The No. 4 Mustang Broncos cranked nine home runs on route to a double-header sweep over No. 5 Westmoore and Class 5A No. 7 Bristow on March 26 at the Mustang Softball Complex.
The Broncos dominated at the plate, producing 16 hits with six homers in a 16-4 win over the Jaguars and 14 hits with three bombs in a 13-3 victory over the Pirates.
The wins marked the second and third straight of the team’s current 13-game win streak. Check out the recaps below:
MUSTANG 16, WESTMOORE 4
The Broncos (15-2) didn’t waste much time against the Jags (11-10), plating nine runs in the bottom of the first inning to help fuel the top five victory.
The team’s first seven hitters recorded a hit, including a leadoff homer by second baseman Lexy Kierstead (So.). After a single by catcher Nyli Brown (Jr.), third baseman Eden Anderson (Sr.) made it 3-1 with a two-run jack.
Kierstead, Brown, and Anderson all finished with two hits. Kierstead and Anderson each tallied three RBI.
A double by Rylann Beeson (So.), who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, and back-to-back singles by shortstop Reese Poage (So.) and left fielder Rylee Hannon (Sr.) loaded the bases before a two-run knock by Arionna McElroy (Sr.) for a 5-1 lead.
Right fielder Shaye Rowe (Sr.) extended the advantage to 6-1 with a sacrifice fly to drive home Hannon before an RBI-single by starting pitcher Emerson Pegram (Sr.) to make it 7-1.
Kierstead followed by launching her second home run of the inning, diving home courtesy runner Lyla Nichols (So.) for a 9-1 advantage.
Anderson crushed her second homer of the game in the bottom of the second inning, giving Mustang a 10-2 lead after the Jags scored once in the top half. The Broncos sealed the victory with six runs in the bottom of the third.
Emerson Pegram (Sr.) delivers a pitch during a game earlier this season at the Mustang Softball Complex. Pegram recorded two wins on March 26 as the Broncos cruised past No. 5 Westmoore and Class 5A No. 7 Bristow. (Photo by Ron Lane / Lane Images)
Pegram helped her own cause with an RBI-groundout before walks to Kierstead and Anderson and a single by Brown once again loaded the bases.
Beeson unloaded them with a grand slam to left field before a solo shot by Poage put Mustang up 16-4.
Pegram earned the win from the circle, allowing four earned runs on nine hits and two walks. She gave up just one home run.
MUSTANG 13, BRISTOW 3
The Broncos again scored nine runs in the first inning to help fuel a 10-run win over Class 5A’s seventh-ranked Pirates (14-8).
Mustang catch Nyli Brown (Jr.) stops a ball during a game earlier this season at the Mustang Softball Complex. Brown recorded four hits in Mustang’s doubleheader sweep of No. 5 Westmoore and Class 5A No. 7 Bristow on March 26. (Photo by Ron Lane / Lane Images)
Bristow tallied two runs in the top of the first, but Kierstead quickly had an answer, hammering a leadoff homer – her third of the day – to cut the lead to 2-1. A two-out double by Beeson and a single by Hannon tied the game at 2-2.
Kierstead, Beeson, and Hannon combined for seven hits, including two bombs, and four RBI.
Poage followed with an RBI-double before a two-run single by Rowe to make it 5-2. Following a walk to Kenzie Sessions (Sr.), Pegram helped her own cause with a two-run double.
Kierstead recorded her second hit in the next at-bat, driving home courtesy runner Reece Fixico (Fr.) before an RBI-single by Brown for a 9-2 lead.
Mustang added three runs in the fifth and one in the sixth to help seal the win.
Brown followed a walk to Pegram and a Kierstead double by crushing a three-run homer for a 12-3 lead. Beeson made it 13-3 with a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth.
Brown went 2-for-3 with a team-high four RBI while Beeson finished 2-for-4 with two runs.
Pegram recorded her second win of the day, allowing three earned runs on eight hits with two walks over six innings.
