MIDWEST CITY – The Mustang Broncos ended an action-packed week on a high note.
The Broncos (14-7, 7-1) slugged their way to a 11-6 win over the host Titans Saturday at the 2022 Carl Albert Festival. They went 2-1 on the weekend, including a win over Choctaw and a loss to Stillwater.
Mustang racked up 12 hits over five innings, including eight combined in the fourth and fifth to secure the comeback victory over Carl Albert. The Broncos trailed 5-1 entering the last two frames before a pair of clutch hits from juniors Arionna McElroy and Kenzie Sessions.
Senior Landry Garza got things going in the fourth with a leadoff single followed by a base knock from junior Emerson Pegram and a hit-by-pitch drawn by junior Fae Cornish to load the bases.
McElroy cut the deficit to 5-4 with a bases-clearing triple before scoring on an error to tie the game. After a walk drawn by freshman Reese Poage and a sacrifice bunt from junior Rylee Hannon, Sessions gave the Broncos a 6-5 lead with an RBI-single to center field.
Carl Albert (13-3) tied the game in the bottom of the fourth before another five-run explosion from Mustang in the fifth.
Cornish broke the tie with a one-out RBI-single after senior Mackie Vaught was placed on second base for the international tiebreaker. McElroy, who went 3-for-3 with three RBI, followed with a double to center field before a two-RBI double from Poage to give Mustang a 9-6 lead.
After an error by the Titans off the bat of Hannon, Sessions drove home the Broncos’ 10th run with a sacrifice fly. Freshman Lexy Kierstead followed with an RBI-double – the team’s third extra-base hit of the inning.
Sessions, Kierstead, and Poage all finished with two hits and combined to drive in six runs. Kierstead hit a solo home run in the top of the third inning to plate the team’s first run of the game.
Sophomore Amelia Mason earned the win for Mustang, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks over 2 2/3 innings. She struck out three. Senior Kiera McGahee closed the game, allowing one run on one hit and two walks over 2 1/3 innings with one punchout.
MUSTANG 3, CHOCTAW 1
Junior Eden Anderson provided the game-winning hit for Mustang in a two-run win over Choctaw (13-5) on Friday.
Anderson plated Cornish and junior Kacy Cowling with a one-out double to right field, giving the Broncos a 3-1 lead after a six-inning stalemate. Cowling was placed on second base for the tiebreaker before a four-pitch walk to Cornish.
Anderson went 3-for-4 to lead the Broncos, including an RBI-double in the top of the third inning. Sessions went 2-for-2 with a double, triple, and a walk while Cornish, Pegram, and Poage each finished with one knock.
McGahee earned the win for Mustang, allowing one run on nine hits. She walked one batter over seven innings and struck out five.
STILLWATER 1, MUSTANG 0
The Broncos lost a close battle to Stillwater in their second game on Friday.
Mustang out-hit the Pioneers (14-5), but an errant throw in the bottom of the first inning led to the game’s lone run. The error allowed two runners to advance before an RBI-single by Maggie Glasgow to give Stillwater a 1-0 lead.
Garza allowed just four hits in the loss and struck out six batters over five innings. She also went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double.
Kierstead, Anderson, Pegram, and Session each reached base with a single.
