Broncos end season with wins

The Broncos hosted Springdale for the final doubleheader of the season ending in two wins for Lind-Ritzville/Sprague.

The Broncos ended the season 9-11, tying St. George’s for seventh place overall for the season.

Matt Leffel took the mound for the first game and pitched well for five innings. Leffel pitched seven strikeouts and allowed only three hits during the game.

Defensively, the Broncos played strong and had only one error.

While at the plate, Brandon McClure and Leffel each had two RBI’s. The Broncos as a whole had eight hits for the first game including a double by Cort Ruzicka and a base-clearing triple by Colin Sheffels.

The first game ended with a score of 14 -1 for the Broncos, the second was similar with a winning score of 14-8.

Easton Nelson began the second game on the mound and pitched a total of seven strikeouts and allowed six hits for Springdale.

Offensively, the Broncos played strong and had 11 total hits for the game. Sheffels hit a double and Ruzicka went two for two with two RBI’s. Leffel played very well with three RBI’s and a homerun for the second game.

Overall, Head Coach Jason Aldrich stated the seniors came up big and played extremely well for their last game. Aldrich enjoyed watching how well the team played together.

Aldrich was please to see the improvements from the younger players over the season and wishes they had one more week for extra practice.