Broncos Wildness Costs Them in 2009 Season Opener
June 11, 2009 - United League Baseball (ULB)
Laredo Broncos News Release
June 11, 2009-Edinburg, TX- The Laredo Broncos pitching staff had trouble finding the strike zone as they lost the first game of the 2009 season to the Edinburg Roadrunners by a score of 10-6.
The Broncos jumped out to an early lead in the 1st inning. Steven Wright led off the 2009 season with a double. After a groundout Andres "El Monkey" Santos drew a walk. Argelis Nunez then stepped up and delivered a rbi single scoring Wright from 2nd and giving Laredo the 1-0 lead.
That would stay the score till the 4th inning when the Broncos tacked on some more runs. Mario Mendez led off the inning with a solo home run, his 1st of season. David Cardona would then follow with a single and would move to 3rd on a single by Kylee Hash. Ryan Flynn came through with his 1st professional hit which was a rbi single scoring Cardona from 3rd and advancing Hash to 2nd. Steven Wright then hit into what looked like a easy double play, but the throw from the Roadrunners 2nd baseman Carlos Heraud sailed into Edinburg's dugout allowing Hash to score from 2nd and Wright to advance to 2nd. That gave the Broncos a 4-0 lead.
Broncos starter Ryan Harris sailed thru his first 3 innings, but ran into trouble in the bottom of the 4th. Amado German singled to lead off the inning and was followed by a walk to Angel Reyes. Ozzie Flores then hit a rbi single scoring German from 2nd. Robert Matlock then walked to load the bases. Nick Aranda would be safe on a fielder's choice which allowed Reyes to score and Flores to advance to 3rd. Then with Vincent Blue batting the Roadrunners attempted a double steal, Broncos shortstop Ryan Flynn cut off the throw heading to 2nd and fired it home to nail Flores at the plate. Blue then flew out to end the inning with Laredo leading 4-2.
The Broncos would get one of those runs back in the 5th inning. With 1 out Argelis Nunez would walk and move to 2nd on a single by Mario Mendez. Then after a passed ball move the runners to 2nd and 3rd, Miguel Ortiz hit a rbi ground out scoring Nunez. That gave Laredo a 5-2 lead.
That would knock out Roadrunners starter Pedro Flores who only went 4 2/3. He gave up 5 runs 4 of which were earned on 9 hits. He walked 2 batters and struck out 4. Austin Bridges would then come into the game.
Edinburg would get another run in their half of the 5th. Carlos Hereaud walked to lead off the inning and then scored on a rbi double by Eric Gonzalez, making the score 5-3.
Harris would come out and start the 6th for the Broncos, but after he hit Ozzie Flores and walked Robert Matlock to start the inning, he would be taken out and Nathan Crawford would come into the game. Crawford would then hit Nick Aranda to load the bases. Vincent Blue hit a sacrifice fly scoring Flores and allowing Matlock to move to 3rd and Aranda to 2nd. Carlos Hereaud then hit a 2 run single. He would later steal 2nd and then score on a single by Amado German. Dave Wasylak would then come in and get the 3rd out, but the Roadrunners led by a score of 7-5.
Harris ended up getting a no decision going 5 plus giving up 5 runs all earned on 4 hits. He walked 7 batters and struck out 4. Crawford who only went 2/3 gave up 3 runs on 2 hits. He walked 0 and struck out 2 and was in line for the loss.
Laredo would threaten in the 7th inning. Argelis Nunez walked to start off the inning. He would advance to 3rd on a double by Mario Mendez. Bryan Heaston would then come into the game and relieve Bridges. Heaston would come in and retire Miguel Ortiz, David Cardona, and Kylee Hash to get out of the jam and keep the score 7-5 in favor of Edinburg.
The Roadrunners would extend their lead in their half of the 7th off of Wasylak. Ozzie Flores led off with a single and then 2 straight walks to Robert Matlock and Nick Aranda. Vincent Blue then delivered a 2 run single scoring both Flores and Matlock and moving Aranda to 3rd. Then Carlos Hereaud fouled out to Andres Santos, but when Santos tried to double off Blue at 1st, Blue's slide knocked over Wasylak covering first and allowed Aranda to score. That would do it for Wasylak as David Triplet would come into the game and get the last 2 outs as the Broncos now trailed 10-5.
Laredo would score a run in the 9th inning. Andres Santos led off with a double and advanced to 3rd on a ground out. Mario Mendez then knocked in Santos with a sacrifice fly. That was it for the Broncos as they dropped the season opener by a score of 10-6. The Broncos pitching staff allowed 10 walks and 3 hit batters, which led to the big innings for the Roadrunners.
Broncos scored 6 runs on 12 hits and 1 error while the Roadrunners scored 10 runs on 9 hits and 1 error.
The Broncos are now 0-1 on the season while the Roadrunners are 1-0. The Broncos will next be in action tomorrow Friday June 12th as they play the 2nd game of a 4 game series against the Roadrunners at 7:05. You can listen to that game as well as every game during the 2009 season at www.laredobroncos.com thru our partners at www.sportsjuice.com.
WP: Austin Bridges (1-0) LP: Nathan Crawford (0-1) S: None
HR: Broncos: Mario Mendez (1st of season) Roadrunners: None
The Laredo Broncos begin their 4th season in 2009. The Broncos will play an 80 game season from June to September with 36 home games at Veterans Field. Season tickets and Sponsorship Packages are on sale in the Laredo Broncos office located at 2200 Santa Maria or can be contacted at 723-BASE (2273) or on the web at www.laredobroncos.com.
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