The Western Nebraska Pioneers earned a road win in Brush, Colorado on Tuesday night as they beat the Morgan County Wranglers 6-5.
Marques Smith came up with the game winning hit in the top of the ninth inning and he finished with two RBI and reached base three times. Jacob Solis was a big boon for the offense in the win, he was a perfect 4-4 at the plate with a homer and four RBI.
On the mound the Pioneers used five different pitchers. Mike Maanum pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth inning to notch his first win of the season.
Chadron native Broc Berry was 2-3 at the plate with a pair of runs scored.
Baseball tonight has the Nebraska Outlaws on the road at Morgan County and then on Thursday it’s the Pioneers taking on the Outlaws at Oregon Trail Park Stadium with first pitch at 6:35. We’ll have the game tomorrow night on KNEB AM 960/100.3 FM starting with the pregame show at 6:20 pm.