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Nocona baseball digs itself early hole
The Nocona Indians hosted its first district game on Tuesday against Henrietta.
Too big of a hole was dug for the Indians to overcome as the Bearcats won 13-6.
In the first inning, Henrietta’s second batter was hit. He stole second base, but Nocona was able to retire the next two batters to get out of the inning unscathed.
With one out Logan Barnes hit an infield single to get on base. Trying to steal second base, Barnes was thrown out. Carlos Castro replaced him at first as he was hit by a pitch, but the next batter struck out as the game moved to the second inning
Things snowballed for the Indians in a bad way. A leadoff walk and a fielding error put two runners on base. Both runners advanced into scoring position with a wild pitch. Two batters later a single scored both runners to give the Bearcats an early lead.
They were not done. Two more walks loaded the bases when another single scored two more runs. Another walk loaded the bases.
A ground out to the pitcher allowed another run to score. A walk reloaded the bases and a wild pitch scored the sixth run of the inning for Henrietta before Nocona forced the final out, trailing 6-0.
The Indians did not respond back right away. A one-two-three inning with no base runners advanced the game into the third inning. A leadoff error and a double scored one more run for the Bearcats to make it 7-0.
Nocona was able to chip away at the lead. The Indians loaded the bases with no outs thanks to two walks and a fielding error.
Castro hit a ball to the third basemen who committed an error that allowed two runners to score. Unfortunately, that was all the Nocona could squeeze out of the situation as the game advanced to the fourth inning down 7-2.
A base hit with two outs is all the threatening Henrietta could do offensively as the Indians retired the next batter with no issue. A leadoff walk and another fielding error put two base runners in scoring position with no outs for Nocona.
John Womack hit a line drive single to right field to score one runner. Hunter Fenoglio grounded out to the short stop, but still drove in the other runner. Barnes then hit another line drive to right field to score a run.
A single by Castro was followed by a line drive single to left field from Jason Sparkman that drove in the Indians fourth run of the inning and had cut the lead to 7-6. Unfortunately, a tie score or the lead eluded them as the next two batters were retired with little drama.
It did not take long for Henrietta to reestablish a big lead. Two hits and a walk loaded the bases with one out in the top of the fifth inning. Back-to-back doubles drove in four runs for the Bearcats to make the score 11-6 before Nocona could get the final two outs. A hit batter with two outs is all the offense the Indians could muster as they struck out three times swinging.
Nocona did retire all three batters to start the sixth inning. A single, walk and hit batter loaded the bases for the Indians with only one out, a promising scenario for a team that needed to score several runs. Unfortunately, Henrietta got out of the pickle with back-to-back strike outs to go the final inning.
Leadoff singles and a balk put two runners in scoring position for the Bearcats. A sacrifice fly to center field scored one runner and an error in right field scored the other to give Henrietta a 13-6 lead. The Indians failed to get any base runner on in their final at bats as they lost.
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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