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Indians lose shootout 18-13
The Nocona Indians lost a high scoring non-district game to Callisburg on Friday.
The Wildcats won the shootout 18-13 in extra innings despite the Indians getting out to a big lead early in the game.
The teams exchanged runs in the first inning as Colton Russell drove in Trey Pepper on a sacrifice fly ball.
Nocona then scored 10 runs in the second inning thanks to RBIs from Carlos Castro, Miguel Olivares, Vinit Patel, Russell, Kooper Hansard and Try Presley. The Indians led 11-1 heading into the third inning and looked to be on the verge of run ruling Callisburg in three innings with another batch of runs.
Unfortunately, the Wildcats hit back. Callisburg scored six runs thanks to four hits, four walks and one fielding error, cutting the lead to 11-7.
Nocona did get one run back as Olivares was able to lead off getting on base and then scoring thanks to two errors. The Indians still had a good lead 12-7 heading into the fourth inning.
The Wildcats first two batters in the inning were able to get on base thanks to fielding errors. Both were allowed to score later in the inning thanks to a sacrifice fly ball and a passed ball, cutting the score to 12-9.
Nocona looked like it was going to add to its lead as Presley and Castro had back-to-back one out hits, but they were left stranded.
The teams exchanged a scoreless fifth inning, both teams able to get one base runner on.
The sixth inning was where the Wildcats took the lead. Three fielding errors, a single and a hit batter allowed Callisburg to score four runs, taking a 13-12 lead.
Nocona was able to load the bases up and looked to either tie or take back the lead. Unfortunately, a batter struck out to end the sixth inning.
The Indians were able to prevent the Wildcats from scoring in the seventh inning despite an error allowing a base runner on with two outs.
Pepper drew a lead off walk for Nocona, but it looked like the game was about to end. The next two batters struck out and Pepper remained at first base.
Down to the final out, Pepper successfully stole second base before Wesley Murphy hit a single to move him to third base.
Hansard then hit a groundball to first base, but a fielding error allowed Pepper to score and tie the game up at 13-13.
The game went to extra innings, but unfortunately that would be the end of good news for Nocona.
The Wildcats scored five runs thanks to four hits, one fielding error and one dropped third strike to take the lead up to 18-13.
Despite Castro leading off with a single along with Olivares being hit by a pitch and Pepper also getting a hit, Nocona did not have enough juice to come back as it lost the game.
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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