Gordon Lee’s Conard Broom is one of the top returning players for the Trojans baseball team this season.CALHOUN, Ga. — If there were any questions concerning Conard Broom’s ability to pitch at the next level, the Gordon Lee High School pitcher provided plenty of answers Monday night.
The junior right-hander pitched all 10 innings in a 1-0 win over Class AA power Calhoun, allowing only three hits and striking out 13 in front of a big crowd that included some college scouts. Class A Gordon Lee (15-6) scored the lone run on Sean Coakley’s single to right field with one out in the 10th.
Broom (7-1) needed just over 100 pitches in a combination of inside fastballs and sweeping left-to-right curves to silence a Calhoun team that entered with a .360 batting average and an average of six runs per game.
“He’s the real deal,” Gordon Lee coach Mike Dunfee said of his ace. “My thing with him is that it’s not like he just goes out there and throws. He knows the game. His baseball knowledge helps him big-time, and he’s as hard a worker as you will ever see. It was a lot of fun watching him, and once again he proved he’s legitimate.
“And, I tell you, their pitcher did a great job, too.”