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Saint Jo beats Savoy in close series
It was a battle all three games, but the Saint Jo baseball team survived a three game series against Savoy to win the regional quarterfinals and continue their season.
After the Panthers came back from six runs down to win the first game on Friday 13-9, they lost the second game in extra innings 12-8 before holding on to win in the final inning of game three 3-2 to win the series.
On Friday, the teams played game one at Era High School starting before noon. Saint Jo was able to strike first, but had a disastrous couple of innings to fall behind 9-3. A change at pitcher was needed and Jake Morris came in for relief. That put an end to Savoy’s offense for the rest of the game, but the Panthers needed a spark on offense to come back.
“Honestly Dawson Kline stepped up and went into the game and turned not only that game, but the series around,” Coach Derek Schlieve said. “Their pitcher was throwing hard and Dawson is a big strong kid, so we asked him to hug the plate and he actually got beaned in the ankle.”
They subbed in a runner for him and that runner ended up starting a comeback by stealing all of the bases to score the first of what would become 10 straight runs. Saint Jo took the lead 13-9 in the top of the seventh and was able to hold on to win as they took control of the series.
Standout offensive performances came from Connor Thompson who went three for four with two doubles, four runs scored and two stolen bases. Wyatt Geurin went three for four while stealing two bases and scoring two runs. Morris did not give up a run in 3.1 innings pitched while striking out five and walking four.
Game two started at 11 a.m. on Saturday, this time played at Lindsay High School. It was a back and forth affair all game. Both teams scored off passed balls in the first inning as the score was tied 1-1.
The Panthers were able to score each of the next two innings to take a 3-1 lead heading into the fourth inning. The Cardinals were able to take the lead back with a big four run inning to go up 5-3. Saint Jo was able to cut the lead down, but still trailed 5-4 heading into the fifth inning.
Savoy was able to extend their lead by scoring two runs in the top of the fifth as they led 7-4. The Panthers could not answer back that inning as the game went into the sixth inning.
After holding the Cardinal scoreless, Saint Jo was able to double their score and take an 8-7 lead heading into the seventh and final inning. Savoy was able tie the score up 8-8 and limit the Panthers to send the game into extra innings.
Unfortunately, the Cardinals had a monster eighth inning, scoring four runs to go up 12-8. Saint Jo could not answer as Savoy won the game and tied the series 1-1.
Standout offensive performers where Thompson and Wyatt Geurin, who both went three for five while scoring two runs and stealing three bases. The team road senior captain Harper Roberts on the mound until his pitch count limit was up, hoping he could close out the series.
This set up a winner take all game three, following game two with only 30 minutes of recuperation. Following a game that just got away from the Panthers, things easily could have bled over into game three.
Saint Jo was able to strike first in the first inning, taking a 1-0 lead heading into the second inning. Brock Durham got the start and was doing a good job of keeping the Cardinals off balance.
The Panthers were able to add to their lead in the third inning 2-0 as Savoy could not find a way to score. Saint Jo added another run in the fifth inning to lead 3-0 all the way until the seventh inning.
Things started to go dicey as the Cardinals were able to cut the lead down to 3-2 during the inning and looked to be trying to steal the game and series in the final inning.
Morris came in to pitch in relief. With two outs, Morris forced a pop up in foul territory towards first base where Roberts made the final out to clinch the series win for Saint Jo 2-1.
To read more, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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