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Bowie baseball loses at Holliday
The Bowie Jackrabbits baseball team lost the rematch at Holliday on Tuesday in the later innings.
The Eagles won the low scoring game 3-2 thanks to some mistakes in the field from the Jackrabbits in the sixth inning.
Bowie lead off Carson Sanders was able to get on base thanks to a fielding error from the shortstop. Unfortunately, he would then get caught trying to steal second base.
Cade Thompson followed with a drawn walk. A groundout moved him into scoring position with two outs. That is where he would stay as the next batter grounded out as well.
Kaylwer Swearingin got the start on the mound and forced three straight ground outs to start the game as it moved to the second inning.
Logan Hutson led off with a single. The next batter hit into a fielder’s choice for the first out before Colton Richey drew a walk to put two runners on base.
Jake Fallis then hit a single. Lead runner Devin Melton was called home, but he was thrown out for the second out. A strike out followed to end the scoring chance.
A hit batter with two outs got Holliday its first base runner, but the next batter flew out to end the second inning.
Thompson and Kynan DeMoss drew back-to-back walks with one out. Swearingin then hit a single into the outfield. An error trying to field the ball allowed Thompson to score and give the Jackrabbits a 1-0 lead.
DeMoss and Swearigin were both in scoring position with one out. Unfortunately, the next two batters first struck out before flying out to center field. Bowie on defense continued to shut down the Eagles as all three batters were retired with little drama.
The fourth inning saw the Jackrabbits add to their lead. With two outs Tucker Jones drew a walk. Sanders then followed with a double hit into the gap. This allowed Jones to score from first base and extend Bowie’s lead to 2-0. The next batter flew out for out three.
After not surrendering a hit up to that point, Holliday finally got one with a one out single.
This was followed up with a double into the gap that allowed the runner to score all the way from first base to cut the lead to 2-1.
The runner advanced to third base due to a throwing error.
Swearingin made sure to not let this spiral into any sort of big momentum swing. He struck out the next two batters to end the fourth inning and strand the tying run at third base.
The Jackrabbits failed for the first time all game to get anything going in the fifth inning with their bats as all three were retired.
Despite the Eagles lead off drawing a walk and a hit batter later in the inning, Bowie’s defense continued to stifle Holliday as the other three batters were retired. The Jackrabbits still held the lead heading into the sixth inning.
Richey drew a walk with one out in hoping to add to Bowie’s lead. Unfortunately, the next batter then hit into a double play for the second and third out.
The Eagles lead off was able to get on base with a single. The next two batters were retired, but the base runner was allowed to advance to second base during a fly out.
The next batter hit a single. This drove in the base runner, who beat the throw home to tie the game.
The next batter hit a fly ball to right field. The outfielder could not make the play, committing a costly error.
This allowed the base runner on first to score and the batter to reach second base. The Eagles now had their first lead of the game 3-2.
It looked like it could get worse. The next batter drew a walk before Swearingin was able to get a strike out for out number three.
Bowie needed some more of that comeback magic it has had in this season so far, including in its previous game against Jacksboro and in the first win against Holliday.
Sanders was able to get on base thanks to getting hit with a pitch with one out. Unfortunately, that would be the only positive in the seventh inning.
The next batter struck out and the one after grounded out to second base 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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