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Bowie falls to Paradise
A strong first inning did not lead to a win for the Bowie baseball team on Tuesday in a cold, windy game at home against Paradise.
Paradise scored enough in two innings to win handily 7-2.
The first inning was all Jackrabbits. Payton Price got the start on the mound and forced the first two batters to ground out to third and first before striking out the third batter looking.
Leadoff hitter Taylor Pigg came up to bat. After taking two balls, he drilled a pitch into the gap and legged out a sliding triple.
Next batter Keck Jones also took two balls before getting a pitch in the zone. He hit it hard down the left field foul pole fair for a two-run home run to put them up 2-0. Next batter Price drew a walk on five pitches.
With no base runners in their first time up to bat and pitcher that had not been able to throw a strike without it getting hammered so far, the Panthers looked like they might be in trouble against Bowie.
Unfortunately, after a mound visit, Paradise pitcher Mikey Passariello got on track and did not let up for the rest of the game. The next three Jackrabbit batters all struck out to end the inning, stranding Price on second, which he stole earlier. It was a warning for things to come.
Price was still going good on the mound as he worked ahead in counts by throwing first pitch strikes. He struck out the first three batters swinging, but a dropped strike three on the third one allowed the runner to advance to first.
The base runner stole second, but Price forced the next batter to line out to second to end the scoring chance.
Leadoff hitter Chance Tomlinson was able to get on base with an error by the second basemen. The next batter struck out looking, but Juan Mares drew a walk while Tomlinson also stole second.
The second out came when the next batter struck out, but Jones was able to load the bases by drawing a walk. Unfortunately, the next batter also struck out.
The Panthers leadoff batter singled on a hit to second basemen Mares. After a sacrifice bunt, the base runner was now on second with one out. The next batter got hit by a pitch to reach first, setting up the next player to hit a double into the gap.
It was deep enough that both base runners were able to get around and score to tie the game 2-2. Paradise took the lead when the next batter hit a line drive single that scored the runner on second.
After a bloop single out of reach for the short stop, the ball got past the center fielder allowing the Panthers runners to advance to second and third with one out.
Price stepped up and struck out the next two batters swinging to end the inning only trailing 3-2.
Price and the defense kept the game close. After striking out the first batter, the next one got on base with a walk. Price forced a line out to left field and a pop out to first base to end the inning scoreless.
Unfortunately, Bowie batters still could not touch Passariello as all three batters struck out swinging to end the fourth inning still down 3-2.
Paradise hitters were starting to catch on to Price on the mound. After the leadoff grounded out to third, the next two batters hit singles. After a ground out, both base runners moved to second and third with two outs.
A passed ball saw the runner on third try to score, but catcher Jones got the ball to Price covering home in time for the final out, keeping the game a one run deficit.
The first two batters from Paradise were able to battle Price with several foul balls until they were both able to draw walks.
The next batter advanced them with a sacrifice bunt. Price then struck out a batter for the second out, but the next batter hit a line drive into right field.
Both runners scored and the batter ended up on second. After a hit batter, Partridge came in to pitch.
The next batter again lined a double to right field. It scored two more runs to put the Panthers lead up to 7-2 before Partridge was able to strike out the next batter looking for the third out.
In the bottom of the sixth, batters continued to not be able to touch Passariello as the first two batters struck out swinging. The third batter got contact, but lined out to second base to end the inning still trailing.
Partridge was able to force two ground outs to first base to begin the seventh inning. After a walk, the next batter grounded to the short stop, but it got past him for an error. With two base runners on, Partridge was able to get out of the inning with a strike out swinging.
Needing five runs to continue the game, it was not meant to be for the Jackrabbits.
To read more, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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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