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Bowie baseball beats City View 11-2
The Bowie baseball team won easily at City View on Tuesday.
The Jackrabbits won 11-2 in a game they never trailed in as they got back into district play.
Bowie saw Devin Melton get on base with a single with one out. He was able to advance to third base due to some errors fielding the ball. Kawlyer Swearingin followed with a sacrifice fly to right field to drive him in to give the Jackrabbits a 1-0 lead.
Pitcher Troy Kesey and the defense did not allow any Mustang to get on base as the game moved to the second inning.
Logan Hutson led off with a single. Brody Armstrong came in to base run. A ground out moved him to second base.
Colton Richey hit a ball to second base to induced an error that put runners on the corners. Richey was later caught trying to steal second base, but it allowed Armstrong to score to make Bowie’s lead 2-0.
In the third inning Melton and Swearingin led off with a drawn walk and an error in the outfield. A sacrifice bunt moved both into scoring position.
Hutson grounded out to the shortstop, but it allowed Melton to score and Swearingin to reach third base. Carson Sanders then hit a ball to first base that induced an error that drove in Swearingin to make the score 4-0.
Kesey would strike out the side to advance the game into the fourth inning as City View had failed to get any base runner on up to that point.
Edgar Regalado got on base with one out thanks to an error at third base, reaching second. Two batters later Melton drove him in with a single to right field to up the Jackrabbits lead to 5-0.
The Mustang hitters finally got something going with a leadoff single to start the bottom of the fourth. After a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt, the base runner was on third. A groundout followed, but it allowed the runner to score as City View cut the lead to 5-1.
Bowie tried to respond in the fifth inning as Kynan DeMoss led off by getting on base thanks to another fielding error. Hutson followed with a single to put two runners on base with no outs.
Unfortunately, the next three batters that followed hit balls right to the Mustang’s defense who made the plays to prevent the Jackrabbits from scoring.
Kesey bounced back on the mound by striking out the side as the game advanced to the sixth inning.
Regalado led off with a single. Two batters later Melton hit a two-run home run. Swearingin followed with a single. After a groundout moved him to second base, Huston’s ball hit to second base led to another fielding error.
Sanders then followed with a double to left field that drove in both runners to make the score 9-1.
City View got something going on offense in response with a one out single. An error from Bowie on a throw into the infield following a fly out allowed the base runner to advance all the way to third base.
A wild pitch then allowed the base runner to score to cut the lead to 9-2, before Kesey struck out the batter to end the sixth inning.
A.J. Whatley came in to pinch hit to lead off the seventh inning. He was able to get on base thanks to a fielding error at third base. A sacrifice bunt and strike out followed before Melton was hit by a pitch to put two runners on base.
Swearingin then drove them in with a double to up the Jackrabbits lead to 11-2. Kesey closed out the game with another inning of striking out the side.
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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