After missing the playoffs last season, the Alvirne High School baseball squad was looking for a much better start to 2026, but three consecutive losses last week have sent the team in the wrong direction again.
The Broncos began the season at Goffstown High School, where the Grizzlies used two big innings to beat Alvirne 10-4.
The Broncos looked competitive early, taking a 3-2 lead in the top of the third, but gave up five runs in the bottom of that inning and were never able to recover.
Alvirne used two pitchers, each throwing three innings. Brady Mitchell gave up seven runs on eight hits, striking out one and walking one.
Jasper Workman allowed just two hits and three runs, striking out one and walking one.
The game started with a bang, as right fielder Jameson Krueger hit a one-out home run to left field, driving in two runs in the first inning.
The Grizzlies answered with a run in the bottom of the frame and tied the game an inning later.
In the top of the third, the Broncos regained the lead on a fielder’s choice, with Krueger grounding out to drive in PJ Millette, who had advanced to third on a steal after a leadoff single.
The lead didn’t hold, as Goffstown responded with a one-out home run, followed by three doubles, a walk and an error to take a 7-3 advantage.
Alvirne’s only other run came in the sixth inning, when Luke Norse scored on a Workman single.
Krueger had three RBIs with one hit. Matty Bebris and Norse each had two hits, while Workman and Millette added one apiece.
In the team’s home opener on Wednesday, April 15, against Concord, another five-run inning by the opposition led to a 9-7 loss.
Krueger had another strong game, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and two doubles.
The Broncos used three pitchers in the game. Right-hander Brody Buja started and allowed seven runs on nine hits over four innings. Millette pitched two innings, giving up four hits and two runs, and Memphis Breach finished with one inning, striking out two.
Concord built a 7-3 lead after four innings, fueled by a five-run fourth.
Alvirne answered with four runs in the fifth on two doubles and two singles, tying the game at 7-7 entering the final two innings.
However, Concord scored two runs in the sixth and held the Broncos scoreless the rest of the way.
Catcher Memphis Beach went 2-for-3 with a double. Norse, Alex Drown and Workman each had one hit, while Bebris added a double.
The final game of the opening week ended in a 6-0 loss at Trinity.
Trinity pitcher Brady Sirois was dominant, throwing a seven-inning, near-perfect shutout for the Pioneers’ third win, while the Broncos fell to 0-3.
Alvirne managed just two baserunners on walks, while Sirois struck out 13 of 22 batters.
Gavin Baviello and Workman pitched for Alvirne. Baviello went 4 1/3 innings, allowing five runs on three hits with two strikeouts and four walks. Workman pitched 1 2/3 innings, allowing one run on one hit and striking out two.
After another six-run loss to Windham to start the week, the Broncos hoped to rebound in their fifth game of the season at Nashua South on Tuesday, April 21.