The Bowie baseball team competed at its final tournament of the season last week in Graham to prepare for the start of district play this week.
The Jackrabbits were able to go 3-2 during the three days of games, playing relatively good but also having moments they wish they could have back.
One of those was the opening game against Sanger. Bowie took a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to an RBI single from Braden Armstrong and a scored off of an error to center field.
Two hits, a walk and fielding error allowed the Indians to take the lead 3-2 heading into the second inning. Payton Price was able to drive in a run with the bases loaded to tie the game at 3-3, but it was all Sanger after that.
Every thing went wrong as Sanger put up five runs in the second inning. After the Jackrabbits could not respond, the Indians put together another big offensive inning, scoring six runs to go up 14-3. Bowie could not respond in the fourth inning. After that the game was called.
The Jackrabbits came back on Friday to play Tulia. The Hornets scored first in the top of the second inning thanks to a wild pitch. Bowie was able to answer back with a three RBI triple from Evan Kennedy and Kennedy scoring thanks to a fielding error to go up 4-1.
Tulia took the lead 5-4 in the third with a two RBI double, a walk with the bases loaded and a run scored just before an inning ending double play. An inning later the Hornets drove in another run to make it 6-4.
Heading into what would be the final inning, the Jackrabbits made a bid to steal the game. A leadoff walk and wild pitch put a runner in scoring position on second base.
Cooper Little was able to drive in the run to score a run. A fielding error and single loaded the bases with no outs. Trevor Mason came in to pinch hit and was able to tie the game with a sacrifice fly to right field.
Finally, Bowie was able to score the winning run as the throw to tag out a runner at first was mishandled, allowing Armstrong on third to score the winning run 7-6.
The Jackrabbits did not have long to celebrate the dramatic win as they had to turn around and play Glen Rose. Bowie took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning as Taylor Pigg scored on a steal home and Armstrong driving in a run.
The Tigers answered in the third inning, scoring four runs on thanks to three hits, two walks and a fielding error. They added to it in the fourth inning with back-to-back RBI singles to go up 6-2.
The Jackrabbits were able to retake the lead in the same inning. They loaded the bases with no outs when Armstrong drove in two runs on a single.
Next batter Weston Partridge cleared the bases with a double to tie the game, good until next batter Ozzie Phillips drove him into to give Bowie a 7-6 lead.
The lead did not last as Glen Rose scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning thanks to five hits and two walks as it led 10-7 heading into the Jackrabbits final at bats.
Bowie got two base runners on with two outs and Luis DeLeon was able to get them home on a ground ball to right field to cut the lead to 10-9. Unfortunately, the next batter popped out to third base to end the game.
The Jackrabbits rounded out the tournament on Saturday against Borger. After a scoreless first inning, DeLeon drove in two runs on a line drive to center field.
Three batters later, Ryan Henson drove in two more runs on a sacrifice fly to center field. A wild pitch scored another run as Bowie led 5-0.
The Bulldogs could not touch the Jackrabbit’s Pigg on the mound all game. There was no more scoring from either team until the last inning. Ozzie Phillips drove in two runs on a single, Henson drove in a run on a single and Phillips scored on a steal home to make the final score 9-0.

To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.