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Nocona softball loses to Tioga
The Nocona Lady Indians played their first game of the season on Tuesday against Tioga.
The Lady Bulldogs won the high scoring game 13-9 against the Lady Indians.
With less than a week of practice thanks to the ice storm the previous week, it was important Nocona dust off the cobwebs with district play starting next week.
Tioga started off the game strong with a walk and a double with its first two batters. After a groundout, a single scored both runners to put the Lady Bulldogs up 2-0. The Lady Indians failed to get any batter on base as the game moved to the second inning.
Tioga was able to load the bases up with three singles, but Nocona’s defense was able to hold and keep the Lady Bulldogs from scoring.
Skye Kirby led off with a single for the Lady Indians and was followed by a successful bunt base hit from Maddi Ezzell. Unfortunately, a double-play followed by a groundout ended the second inning with no runs.
Tioga scored two more runs on an RBI double and an RBI single to make 4-0. It could have been worse as the Lady Bulldogs had the bases loaded again, but pitcher Reagan Phipps and the defense were able to get out of the jam with a pop up out at second base.
Besides a two out single from Phipps, there was not much offense for Nocona as the game moved to the fourth inning.
Tioga again threatened to score, loading the bases with three straight singles to start off the inning. Phipps and the defense were then able to induce a double play and another pop out at second base to get out of the jam unscathed.
The Lady Indian offense then came alive. Tomie Cable led off with a walk. After a steal from Cable, Kirby hit a single to put runners at the corners. Raylee Sparkman came in to run for Kirby and stole second base. A single from Ezzell drove in both base runners to cut the lead to in half.
Paige James then hit a double that put both base runners in scoring position. A passed ball allowed one run to score. Avery Crutsinger then drew a walk. Another passed ball and an error in the field allowed not just James, but Crutsinger to score on the based paths. Nocona now led 5-4, but it was not done yet.
Kennedy Stone drew a walk and would later steal second base. She was followed by a strikeout and a fly out that moved her from second to third base, before Stone stole home to score another run to make it 6-4.
Sydnee Mowry then drew a walk, but the next batter struck out to end the fourth inning.
Losing the lead seemed to wake Tioga up since the lead did not last long. Five singles, a double and a walk allowed the Lady Bulldogs to score seven runs and retake the lead 11-6.
The Lady Indians were able to get one run back. Ezzell drew a walk with one out. James hit a hard ball to centerfield for a single that allowed Ezzell to score all the way from first base to cut the lead to 11-7.
Despite Crutsinger drawing a walk to put two base runners on, the next two batters struck out and grounded out to end the fifth inning.
Tioga scored one run as a leadoff double was followed by a single to make the score 12-7. Despite a single following with no outs, Nocona’s defense along with new pitcher James induced two groundouts and a pop out at first base to prevent anymore scoring.
The Lady Indians got a good start to their at-bats with leadoff Phipps hitting a triple. Mowry and Cable followed with walks that loaded the bases with no outs.
A fly out from Kirby allowed Phipps to score. The Lady Bulldogs were able to get Mowry out at third base, but Cable was somehow able to steal home later to cut the lead to 13-9. Ezzell drew a walk, but was later caught stealing for the third out.
In the seventh inning, Tioga hit a single but it did not lead to much as the game moved to the Nocona’s last at-bats.
James led off with a single. A strikeout followed before Stone hit a single to put two runners on base.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out and the final batter flew out to center field.
The Lady Bulldogs won 13-9.
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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