SPORTS
Lady Rabbits hot bats continue with win
Two big innings were all the Bowie softball team needed from their offense to win easily on Friday against Jacksboro.
The Lady Rabbits never trailed as they won 12-6 in their second straight game scoring 12 runs in back-to-back district wins.
Bowie got things going in the first inning. They quickly loaded the bases with their first three batters. Carrington Davis blasted a ball through Jacksboro’s third baseman for an error that scored two runs.
Katelyn Allison was able to score from third on a wild pitch. Two batters later, Callie Melton hit an infield ground ball single to shortstop that scored another run to put the score at 4-0.
Two batters later, Emily Cox hit a line drive to right field to hit in a run. Next batter Maylie Short then blasted a triple to the left field wall that scored two more runs to put Bowie up 7-0 leading into the second inning.
Jacksboro answered back in the top of the third. After two leadoff singles, an error in the outfield scored both runners. Two outs later, a line drive into the outfield allowed another run to cut the lead to 7-3.
The Lady Rabbits were able to answer back immediately in the bottom of the third. Melton hit a leadoff double. Season Eudey then laid down a bunt. An error by the infield allowed Melton to score and Eudey to get on second.
Sensing Jacksboro was not good at covering bunts, next batter Cox laid down a bunt. Another error allowed both runners to advance to second and third. Short hit a groundball out to the shortstop, but it allowed both runners to advance home and third.
Taylor McCarty hit a groundball to second base and was able to reach first on an error, allowing another run to score. McCarty later stole second and was able to advance to third on errant throw. Allison was then able to hit her in on a line drive double.
Two batters later, Davis hit a ground ball to the shortstop who committed an error that allowed Allison to score. It made the score 12-3 heading into the fourth inning.
In the top of the fifth, Jacksboro hit leadoff back-to-back singles. Two batters later, another single that got into the outfield allowed one of the runners to score to cut the lead to 12-4.
A controversial out at second when the runner ran off the base to get a wristband from a teammate while the pitcher had the ball on the mound and no time was called.
A pop out to shortstop ended the inning.
In the top of the seventh, Jacksboro hit a two-run home run to cut the lead to 12-6. Fortunately, the Lady Rabbits were able to force three straight outs to end the game.
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The Bowie Jackrabbits beat down City View on the road on Monday by run-rule to pick up a district win.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0 after five innings due to run-rule as they dominated against the Mustangs.
Bowie was coming off a close loss at Holliday in a game it nearly came back to win, so took out its frustration on a struggling City View team.
The Jackrabbits got going early as Troy Kesey hit a solo home run with two outs to get a rally going for the team. Two batters later Edmond De Leon hit a two-run home run.
Rayder Mann hit a ground ball to third base that resulted in an error that drove in a run. Cy Egenbacher then hit an RBI single to put Bowie up 5-0 before the Mustangs had even hit.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits got back going in the third. Boston Farris and Seth Mann both hit a two RBI doubles.
Kesey and Hayden Rodriguez followed with RBI singles to make it 11-0 for Bowie.
The Jackrabbits kept the pressure in the fourth inning. Farris hit a three-run home run and Kesey later drove in another run with a double to make it 15-0 for Bowie.
The game continued into the fifth inning and City View needed to score at least six runs to keep the game going. The Mustangs broke up Kesey’s no-hitter on the mound with three straight singles to load the bases up with no outs.
Kesey finished strong, striking out the next two batters before inducing a fly ball to center field for the final out.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians got some revenge by beating Perrin-Whitt on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 5-3 to hopefully make up for losing the previous game in the final inning against the Pirates.
Nocona had lost two days earlier to Perrin-Whitt 3-2 after leading for the entire game until the final inning.
The second game it was the Pirates that led for the majority of the game, leading 2-1 after the first inning. The Indians tied the score 2-2 after the third inning, but Perrin-Whitt got the lead back in the fourth inning with one run to make it 4-3.
Nocona took control in the sixth inning when Wesley Murpehy drove in two runs with a double. Brody Langford followed him with an RBI single to double the Indians score and put them up 6-4.
This time around, Nocona’s defense held on in the final inning, allowing only one base runner before closing the game with little trouble.
Missing scores
Scores from Saint Jo and Bellevue are not updated due to games being delayed due to weather late last week.
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The Bowie Lady Rabbits came up just short of winning their final game at City View on Friday.
The Lady Mustangs held off a furious Lady Rabbits rally in the seventh inning to scrape out a win 11-10.
Bowie was entering the game knowing it was the last game of the season no matter what so it came out loose and ready.
The Lady Rabbits took control early. Chloe Kinney scored due to an error trying to pick her off. Sage Gossett hit a single that drove in one run and an error on the throw allowed another run to score.
Several batters later, Beau Combs and Victoria Cox both hit RBI singles to make it 5-0 for Bowie.
The Lady Mustangs scored two runs to make cut the lead to 5-2 after the first inning.
Bowie scored one run in the second inning when Serenity Klump was able to score from third base due to an error by the catcher. City View equaled that run in the same inning with an RBI double.
After the teams exchanged scoreless innings in the third and fourth, things picked up in the fifth inning.
Kaylie Kinney hit an RBI double with two outs to extend Bowie’s lead to 7-3.
The Lady Mustangs answered with a huge inning to get back in the game. Three singles and two errors allowed City View to score four runs and tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Lady Rabbits offense could not get anything going in the sixth inning, the Lady Mustangs picked up where they left off.
Five straight singles, one walk and a passed ball allowed City View to score four more runs to take the lead 11-7 heading into the final inning.
With Bowie down to its last three outs of the season, the team buckled up to get something going.
Cox hit a one out double. Chloe Kinney followed with a single that drove her in. After a strikeout and Kinney advancing to second base after a passed ball, Klump drove her in with a double.
After a walk, Gossett came through and hit a single that drove in one more run to cut City View’s lead to one run.
With the tying run in scoring position, Bowie was in good condition but was also down to its last out.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out looking to end the game and the Lady Rabbits season.
City View won 11-10.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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