Broncos split opening pair with Midland

Left: Owen Alsup blasts a 3-run homer over the left-center fence during the second inning of Game 1, giving the Broncos a 5-1 lead. Right: Midland's Cody Grebeck is cut down at the plate trying to score from first base after a double by his teammate. NMMI catcher Adonis Bernal completed the play after a great relay from Edrien Martinez in LF to SS B.Y. Choi. (Photos courtesy of NMMI Sports Press).
Left: Owen Alsup blasts a 3-run homer over the left-center fence during the second inning of Game 1, giving the Broncos a 5-1 lead. Right: Midland's Cody Grebeck is cut down at the plate trying to score from first base after a double by his teammate. NMMI catcher Adonis Bernal completed the play after a great relay from Edrien Martinez in LF to SS B.Y. Choi. (Photos courtesy of NMMI Sports Press).

New Mexico Military Institute hitting and pitching combined for a dominating 13-4 win in Game 1, but the nightcap was a different story, with the visiting Chaps walking away with the 'W', 13-0.

The Broncos pounded out 13 hits in the opener, eight for extra bases, including a pair of three-run homeruns by Owen Alsup and Edrien Martinez. B.Y Choi had a hat-trick with three doubles, three runs and three RBIs, and Rhett Stokes went 3-for-4 at the plate while scoring four runs.

Starting pitcher Marc Rios went six innings to collect his fourth win of the season, then turned the ball over to Yuki Shigeyasu for perfect relief - Shigeyasu struck out the side to close out the game.

In Game 2, however, the tables were turned. Midland scored a six-spot in the top of the second, part of their 15 hits in the contest.

NMMI batters managed just five hits, two of which came from Daniel Liarraga in a 2-for-2 perfomance with a double.

Bronco starter Dong Woon Yuk was tagged for the loss, giving up six hits for seven runs, although only four of those were earned.

With the split, NMMI moves to 21-5 overall and a 2-4 mark in the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.

Another twinbill is on slate between the Broncs and Chaps tomorrow at the NMMI Ballpark; first pitch in Game 3 scheduled for 12:00 pm.