SHHS Freshman Broncos Pound St Louis

The SHHS freshman baseball team defeated the St Louis Saints 10-0 on Monday in the first played home game of the season. After a scoreless first inning, it looked like the game may be a pitchers’ duel after Kameron Esthay shut down the Saints in the top of the second, but that’s when the bats came alive for the Bronco nine. Eric Peterson scored on a passed ball after leading off the inning with a stand-up 3-bagger. Blake Caswell walked, and was promptly knocked in with a 2 strike double by Adam Chase. Derek Laporte then singled, followed by a 2 rbi single by Zach Rome to give the team a 4-0 lead. Sam Houston then scored 5 runs in the 5^th inning, highlighted by a 3 rbi double by Kameron Esthay.

Esthay started on the mound for the Broncos and baffled the Saint hitters with a good mixture of fastballs and off-speed stuff. He allowed no runs on 1 hit, 2 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Lefty Laporte added an inning of no hit, no run ball (1 walk, 2 k’s); while Jack Hall finished the night in 3 up, 3 down fashion in the 7^th inning.

The Broncos scored the 10^th run in the 6^th inning as Esthay singled, David Pignot doubled, and Peterson drove in the final run with a two base knock. Rome (3-3, 2b) and Esthay (2-3, 2b) finished the night with 3 rbi apiece.

The freshman Broncos are now 10-1 on the season, with the lone loss coming against the Merryville varsity team 3-2.