Broncbusters Bounce Back with 13-4 Win Over Barton to Earn Split
Game 2
Game 2
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
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4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 |
Photo by: Adam Shrimplin/Garden City Athletics
Garden City, KS – Garden City Community College bounced back in a big way in Game 2 of Wednesday's conference doubleheader, powering past Barton Community College 13-4 behind a balanced offensive attack and timely extra-base hits.
The Broncbusters (21-17, 8-8) scored in four different innings and piled up nine hits, taking control early and never looking back after dropping the opener.
Garden City wasted no time setting the tone in the first inning. After loading the bases, Zoey Torres delivered the biggest swing of the day with a grand slam to left field, giving the Broncbusters an immediate 4-0 advantage.
Barton answered with a run in the second, but Garden City continued to apply pressure. The Broncbusters extended the lead in the third inning as Averie Ashford drove in two runs with a single, and a sacrifice fly from Reagan Sword made it 7-1.
The Cougars cut into the deficit in the fourth with a three-run home run, trimming the margin to 7-4, but Garden City quickly responded. In the bottom half of the inning, Danna Viera launched a two-run home run to push the lead back to five.
The Broncbusters delivered the knockout blow in the fifth. Ashford reached to start the inning, and Garden City capitalized on free passes before Viera struck again—this time with a three-run blast to center, capping a four-run inning and extending the lead to 13-4.
Viera led the offensive effort with two home runs and six RBI, while Torres added four RBI on her first-inning grand slam. Ashford also had a strong performance, driving in two runs and contributing multiple key at-bats in the middle innings. Waipara and Kurene-Iwikau each added hits as part of a well-rounded offensive showing.
In the circle, Garden City limited Barton to just four runs despite a brief fourth-inning surge, settling in to close out the run-rule victory.
Key moment
Torres' first-inning grand slam gave Garden City early control and set the tone for the remainder of the game.
Key stat
The Broncbusters scored 13 runs on nine hits, with three home runs accounting for nine of their RBI.
Up next
Garden City travels to face Colby Community College in a conference doubleheader on Friday, April 3, with first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.