Brophy’s 1-hitter lifts No. 8 Yuma over No. 9 Wray in baseball
Paul Brophy’s dominant senior season continued on Saturday.
The Yuma pitcher threw a complete game for his eighth-ranked team as they beat No. 9 Wray on Saturday, 9-0. Brophy allowed just one hit in the contest, striking out 15 against three walks.
Brophy is now 5-1 this season with a 1.93 ERA. Opponents are hitting just .183 against him. His 67 strikeouts this season are the second-most in Class 2A, and his five wins are tied for the state lead in any classification.
On Saturday, Yuma spotted him a big lead with a four-run first inning. They also scored one run in the second, two in the fourth, one in the fifth, and one in the seventh.
Chase McCreath was 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Yuma, and Manny Tena went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs scored. Alex Falconburg was 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI. All three hit home runs.
Yuma, now 10-2 plays at 3A No. 4 Sterling on Tuesday.
Wray (8-3) is at Haxtun, also on Tuesday.
