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Nocona baseball wins 10-4
The Nocona Indians baseball team played Callisburg on Monday night in a game that really went their way.
The Indians won 10-4 in a game they led after the third inning and never looked back thanks to a great fifth inning.
The game started out well on defense as Nocona did not allow a one out single to spiral into anything. Similarly when the Indians were up to bat, a leadoff hit batter could not be taken advantage of as both teams ended the first inning scoreless.
The Wildcats got on the board first. A leadoff double to start the second inning got home thanks to base running and an error trying to throw him out. Two more runs scored on a single a few batters later, upping Callisburg’s lead to 3-0.
Nocona answered that same inning. A leadoff walk from Carlos Castro was later driven in by Jason Sparkman on a triple, cutting the lead to 3-1 heading into the third inning.
Indians’ pitcher Vinit Patel struck out two batters and forced the other to ground out to the short stop as he did not allow any base runners.
After back-to-back singles Anthony Veitenheimer drove in both runs on a triple, tying the score up at 3-3. He would then give Nocona the lead as a balk from the Wildcats pitcher would allow him to come home, the Indians up 4-3 heading to the fourth inning.
Callisburg would put the ball in play all three times it was up to bat, but Nocona’s defense came through with outs every time. On offense the Indians were able to load the bases up with three drawn walks in the fourth inning. With two outs though, they were left stranded when the next batter flew out to center field.
The Wildcats continued to have no answer for Patel as he struck out two while not allowing a single base runner on for the third straight inning.
On offense Nocona again was able to take advantage of free bases, loading the bases up with only one out. This time the Indians came through as Oscar Salgado came in to pinch hit, hitting a double and driving in two runs. Miguel Oliveras and Colton Evans followed with back-to-back RBI singles.
Kooper Hansard would ground out to the short stop, but not before driving in the third straight run. Evans would then steal third base, which put him in position to score on wild pitch, making Nocona’s lead 10-3 after the third out.
The Wildcats did get one run across the board in the sixth inning thanks to an error, cutting the lead to 10-4, but that would be as close as Callisburg would get as the Indians would close the game strong in the seventh inning.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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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