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Jackrabbits beat Nocona 15-0
The Bowie Jackrabbits earned a statement win to start off district play at Nocona.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0, with the game getting called after five innings due to run rule.
Bowie came in trying to carry over the good play from the previous tournament’s last day. The Indians came in with a good bit of momentum, having won three of their four games in the previous week.
From the beginning it was all Jackrabbits. Carson Sanders led off with a double. Devin Melton followed with a bunt. Thanks to an error and Melton was able to end up at second and Sanders scored.
Two batters later Logan Hutson drove in Melton with a double. Colton Richey then drove in the third run with a single to give Bowie a 3-0 lead.
Hutson started for the Jackrabbits on the mound and made short work of the top of Nocona’s lineup. All three batters grounded out to second base as the game entered the second inning.
Bowie’s A.J. Whatley and Kynan DeMoss led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch and drawing a walk. Both were able to get around the bases and scored to up the Jackrabbits lead to 5-0.
Nocona tried to get something going on offense, but the next three batters were sat down in order to move the game to the third inning.
The Jackrabbits loaded the bases with Kawlyer Swearingin drawing a walk, Richey hitting a single and Cade Thompson getting hit by a pitch. Nocona pitcher Ty Presley was able to force a pop out to first bas to get out of the jam.
Presley then led off with a double to pick up the Indians first hit and base runner of the game. The victory was short-lived as Bowie’s Hutson then struck out the next three Nocona batters to end the third inning with Presley stranded at third base.
The Jackrabbits started the fourth inning with three straight singles from DeMoss, Sanders and Melton, the last driving in one run. Sanders later scored on the base paths thanks to an error at catcher.
Two drawn walks followed to load the bases and Richey drove in Melton with a groundout to first base to up Bowie’s lead to 8-0 before the next batter struck out for the third out.
The Indian hitters continued to have trouble as the three batters were sat down in order.
The Jackrabbits needed to score two runs in the fifth inning to have a chance to end the game early due to run rule. The team over delivered.
The team almost doubled their total from the first four innings. Bowie had five hits, one walk and took advantage of one fielding error to score seven runs in the inning, upping the lead to 15-0.
Nocona had to score six runs or more to keep the game going and avoid an early stoppage. Wesley Murphey led off with a single to try and spark a rally. Unfortunately for the Indians, the next three batters were sat down in order as Murphey stayed at first base as the game ended.
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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