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Lady Rabbits lose
The Bowie Lady Rabbits let Friday’s district game against City View get away from them in the final two innings.
The Lady Mustangs scored 13 runs in the fourth and fifth inning to win 15-1 by run rule.
The Lady Rabbits were coming into the game after a long layoff, their last game played 10 days before. The time not only allowed the team to get healthy, like getting Kenzie Short back, but also allowed the team the time to practice as Coach Michael Dansby moved around some girl’s positions.
City View got on the board first. A hit batter with one out advanced to second base on a passed ball. With two outs she was driven home on a single to give the Lady Mustangs a 1-0 lead.
An error fielding the next ball put into play put runners at the corners, but pitcher Kaylie Kinney struck out the next batter to get out of the jam.
Bowie’s offense had no such luck putting anything together in response. The top of the lineup was sat down in order as the game advanced to the second inning.
A fielding error allowed the Lady Mustangs leadoff to get on base. A strike out and a ground out moved him into scoring position. A drawn walk put two runners on. A later passed ball allowed the lead runner to advance to third base, but Kinney induced a fly out to center field for the third out.
Bowie again had no luck getting any offense going as the next three batters sat down.
The Lady Mustangs led off the third inning with a deep shot into the outfield. Errors fielding the ball and on the throw back into the infield allowed the player to get all the way around to score, putting City View up 2-0.
The Lady Rabbits’ defense bounced back by getting the next two batters out, but that was followed by back-to-back singles as it looked like the Lady Mustangs might get a two out rally going. Fortunately, Kinney struck out the next batter before things got worse.
Stephanie Allen picked up Bowie’s first hit and base runner as she led off the bottom of the third inning with a single. She was allowed to advance to second due to defensive indifference. She would later steal third base and was in prime position to score.
Unfortunately, two strike outs followed her and a ground out that would have driven her home earlier was instead the third out.
The Lady Rabbits’ defense had gotten out of several jams in the first three innings, doing enough to prevent more than one run to score and forcing City View to leave several runners stranded in scoring position. That came back to bite them in the fourth inning.
Two walks, several critical errors in the outfield, one single and some passed balls allowed the Lady Mustangs to score five runs in the inning to extend their lead to 7-0.
Bowie hoped it could answer as Addie Farris got on base with a one out single. Unfortunately, she would later get caught stealing second base before a ground out ended the fourth inning.
Even with a pitching change, things only got worse for the Lady Rabbits on defense. Five fielding errors, four walks and two hits led to City View scoring eight runs in the inning, extending its lead to 15-0.
Bowie would need to score at least six runs to avoid getting run ruled. Layla Felts got a bit of hope for the team as she led off with a triple.
Madison Hartin followed and hit a ground ball to the pitcher. An error fielding the ball allowed not only Felts to score but Martin to reach first with still no outs. Hartin would later reach second due to an error at shortstop.
That would be the last of the good things for the Lady Rabbits. Hartin would get caught stealing third base. That was followed by a groundout and a strike out to end the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers again made a come back win against Perrin-Whitt in a high scoring affair that ended early.
The Lady Panthers won 20-10 against the Lady Pirates, winning after six innings due to run-rule.
Saint Jo’s last game had been 12 days earlier against the same Perrin-Whitt team it had also beaten in a high-scoring game 35-20. Another win would secure the Lady Panthers district title.
Saint Jo started off the game well, scoring five runs in the first inning and one more in the top of the second inning to go up 6-0. The Lady Pirates then reeled off nine runs in the bottom of the second inning which usually would change the whole momentum of the game with them up 9-6.
Perrin-Whitt added one more run in the third inning after holding Saint Jo scoreless, which is another rare feat in the team’s history of playing the other. The Lady Pirates led 10-6 and had momentum.
Then the Lady Panthers scored six runs in the fourth inning to take the lead back. Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up to not allow any more runs in the final three innings while the Lady Panthers added four runs in both the fifth and sixth innings.
It was enough to end the game early by one inning, with Saint Jo winning 20-10.
Symbri Evans and Reagan Wilson each had four RBIs to lead the team while Mercedes Diaz was second with three RBIs. The team finished with 20 hits while drawing nine walks.
Defensively, Saint Jo allowed only seven walks, a good improvement from a lot of games where the total in the double-digits while the Lady Panther defense committed four fielding errors and allowed 15 hits.
The win wrapped up a district title for the team. For the girl’s program, it is the fourth team district title this season, having already secured one in volleyball, basketball and track.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians ended their regular season on a sour note against one of the top teams in the district last week.
The Lady Indians lost to Lindsay 12-2, with the game ending after five innings due to run-rule.
Nocona was coming off of securing its first playoff appearance the previous week, but knew it would be tested against a Lady Knights team they had previously lost to handily in late March. The Lady Indians hoped they could competed better and try to treat the game like a playoff game.
Lindsay led after the first inning 1-0. Nocona came back in the second inning with two runs scored by RBI singles from Ashlynn Brown and Gwyndelyn Forsyth to take the lead 2-1. The Lady Knights tied the game with one run in the same inning to make it 2-2.
Unfortunately, the next three innings belonged to Lindsay. The Lady Knights scored six runs in the third inning to grab momentum. Lindsay then scored three runs in the fourth inning and one more in the fifth inning to end the game early due to run-rule.
The Lady Knights won 12-2.
Nocona ended with four hits while drawing six walks in the game. Lindsay finished with 11 hits and the Lady Indians committed four fielding errors.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up wins against Era last week to secure their second straight playoff appearance with one more game to play.
The Indians beat the Hornets 12-5 and by run-rule 10-0 after four and half innings.
Nocona was coming off of a tough series against Muenster, losing both games, playing well in one but not the other.
The Indians knew they had a good chance to beat Era if they played up to their potential and they showed it from the first inning in game one.
Nocona rallied off seven runs in the first inning before the Hornets had even bat to put itself in a good situation to possibly end the game early.
The only downside was the Indians were not able to offensively keep up the pressure. Nocona added one run in the seventh inning, two in the sixth and two more in the seventh inning.
Era scored four of its five runs in the final inning to put a bit of a sour note on an Indians win that could have finished stronger as Nocona won 12-5.
Miller Jentry led the team with four RBIs while Walker Murphey and Jayce Lehde each drove in two runs. The team had 16 total hits and drew five walks.
On the mound, RJ Walker pitched three innings and allowed no runs on two hits while striking out seven. The defense committed three fielding errors.
While letting the Hornets off the hook in the first game, Nocona made up for it in game two.
The Indians scored seven runs in one inning again, this time it coming in the second inning. Nocona added three runs the next two innings and shut out Era to secure the win by run-rule after four and half innings. The Indians won 10-0.
Brody Langford and Murphey each drove in two runs each to lead the team. Nocona finished with 10 hits, with four going for extra base hits while Era committed three fielding errors.
On the mound, Walker pitched all five innings and allowed no runs on two hits while striking out eight and walking two. The defense committed two fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost a tough game at Perrin-Whitt last week, with most of the damage coming in the sixth and final inning.
The Pirates scored eight runs in the sixth inning to win the game one inning early due to run-rule 16-6.
The Panthers were coming off an uplifting win against Bellevue that saw them come back several times the previous week on the road. Saint Jo had played Perrin-Whitt in late March and had lost both games in close fashion so the Panthers hoped this time would be a different outcome for them.
The Pirates scored four runs in the first two innings before Saint Jo answered with three runs scored in the third inning. Perrin-Whitt added one run in the same inning and three in the fourth inning.
The Panthers cut the lead down to two runs after scoring three more runs in the fifth inning, making the score 8-6 heading into the sixth inning.
Unfortunately, Saint Jo had an inning from hell, allowing eight runs on five singles, a triple, two walks and a hit batter. The final run scored ended the game early.
Perrin-Whitt won 16-6.
Charlie Barclay led the team with two RBIs while Devin Stewart, Trent Gaston, Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrester each drove in one run. Saint Jo finished with eight hits and drew seven walks.
Unfortunately, the Panthers gave up 12 hits and walked seven batters while committing two fielding errors.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles only played one game last week due to weather concerns later in the week and lost to Perrin-Whitt.
The Pirates won 15-0 after four innings, winning by run-rule in a game the Eagles hopes to forget.
Bellevue had one from Brycen Bancroft and River Trail drew the only walk in a game where not much went right. Eight fielding errors from the Eagles, eight walks issues and six hits added up really fast.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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