Dayton sweeps past Caney Creek
The Dayton Broncos baseball team picked up a couple of big district wins over Caney Creek last week. We will start with Dayton’s 7-1 win over the Panthers last Tuesday night at home.
Blayne Denton pitched 4 and 2/3 innings on the bump and struck out seven to get the win.
Caney Creek scored a run in the first inning, and then it was all Broncos after that.
Dayton tied the score at one in the second inning as Conner Murphree reached on a single and would eventually score in a wild pitch.
The Broncos took the lead for good with a run in the third.
Ashton Garner singled and then scored on an Austin Murphree single to give Dayton a 2-1 lead.
The score stayed the same until the fifth, when the Broncos added a pair of runs.
Austin Murphree had an RBI triple to plate Garner, and then Murphree would score to make it a 4-1 advantage.
Dayton added three more in the sixth inning to put the game away.
Garner and Austin Murphree each had two hits apiece.
The Broncos traveled to Caney Creek and grabbed a 3-1 decision on Thursday night.
Dylan Ellis struck out nine and allowed just one run in the complete-game performance.
The game was tied at one-apiece heading into the seventh inning.
Conner Murphree reached on an error and then moved to second on a Victor Zuniga single.
Holden Campbell then laid down a bunt, and the Panthers pitcher threw the ball away, allowing Murphree and Zuniga to score, and Dayton had a 3-1 lead.
Ellis then set Caney Creek down to give his team the win in the bottom of the seventh.
The Broncos will host Kingwood Park tomorrow at 7 pm.