SPORTS
Baseball season has started
Bowie
The Bowie baseball team played its first official game on Saturday at Graham.
The Jackrabbits would lose a high scoring game 10-7 in a game they never led, though they made some great moves in the final two innings.
The Steers scored runs in the first two innings to go up 2-0. Bowie answered in the top of the third inning with a run as Devin Melton drove in Brae Ogle to cut the lead to 2-1.
Graham would score six runs the next two innings to up its lead to 8-1.
The Jackrabbits would cut into that lead in the top of the sixth inning as Weston Partridge hit an RBI double and Braden Armstrong hit a two-run home run, making the score 8-4.
The Steers would get a little more breathing room back as they scored two more runs in response, going up 10-4 heading into the seventh and final inning.
Bowie needed to score at least six runs or more to continue the game after its at bats. The Jackrabbits got things going with Melton driving in another run. Zane Bell then drove in two runs on a single to cut the lead to 10-7.
The Jackrabbits play in their first tournament this weekend at the ACS tournament.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians had a tough first outing against Sanger at home on Friday.
Sanger had explosive third fourth and fifth innings to end the game after five innings winning 19-0.
The first two innings saw both teams struggle to score, though both teams got runners on.
Sanger just started to string hits together that could not be defended as the runs started to pile on in numbers.
In the end, the final score looked as ugly as it did. Highlights included Jason Sparkman hitting a triple and the defense committing no errors.
The Indians play in their first tournament this weekend as it hosts the Nocona Classic.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers played in their second tournament last week at Era and did some good things.
The Panthers went 2-2 even with some of the team missing some games due to basketball commitments.
Saint Jo first played Tioga and lost a one-sided game 10-0 after four innings. The Bulldogs consistently scored runs, but it was not until the six run fourth inning did things start to get out of hand as the Panthers struggled to score.
Saint Jo was able to move past that game as the next day it played the tournament hosts. The Panthers won a closely contested game 4-1, scoring three runs in the sixth inning to pull ahead and get the win.
Right after that game was completed Saint Jo had to play Petrolia. It was another close game, but the Panthers fell behind after the second inning saw the Pirates score five runs.
The Panthers could not come back in the next two innings as they lost 6-4 after four innings.
Saint Jo ended the tournament on Saturday playing 4A Lake Worth’s JV team. The Panthers took it to the young squad, scoring two runs or more in four of the five innings played, winning 11-0.
Saint Jo plays in its final tournament this weekend at Poolville and will have its full team with basketball season coming to an end.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up dominant wins against Chico in their series against the Dragons last week.
The Indians won both games 11-0 by run-rule after five innings to get their first district wins of the season.
Nocona was coming off losing both games against Lindsay the previous week in its first district series and bounced back in a big way.
In the first game at home last week, the Indians scored six runs in the first inning and five in the third inning which proved to be all the offense they needed.
Kutter Cabrera led the team with three RBIs while Miller Jentry was second with two RBIs. The team finished with nine hits and drew eight walks.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched a shut out while striking out seven and allowing three hits. Defensively, the team committed one fielding error.
The second game saw Nocona score all of its runs in the first three innings, highlighted by scoring six runs in the second inning.
Murphey hit a three-run home run to lead the team while Brody Langford and Landon Fatheree each had two RBIs.
On the mound RJ Walker had a big day, throwing a perfect four innings which means he did not allow a hit or walk anyone. He also struck out eight batters, which put him over 100 career strikeouts in high school. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost their series against Bryson last week.
The first game was a close 3-0 loss, but the second game was 11-0, done after four and half innings due to run-rule.
The Panthers were coming off close losses to Perrin-Whitt from the previous week. They were hoping they could turn their fortune around playing another 1A program.
Unfortunately in the first game, the Cowboys got off to a good start, scoring three runs in the first inning, with two coming with two outs due to an error and a dropped third strike.
Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up after that to not allow another run in the final six innings. Unfortunately, the Panthers had only two hits and four base runners all game as they lost the close game 3-0.
Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrest had the only two hits for Saint Jo in the game as the team struck out 18 times. Trent Gaston ended the game allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five batters and walking two in six innings of work. The defense committed five fielding errors.
Unfortunately, things did not go as well several days later in game two. Bryson scored three runs in both the first and second innings before scoring five runs in the third inning. Saint Jo was not able to get a hit and drew two walks in the game.
The Panther defense committed six fielding errors which led to only three of the 11 runs given up were earned by the pitching staff who gave up five hits, walked six and hit four batters.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles played Perrin-Whitt last week in a series.
The Pirates won the first game 11-1 by run-rule and the second game score was not updated on Game Changer.
The Eagles were coming off one-sided losses to Bryson the previous week in their first district series and was hoping to play better.
Bellevue did get out to an early lead in the first inning. River Trail hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning to go up 1-0, which proved to be the highlight of the game.
Perrin-Whitt scored three runs in the first inning, one in the second inning, two in the fourth inning and five in the fifth inning to win 11-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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