Broncos fall to Colts in 10

The Laredo Broncos used a five-run ninth inning to take a late lead on Wednesday night against San Angelo, but it would not be enough.

The Colts tied it in the ninth before prevailing with a 8-7 win in the 10th inning.

San Angelo, in first place in United League Baseball, improved to 18-9. Laredo fell to 9-18.

The Broncos’ offense, the second best in ULB, struggled against the Colts’ Drew Coffey for the first five innings, being held scoreless.

But that would change in the sixth, as, trailing 1-0, Mario Mendez’s two-run home run, his fifth of the season, gave the Broncos a 2-1 lead.

Broncos starter Gregorio Martinez, who pitched a fine first six innings, ran into trouble in the seventh as he loaded the bases with none out and allowed the Colts to tie the game.

In the eighth, San Angelo came through to take the lead, scoring three runs on Josh Callazo’s three-run double to force Martinez out of the game.

Martinez ended up going 7.1 innings, surrendering five runs on 10 hits and walking three.
He struck out one.

But the Broncos put together an inspiring ninth inning, scoring five runs to take a 7-2 lead.
Anthony Bennett walked with the bases loaded before Luis Ugueto drilled a two-run single.

Miguel Ortiz followed with a RBI single before Mendez added a RBI double.

The Colts, eventually, tied the game off reliever Edgar Soto, getting a pair of runs on Bradley Goldsmith’s two-run single.

That set up another heroic stage for Goldsmith in the ninth, as his walkoff RBI single handed the Broncos another heartbreaking loss.

Laredo scored seven runs on 10 hits to San Angelo’s eight runs on 15 hits.

The Colts totaled five errors to the Broncos’ one.

The finale of the four-game series is tonight in San Angelo. First pitch is scheduled for 7 p.m.