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Panther baseball falls to Hornets

Published

3 years ago

05/22/2021

The Saint Jo baseball team had its season come to an end on Wednesday.
The Panthers lost both games of their double-header (11-1, 12-2) to Dodd City in the regional quarterfinals of the playoffs.
Saint Jo knew heading into the game its hands were full. The Panthers’ last two playoff exits in 2018 and 2019 came against the Hornets.
Dodd City came in favored, ranked the number one team in the state in 1A. The Hornets only loss came early in the season against another Montague County school, 3A Bowie.
Needing to put up its best performance of the season to give themselves a chance, the Panthers did not start the day well.
The first four batters from Dodd City were gifted free bases, with three walks and a hit batter scoring the first run. Even a quick pitching change to Payton Harris, who started throwing strikes, was followed by the Hornets hitting a bases-clearing double to go up 4-0.
Harris got out of the disastrous first inning with out further damage, but there was more to come.
After a one-two-three inning at the plate for Saint Jo hitters, Dodd City scored four more runs in the second inning thanks to two walks, one hit batter, one fielding error and one double.
The Panthers were down 8-0 not even two innings into the first game and it looked like the game was destined to end early due to run rule.
Saint Jo batters again could not get on base as balls hit went right to Hornet players as the game moved to the third inning.
Despite hitting the leadoff batter and giving up another walk, Harris was able to get out of the inning without unscathed. The Panthers batters continued to struggle as the game moved to the fourth inning.
The leadoff batter for Dodd City got on base thanks to being hit again. Despite being moved into scoring position on a groundout, Harris and the Panthers defense did a good job of getting the following two outs with little drama.
Collin Thomas led off with the team’s first hit with a single. Matthew Butler followed with a bunt and was able to reach first base thanks to an error that also allowed Thomas to reach third base.
Saint Jo then sent Butler to steal second base. Though he was thrown out, it did allow Thomas to come in to score as the Panthers showed some life cutting the lead 8-1.
The Hornets got the run back at the beginning of the fifth inning. An errant throw to first base from third allowed the leadoff to get on base. Two groundouts moved the runner to third base where he was driven in on a single to make the score 9-1.
Chance Bennett and Brice Durham hit back-to-back singles with one out to put runners at the corners. Durham then was able to successfully steal second base as he beat the throw.
Bennett tried to steal home at the same time in the same play from the previous inning.
The throw back home was early. Bennett tried to slide underneath the tag and flipped the catcher over. Unfortunately, the catcher held onto the ball and Bennett was called out. A strike out followed to end the fifth inning.
A leadoff double and walk started the sixth inning for Dodd City. After a passed ball, fly ball to center field for the second out allowed one run to score and make it 10-1.
Following a single Thomas came into pitch relief and pick up the third out.
The Panthers had another one-two-three inning as they headed into the seventh.
The Hornets were able to get one more run in the final inning with two singles and a hit batter to make the score 11-1.
Harris was able to get on base for Saint Jo with two outs in the final inning as he tried to start a rally, but a strike out followed to end the first game.
There were just too many free bases given up in the first game, especially in the first two innings. Panther pitchers gave up eight walks and hit five batters.
With Saint Jo stringing together five hits and failing to draw any walks, it just could not keep up with the Hornets.
The second game started 30 minutes later with the Panthers hoping they could play better and give themselves a chance.

To read how the second game went, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.

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Jackrabbits blow out City View

Published

12 hours ago

04/24/2024

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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.

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Baseball Roundup

Published

12 hours ago

04/24/2024

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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.

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Bowie softball season comes to an end

Published

12 hours ago

04/24/2024

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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.