Going, going, gah: Nate Wochner comes just shy of 2nd slam on Day 1 of 5A tourney; Broomfield settles for split

Broomfield highlights Day 1 of Class 5A state baseball with grand slam, but Grandview and Cherry Creek advance to semifinal

LAKEWOOD — Broomfield was on the ropes in the state tournament opener, then southpaw Maverick Scarpella dug deep, and designated hitter Nate Wochner went deep. Fossil Ridge took a 2-0 lead in the first inning at All-Star Park as Scarpella couldn’t find his command. Meanwhile, SaberCats starter Logan Hessler held Broomfield hitless for three innings. But Scarpella, an Indian Hills Community College commit who threw a no-hitter in last week’s regi…

Going, going, gah: Nate Wochner comes just shy of 2nd slam on Day 1 of 5A tourney; Broomfield settles for split

LAKEWOOD — If you’re looking at the barrel of a bat, the difference between where Broomfield senior Nate Wochner connected on a grand slam compared to his bases-loaded sacrifice fly on Friday afternoon are negligible. “Very little,” he said of the contrast. Which in turn, could have been used to describe the margin between a two-game split rather than two straight wins for the Eagles on the opening day of the eight-team, 5A baseball tournament. …