Baseball Recap: Broomfield triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Clayton Green

By Team Reports May 7, 2024, 8:42pm

Baseball Recap: Broomfield Eagles vs. Brighton Bulldogs

Broomfield won the last time they faced Brighton, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Broomfield Eagles skirted past the Brighton Bulldogs 7-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Broomfield.

Clayton Green tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, Tripp Bemis was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Todd, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.

On Brighton's side, Ethan Bertke and Nolan Engle stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bertke scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Engle scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Broomfield has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Brighton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11.

Broomfield will head out on the road to square off against Silver Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Silver Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Brighton, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Boulder at 6:30 p.m.

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