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Lady Rabbits lose 4-1 in late game rally
The Bowie softball team almost gave its seniors the best way to go out with an upset win against City View.
In the low scoring game that saw no runs scored until the sixth inning, it was the Lady Mustangs who came out on top 4-1.
The first inning was telling of what type of game it would be with hits hard to come by. Alexa Holzer got the start for the Lady Rabbits and did not allow a base runner in the first inning, retiring all three batters she faced. On offense Carrington Davis drew a two out walk, but Bowie did not get much farther as the next batter struck out.
The second inning was not much better. Holzer forced two straight groundouts to shortstop Chelsey Ketchum who made the routine throw to first for two outs. A throwing error by Holzer allowed the next batter to get on base, but she quickly made up for it by forcing a pop out to first base.
The Lady Rabbits struggled to make contact with City View pitcher Maddie Chalenburg as she struck out the side.
The third inning was the first in the game that neither team was able to get any base runner on at all. Holzer continued to pitch to contact and Bowie continued to make the proper catches and throws to get runners out.
On offense, the Lady Rabbits continued their trouble making contact with Chalenburg as all three batters struck out swinging.
The fourth inning was similar to the third inning. Holzer and the Bowie defense continued to make the plays as the Lady Mustangs looked to be aggressive swinging at pitches early in the count. On offense, while the Lady Rabbits had better luck making contact, balls were either popped up for easy outs or ground balls hit right to a fielder.
City View had the first hit of the game as the leadoff batter hit a line drive single to right field. The Lady Mustangs were able to move the runner with a sacrifice bunt and a ground out to second all the way to third base.
With two outs and the first real scoring threat of the game, Holzer was able to field a ground ball hit at her and make the throw to first for the third out.
The Lady Rabbits did not have as much luck. Two ground outs and a fly out to center field still saw Bowie searching for its first hit of the game and first base runner since the first inning.
The sixth inning saw the Lady Mustangs catch a break. The first two batters were hit by a pitch and then walked. Some steals put them in scoring position. The next batter hit a line drive to left field, allowing both runners to score and give City View a 2-0 lead.
Bailey Grant came in to pitch for the Lady Rabbits. Besides walking the first batter she faced, Grant retired the next three batters even with both runners advancing to second and third base primed to score.
Seeing runs being put on the board sparked something for Bowie. Leadoff Kylie Fleming drew just the second walk of the game for the Lady Rabbits. A strike out and a ground out moved her to second base. A passed ball allowed her to advance to third base.
Gracie Bentley was able to draw contact on the ball, hit to the shortstop. Committing the only error of the game for them, it allowed Fleming to score and cut the lead to 2-1.
The Lady Mustangs were able to add to their lead in their final at-bats. With one out a drawn walk and an error at third base allowed runners at the corners. After stealing second base, the next batter hit a single to score one of the runners.
After a walk, the runner attempted to steal second. An error trying to cover it allowed the runner on third to score, putting City View up 4-1. With runners on second and third, Grant and the Bowie defense was able to retire the next two batters to keep the game within reach for the Lady Rabbits in their final at-bat.
Leadoff batter Holzer was hit by a pitch to get on base. Even with the speedy Jayci Logan pinch running for her, a fielder’s choice saw her get out at second base for the second out. Next batter Addie Farris then came through with the Lady Rabbits first official hit of the game, with a line drive single to left field.
Unfortunately it was followed by a line out to first base to end the game. The Lady Mustangs won 4-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona vs Saint Jo
The Nocona Indians won both games in their double-header against Saint Jo on Thursday.
The Indians won game one 21-5 and then game two 12-1 after four and half innings.
With the bad weather earlier in the week and the busy spring schedule, the two schools agreed to a double-header on the unusual day instead of two games on different days like normal.
Last year, the smaller 1A Panthers had easily beaten Nocona in the games. This year, the Indians got some revenge.
Nocona was up 8-0 after the first two innings, but Saint Jo did a good job of hold the Indians scoreless for the next three. The Panthers scored one run on offense during this time to catch up a bit even though they still trailed 8-3.
The Nocona bats picked back up at the end, scoring five runs in the sixth inning to go up 13-3.
Saint Jo needed to score at least one run to prevent the game from ending early. The Panthers came through with two runs to go to the seventh and final inning.
The Indians got rolling, scoring eight runs to make the final score laughable. Saint Jo’s bats could not answer and Nocona won 21-5.
The second game started and the Panthers led 1-0 after the first inning. Unfortunately for Saint Jo, the Indian offense woke up in the second inning and scored nine runs to break the game open.
Nocona added three runs in the third inning and coasted to win after four and half innings 12-1.
Missing scores
The Bellevue baseball team has not updated it scores from its previous game on the GameChanger app.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians lost at Collinsville on Monday in a game that got away from them.
The Lady Pirates won 8-3, but with the Lady Indians committing six fielding errors, half the runs given up were unearned.
Nocona was down 3-0 after the first two innings before its bats picked things up in the third inning.
With two runners on base and one out, Abby Hill hit a double that scored one run. Tinley Cable followed and hit a fly out to center field, but it was deep enough to get another run home after tagging up.
The Lady Indians trailed 3-2.
Nocona just could not keep Collinsville off the board however. The Lady Pirates scored at least one run in every inning, with two runs in the second and fourth innings.
The Lady Indians were down 8-2 heading into the final inning and tried to stage a late game rally.
With two runners on base and one out, Skye Kirby grounded out to the shortstop for an out, but it drove one run home. Unfortunately, the next batter flew out to center field for out three to end the game.
The Lady Pirates won 8-3.
Missing scores
Saint Jo scores from its previous two games are not on the GameChanger app.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
It was a game to forget for the Bowie Jackrabbits baseball team on Wednesday against Iowa Park.
The Hawks won 13-1 in six innings to win by run-rule against the Jackrabbits.
Bowie was coming off a competitive, but losing effort against Jacksboro, but knew Iowa Park would be just as tough or better with the Hawks sitting in second place in the district standings.
The Jackrabbits had lost the first game at Iowa Park in 7-3, with most of the action happening in the later innings, so they knew they could play with the Hawks. Unfortunately, Bowie did not show it on Wednesday.
Iowa Park scored three runs in the opening inning to grab a lead it would never let go. It forced the Jackrabbits to change pitchers to get out of the inning after giving up two doubles, a single, two walks and a hit batter.
Down 3-0, Bowie showed some fight in the same inning. Rayder Mann took advantage of a dropped third strike to get on base with one out. Troy Kesey hit a double and Seth Mann drew a walk to load the bases up.
After a strikeout, Hayden Rodriguez was then hit by a pitch, which allowed one run to some in and score to cut the lead to 3-1.
Iowa Park scored one run in the second inning, but it was the third inning that broke the game open.
Seven walks, two singles and a hit batter allowed the Hawks to score six runs to up their lead to 10-1. Bowie cycled through three pitchers during the inning.
While the Jackrabbit bats did have several chances to score with runners in scoring position in the second and fourth innings, the chances dried up as the game went along.
Iowa Park scored three runs on three singles and a double in the sixth inning to go up 13-1.
Bowie would need to score at least three runs to prevent the game from stopping early.
Unfortunately, despite a one out drawn walk, the Jackrabbits did not threaten to score and the game did end early.
Iowa Park won 13-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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