only the second time this season, the Broncbusters lost a conference series.

Macy Cesa-Spearman left the yard, Ayanna Clemons knocked in two, and Seward County beat Garden City 6-3 Tuesday afternoon at French Family Field.

Cesa-Spearman set the tone right off the bat, leading off the bottom of the first with a solo blast. In the second, Melissa Cristanti produced a little two-out magic with a run-scoring double to the gap that put the Saints in front 2-0.

Garden City finally got something going in the fifth. Micaela Mirabal doubled, and Elycia Johnson brought her around on a hard-hit single to right. But after Carly Powley drew a six-pitch walk, Nya Chacon bounced into a 6-4-3 double play.

That missed opportunity was costly as Seward County added four runs in the bottom half capped off by Ayanna Clemons two-run single that made it 6-1.

The Broncbusters rallied back with Tara Reid's sacrifice fly in the sixth, and Powley's two-out RBI single in the seventh. But again, Chacon failed to keep it going, grounding out to third to end the game.

Reid struggled finding her command most of the day, allowing six runs on eight hits in six innings, although her defense didn't help her out with three errors.

Alyssah Pontoja picked up the win for Seward county, allowing just two earned runs on nine hits over seven strong.