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Bowie lets snowball of an inning get away
One inning proved to be the major culprit for the outcome of the game between Bowie at Holliday on Tuesday night.
A big second inning from the Eagles led to the 11-4 win in the second game of district play for both teams.
Early on both teams were on point defensively. Neither team allowed any base runners in the first inning as both team’s top of the lineups were sat down in order.
After back-to-back strike outs to start the second inning, the Jackrabbit’s Weston Partridge got things going with a double to right field. Ozzie Phillips was able to trade places with him as he hit his own double to left field to score Partridge.
Bowie was not done as Boo Oakley then hit a line drive single to right field that scored Phillips. The Jackrabbits were up 2-0 and had the momentum.
Holliday came back in a big way in what became the inning that never would end for the Jackrabbits. The Eagles loaded the bases with a hit, walk and a fielding error. A ground out scored their first run. A base hit and an error at third base trying to pick a runner off gave Holliday the lead, but things were just getting started.
After forcing a flight out for the second out, a single, double and home run scored six more runs, even with a pitching change. A dropped third strike and a walk seemed like the Eagles were poised to score more.
Thankfully, pitcher Partridge was able force the final out on a pop up to second base. The early lead Bowie had entering the inning now saw the Jackrabbits trailing 9-2.
Bowie’s Evan Kennedy led off the third inning with a walk. After stealing second and a ground out, he was primed at third base ready to score. Payton Price was able to get him home with a sacrifice fly to center field to cut the lead to 9-3.
Besides a ground ball hit up the middle, Partridge was able to safely retire three Holliday batters before any sort of momentum was built up like it had in the previous inning.
The fourth inning did not go Bowie’s way. On offense the Jackrabbits failed to get a base runner on. On defense, an error at third base led to the leadoff getting on. Two batters later a triple drove the runner in. Later a single drove in another run to make the score 11-3.
A two out single from Taylor Pigg led to nothing from Bowie in the fifth inning. Two walks put another base runner in scoring position, but Partridge continued to force fly balls into the gloves of his outfielders.
In the sixth inning a leadoff single from Cooper Little was a good start for the Jackrabbits. After a fly out failed to advance him, the next batter grounded into a double play. Three straight ground outs from Holliday kept the score the same heading into the final inning.
Phillips led off for Bowie with a single. A ground out and fly out had moved him to second and into scoring position. Kennedy came through with a double that scored the runner to make the score 11-4 with him in scoring position as well. Unfortunately, the next batter lined out to end the game.
To read the full story, 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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