Petrowski fans nine; Broncbusters roll in opener

By Mike Pilosof

Garden City, KS-The son of a school principal, Andrew Petrowski knows all about discipline. And in Wednesday's season opener, he stayed true to his roots. His command of the strike zone was nearly impeccable, and maybe, just maybe, he can send a big thank you card to his mother, Kelly.

The freshman right hander was in midseason form, tossing a one-hit shutout while fanning nine, Tyler Barth drove in three runs, and Garden City clubbed Lamar 7-3 in game one at Williams Stadium.

And Petrowski was dealing from the start, working around a one-out single to induce an inning-ending twin killing in the first. He struck out the side in the second and third and added two more punchouts in the fourth.

Meantime the Broncbuster offense jumped to life on Cullen Glosson's RBI single to left in the second. Barth padded the lead with a run-scoring groundout in the third before Ryan Muniz made it 4-0 with a two-run single in the fourth. Then it was Glosson again, tallying an RBI double in the sixth followed up by Barth's two bagger to the power alley that put the Broncbusters up 7-0.

Lamar's only offense came in the seventh when Jaxon Himel blasted a three-run shot off of reliever, Caleb Ayers. But the freshman right hander settled down and got Michael McGinnis and Michael Polson to ground out to end the game.

Kyle Jameson, Muniz, and Glosson all recorded two hits, while Raul Garcia and Ayers combined to allow three runs in three innings of relief. Lamar starter, Colbey Klepper was tagged for two runs on three hits in three innings.