The Bowie Lady Rabbits won their first district game on the road at Vernon on Monday.
The Lady Rabbits won 14-3 against the Lady Lions which broke a several game winless streak and gave the team some confidence moving forward.
Bowie struggled in district on defense giving up a big inning that dug itself too big of a hole to hit its way out of against Henrietta, Jacksboro and Iowa Park.
Against Vernon, the Lady Rabbits never let an inning get out of hand and took advantage of the Lady Lions many errors at the plate.
In the first inning, a groundout with two runners on base resulted in an error trying to throw to home plate. Bowie’s Rhyan Carle and Serenity Klump came in to score to give the Lady Rabbits a 2-0.
In the second inning, Bowie got a two out scoring rally going when Payton Holt got on base thanks to a fielding error at shortstop. After a passed ball, Victoria Cox then hit a single into right field. An error allowed the run to come in to score.
Chloe Kinney then hit a triple into left field that drove in Cox to put Bowie up 4-0.
The third inning saw Klump lead off and reach second base thanks to a fielding error. Following a groundout that advanced her to third base, she scored on a passed ball.
Sadie Britt later hit a double. Laney Oliver hit a fly ball to center field that resulted in an error that allowed Britt to score and make it 6-0 for Bowie.
Vernon’s offense got one run back in the third inning. After allowing a single, an error trying to pick off the runner allowed her to reach third base. Later a single brought the runner home for the Lady Lions to make it 6-1.
The Lady Rabbits offense was shut out in the fourth inning, with no hitters getting on base as well. Vernon’s offense built on that momentum and it looked like the game going to be competitive.
The Lady Lions got runners on with a fielding error and a hit batter. A successful bunt brought one run home and a single got another one to come in. Vernon cut the lead down to 6-3 heading into the fifth inning with some momentum on its side.
Bowie got one run back. Klump led off with a single and advanced to second base thanks to an error. Another error trying to pick her off allowed Klump to come in and score to make it 7-3 for the Lady Rabbits.
Bowie’s defense did not allow a hit batter with two outs to evolve into anything as the Lady Rabbits headed into the final two innings.
Bowie’s offense turned up the pressure in the sixth and seventh inning to break the game open.
A fielding error allowed Beau Combs to get on base to lead off the sixth. Cox followed with a single to put runners at the corners.
Carle then hit a groundball to the shortstop that resulted in a fielding error that allowed both runners to come in and score. Klump followed and her fly ball to right field resulted in another error from Vernon that drove in Carle while Klump ended up on third base.
Imala Walker drove in Klump with a single to make it 11-3 for Bowie.
The Lady Lions drew a walk and hit a single to put two runners on base with one out and looking to retaliate. Pitcher Kaylie Kinney caught a line drive hit at her and then tossed the ball to second base before the base runner could get back for an inning ending double-play.
Bowie continued to pour it on in the seventh inning. Combs led off with a single.
After a fielder’s choice out, Chloe Kinney hit a double into left field. An error from the outfield throw allowed the runner to come in and score and Kinney to reach third base.
Carle then followed with a successful bunt down the third base line that allowed Kinney to score and Carle to reach first safely. Klump was then hit by a pitch and a passed ball allowed both base runners to advance to second and third base. Another pitch got away from the catcher and Carle came in to score and make it 14-3 for Bowie.
The defense shut out the Lady Lions in their final at-bats, not allowing any base runners to seal the win.

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