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Jackrabbits play in final tournament
The Bowie baseball team competed at its final tournament of the season last week in Graham to prepare for the start of district play this week.
The Jackrabbits were able to go 3-2 during the three days of games, playing relatively good but also having moments they wish they could have back.
One of those was the opening game against Sanger. Bowie took a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to an RBI single from Braden Armstrong and a scored off of an error to center field.
Two hits, a walk and fielding error allowed the Indians to take the lead 3-2 heading into the second inning. Payton Price was able to drive in a run with the bases loaded to tie the game at 3-3, but it was all Sanger after that.
Every thing went wrong as Sanger put up five runs in the second inning. After the Jackrabbits could not respond, the Indians put together another big offensive inning, scoring six runs to go up 14-3. Bowie could not respond in the fourth inning. After that the game was called.
The Jackrabbits came back on Friday to play Tulia. The Hornets scored first in the top of the second inning thanks to a wild pitch. Bowie was able to answer back with a three RBI triple from Evan Kennedy and Kennedy scoring thanks to a fielding error to go up 4-1.
Tulia took the lead 5-4 in the third with a two RBI double, a walk with the bases loaded and a run scored just before an inning ending double play. An inning later the Hornets drove in another run to make it 6-4.
Heading into what would be the final inning, the Jackrabbits made a bid to steal the game. A leadoff walk and wild pitch put a runner in scoring position on second base.
Cooper Little was able to drive in the run to score a run. A fielding error and single loaded the bases with no outs. Trevor Mason came in to pinch hit and was able to tie the game with a sacrifice fly to right field.
Finally, Bowie was able to score the winning run as the throw to tag out a runner at first was mishandled, allowing Armstrong on third to score the winning run 7-6.
The Jackrabbits did not have long to celebrate the dramatic win as they had to turn around and play Glen Rose. Bowie took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning as Taylor Pigg scored on a steal home and Armstrong driving in a run.
The Tigers answered in the third inning, scoring four runs on thanks to three hits, two walks and a fielding error. They added to it in the fourth inning with back-to-back RBI singles to go up 6-2.
The Jackrabbits were able to retake the lead in the same inning. They loaded the bases with no outs when Armstrong drove in two runs on a single.
Next batter Weston Partridge cleared the bases with a double to tie the game, good until next batter Ozzie Phillips drove him into to give Bowie a 7-6 lead.
The lead did not last as Glen Rose scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning thanks to five hits and two walks as it led 10-7 heading into the Jackrabbits final at bats.
Bowie got two base runners on with two outs and Luis DeLeon was able to get them home on a ground ball to right field to cut the lead to 10-9. Unfortunately, the next batter popped out to third base to end the game.
The Jackrabbits rounded out the tournament on Saturday against Borger. After a scoreless first inning, DeLeon drove in two runs on a line drive to center field.
Three batters later, Ryan Henson drove in two more runs on a sacrifice fly to center field. A wild pitch scored another run as Bowie led 5-0.
The Bulldogs could not touch the Jackrabbit’s Pigg on the mound all game. There was no more scoring from either team until the last inning. Ozzie Phillips drove in two runs on a single, Henson drove in a run on a single and Phillips scored on a steal home to make the final score 9-0.
To read the full story, 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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