Broncos still winless on season

SPANGLE — Following spring break week, the Lind-Ritzville/Sprague boys baseball team returned to the diamond Tuesday, April 9, at Liberty High School.

But the Lancers were ready for the visiting Broncos, sweeping the doubleheader, 19-9 in the opener and 19-2 in the closer. Liberty set the tone of both games from the beginning.

In Game 1, the Lancers jumped out to a 4-0 first quarter lead and expaned to to 8-1 after two innings. The Broncos had a strong fourth inning, with bats bringing 6 runs home. But the Lancers kept scoring and the 10-run rule kicked in after six innings.

The Broncos had 3 hits and 3 errors in the opener; the Lancers had 13 hits and no errors.

Thomas Domrese showed his Lancer teammates the way, with two hits, including a double, and two RBIs.

For the Broncos, Brody Boness had two doubles in the game.

Brody Boness and Brock Kinch took turns on the mound.

In the closer, the Lancers put 14 runs on the board in the first inning, added one more in the second and four in the fourth. The Broncos mustered 2 runs in the.

But with the score 19-2 after the top of the fifth, Liberty didn’t have to bat again.

The Broncos had 7 hits and 3 errors in the closing game; the Lancers had 16 hits and no errors.

J.J. Hodl led the Lancers with two doubles and 3 RBIs in the game, leading the Lancers (7-5, 5-5 in league) to victory over the Broncos (0-12, 0-8 in league).

Kinch, Brody Boness and Cameron Boness each had two hits.