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Bowie softball team struggles
It was a tough week for the Bowie softball team playing back-to-back district games on Monday and Tuesday.
The Lady Rabbits lost at Jacksboro 17-2 while losing to Holliday at home 14-0.
Bowie started Monday’s game against the Lady Tigers well. Leadoff Traycee Stewart bunt for a hit to get on base. Addie Farris followed with an infield hit.
Alexa Holzer then drove in Stewart with a single to right field. Madison Hartin followed, grounding out to first base, but driving in Farris in the process. Bowie led 2-0.
Jacksboro’s leadoff was able to score thanks to some errors in the outfield. The Lady Rabbits then pulled an impressive double play, but the Lady Tigers were not done.
A two out double and a passed ball put a runner on third base. A dropped third allowed her to score and tie the game up at 2-2.
A walk and an error loaded the bases up, but Bowie was able to get the third out before more damage was done.
Rylie Vieth led off the second with a single for the Lady Rabbits. Unfortunately, she would remain at first as the next three batters struck out.
Jacksboro was able to load the bases with no outs thanks to two walks and one hit. After a pop out, a hit batter allowed one runner to come in and give the Lady Tigers the 3-2 lead.
Bowie’s defense then stepped up by getting the force out at home on a ground out to short and another ground out to second base to end the inning.
Layla Felts tried to get something going with two outs with a single. Nothing came of it as the next batter grounded out.
It would the beginning of the end for the Lady Rabbits as the third inning proved to be the inning from hell. Six walks, three hits, two errors and several passed balls allowed Jacksboro to score 14 runs.
The game ended due to run rule with the Lady Tigers winning 17-2.
Losing a game one run game due to one never ending inning is a hard thing for any team to try and rebound from. Bowie did not have long as it hosted Holliday on Tuesday.
The Lady Eagles struck first scoring five runs in the first inning thanks to three hits, two errors and a walk. The Lady Rabbits failed to get any runner on base as the game moved to the second inning.
Four errors and a drawn walk allowed Holliday to score four more runs to up the lead to 9-0. Bowie had a hard time getting much contact with the ball as all three batters were struck out to end the second inning.
A leadoff double followed by a fielding error and two singles allowed the Lady Eagles to score three more runs to up the lead to 12-0. The Lady Rabbits batters again had trouble making much contact, sitting down due to strikeouts.
Bowie’s defense had a great fourth inning. Pitcher Kaylie Kinney forced a ground out and struck out two batters swinging.
Unfortunately, the Lady Rabbit offense continued to struggle making much contact as all three batters struck out to end the fourth inning.
Holliday added two more runs thanks to a leadoff walk and back-to-back two out singles to extend its lead to 14-0.
Bowie would need to score five more runs to avoid losing by run rule. With two outs, Vieth singled to left field for the team’s first hit in the game. Unfortunately, it was too little too late as the next batter struck out to end the game.
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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