The Nuthouse

Broncos win 2-1

Bases loaded after intentional walk. Matt Giller batting for the Broncos. Pitching change coming.

Broncos have runners at first and third with no outs. Kirk Walker bunted. Catcher Daniel Dellasega threw the ball into right field, allowing Wes Cunningham to get to third.

Extra innings. The Broncos put a runner on first with two outs. Anchorage pitcher D.J. Mauldin snared a liner that might have been trouble to end the inning.

Pilots retired in order. Going to the bottom of the ninth.

1-1, going to the ninth inning.

Game on at 10:47. Wichita State’s Cobey Guy is pitching for the Broncos. Now Guy is out. He got a strikeout, then gave up a single. Lefty Mike Nixon is relieving to face lefty hitter Jonathan Johnson.

The tarp is coming off at 10:30 p.m.

Rain delay at 9:47. The Broncos have a runner at second with two outs. Tarp is coming out.

El Dorado 1, Anchorage 1 – bottom of the sixth.  Ryan Gebhardt drives in a run with a single.

El Dorado 1, Anchorage 0 -top of the sixth. Broncos starter Jake Sabol has allowed two hits. Pilots starter Christian Bergman has allowed four.

El Dorado 1, Anchorage 0 - first inning. Kyle Tiernan hammers a pitch over the right-field wall. It’s the first homer of the tournament for the Broncos.

El Dorado 5, Hays 2 – Final. Broncos are in the title game. Anchorage plays the Santa Barbara-Liberal winner at 6 p.m., Friday.

El Dorado 5, Hays 2 - top ninth. The Broncos are three outs from the title game.

El Dorado 3, Hays 2 - Carl loses his no-hitter to a double by Matt Giller. Then things really got bad. Two throwing errors by shortstop Sean Wilson and one by catcher Ollie Goulder let the Broncos take a lead.

Hays 2, El Dorado 0 - bottom of the seventh. Carl, who has walked three, has not allowed a hit.

Hays 1, El Dorado 0 - fifth inning. Larks starter Eddie Carl hasn’t allowed a hit. Hays second baseman Jason Morriss homered, his first extra-base hit of the tournament.

Anchorage 7, Conejo 3 – final. Conejo eliminated.

Anchorage 7, Conejo 3 – top sixth

Anchorage 6, Conejo 3 - top fifth

Anchorage 5, Conejo 3 - top fourth. Miller, the No. 9 hitter, has three RBI for the Pilots.

Anchorage 4, Conejo 3 - bottom third

Anchorage 4, Conejo 1 - top third. The Glacier Pilots continue to score a lot of runs. They may be the best best to come out of the 1-loss teams to win the NBC. A single by No. 9 hitter Michael Miller got the big inning started, driving in two runs.

Conejo 1, Anchorage 0 - A home run by Ryan Delgado gives the Oaks the lead in the second inning. He has three home runs in the NBC, most of any player.

In my mind, this is the best night of the tournament. We’re down to six teams. The pretenders are gone. The teams that remain are usually good. Three games, which means there is an abundance of baseball, yet not too much. The goal is in sight.

We start with Anchorage vs. Conejo. Let’s hope tonight’s game are solid defensively. Wednesday night was, in some cases, embarrassing.

El Dorado 6, Gunnison 1 – Final

El Dorado 6, Gunnison 1 - bottom of the eighth. Sabol ends a two-on, two-out threat with a pickoff.

El Dorado 5, Gunnison 1 - after six. Gunnison reliever Chase Jestice walks in a run before getting the final out. Broncos starter Jake Sabol is working on a one-hitter. He saved El Dorado’s first two games in the NBC.

Pitching change with ED up 4-1. The Broncos have the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth.

El Dorado 3, Gunnison 1 - bottom of the fifth.

El Dorado 2, Gunnison 0 - after one inning. Doubles by Wes Cunningham and Travis Whipple give the Broncos the lead.

Santa Barbara 10, Sedalia 0 – Run-rule win for the Foresters, the defending NBC champions. Kelley allows three hits and strikes out two in five innings.

Santa Barbara 10, Sedalia 0 - bottom of the eighth. The Foresters are three outs from a run-rule victory.

Santa Barbara 9, Sedalia 0 - bottom of five.

Santa Barbara 8, Sedalia 0 – After four. Run-rule looks like a possibility. Shoddy defense is killing the Bombers.

Santa Barbara 4, Sedalia 0 - bottom of the third. The Foresters add three runs on four hits, two off the pitcher’s body. Kelley looks like the pitcher who Shocker fans remembers. He is working fast, throwing strikes, changing speeds and moving the ball around.

Santa Barbara 1, Sedalia 0 - after one inning.

Scores from earlier today:

Anchorage 15, Orange County 4

Nevada 8, San Diego 1

Conejo 4, Seattle 3

Tonight:

Santa Barbara vs. Sedalia, 5 p.m.

Gunnson vs. El Dorado, 7:30 p.m.

WSU’s Tim Kelley will pitch for the Foresters.