SPORTS
Lady Rabbits host first tournament
It was a tough first tournament for the Bowie softball team last week as they played/hosted a tournament, with locations at Bowie and Henrietta.
Through five games, the Lady Rabbits went 1-4 as the team continues to gel together and gain experience.
Bowie started with a game against Petrolia. After both teams squandered some chances in the first two innings, the Lady Pirates scored four runs in each of the next three innings.
The Lady Rabbits were able to manufacture two runs in the third inning despite not hitting too well, but it wasn’t enough as Petrolia won 12-2 in five innings.
The second game that day was against a tough Burkburnett team. Through three innings, Bowie was keeping pace. The Lady Bulldogs only led 2-1 heading into the fourth inning when things went bad.
Burkburnett scored four runs in the fourth inning and seven runs in the fifth. The Lady Rabbits could not answer as they lost 13-1 after five innings.
On Friday, Bowie got to take some of its aggression out on Bland. The Lady Rabbits hung up nine runs in the first inning and never let up. The Lady Tigers scored one run in the third inning, but Bowie was still able to run rule them after three innings as they won 16-1.
While Bailey Grant led the team with three RBIs and Gracie Bentley drove in two runs, more than half the runs were scored on the base paths. Coach Brant Farris’ aggressive philosophy put pressure on Bland’s defense and took advantage of all its mistakes in the game overall.
Coming right off that game, Bowie next played Archer City. The Lady Rabbits could not carry that momentum over against the much tougher Lady Cats.
Archer City scored eight runs in the first three innings before Bowie was able to respond. The Lady Rabbits scored three runs in the bottom of the third to cut the lead almost in half.
Unfortunately, the Lady Cats were able to add five runs in the fifth inning to go up 10 runs. Bowie could not respond as the game ended there with Archer City winning 13-3.
The Lady Rabbits played their final game on Saturday against Haskell. Things looked like they might end fast as the Lady Indians scored 14 runs in the top of the first inning.
Luckily, Bowie was able to answer back with three runs in the first inning and eight runs in the second to cut the lead to 16-11. Heading into the fourth inning, the Lady Rabbits cut the lead to 17-13 in this high scoring affair.
Unfortunately, Haskell had another offensive explosion in the fourth inning, scoring 11 runs. Bowie was not able to answer on the scale needed as the game ended there with the Lady Indians winning 28-14. Carrington Davis led the Lady Rabbits with four RBIs and a home run.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Nocona Lady Indians beat Saint Jo at home on Saturday morning.
The Lady Indians won 16-1 after four innings due to run-rule against the smaller school.
Nocona was coming off a competitive loss at Collinsville earlier in the week while the Lady Panthers were hoping to compete after a busy week of their athletes doing everything else besides just softball.
The Lady Indians easily won the first matchup between the teams in March, 19-2 and it was more of the same on Saturday.
Saint Jo struck first to start the game off well. Jordyn O’Neal hit a one out single. Krista Reeves followed with a walk after O’Neal had stolen second base and had advanced to third thanks to an error trying to throw her out. A wild pitch then allowed her to score to put the Lady Panthers up 1-0.
The lead did not last long. Nocona’s first two batters drew walks which set up Abby Hill to drive them both in with a single to right field.
Despite giving up a single and a walk later in the inning, Saint Jo’s defense did not allow another run. A line out and groundout to the shortstop while picking off a runner attempting to steal got the Lady Panthers out of the inning unscarred.
The Lady Indians led 2-1.
That was about as competitive as it got. In the second inning, Nocona’s bats got going. Two singles and a hit batter loaded the bases up with no outs.
Reagan Phipps drew a walk that drove in a run. Hill hit another two RBI single. Skye Kirby followed with a two RBI double.
After the first out, Allie Sutton drove in one run with a single. There was a fly out for out two, before a runner came in to score after a passed ball. Finally, an error allowed two more runs to score on the base paths.
Nocona had scored nine runs and led 11-1 to break the game open heading into the third inning.
Taylor Patrick hit a double, with O’Neal and Reeves following with singles. Unfortunately for Saint Jo, Patrick was thrown out before the hits attempting to steal a base so the Lady Panthers scored no runs from this.
The Lady Indians kept pouring on the runs. Two singles and a walk loaded the bases up with no outs. Tinley Cable then hit an RBI single. Shelby Swell was hit by a pitch that drove in another run.
After two strikeouts, Evelyn Marquez drove in two more runs on a double to put Nocona up 15-1, coming up one run short of ending the game early.
The Lady Indians scored that one run in the fourth inning. After Phipps drew a leadoff walk, Hill hit a triple that drove her in to end the game.
Nocona won 16-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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