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Bowie baseball season ends against Clyde
The Bowie Jackrabbit baseball had their season come to an end on Saturday in Graford as they lost the area round playoff series to Clyde.
Losing game one 6-1 and game two 4-2, it was a sad end to a great season for a team that always played its best when the mostly senior led class was having the most fun.
Game one was played Friday night. Bowie led off the game and struck first in the opening inning. Taylor Pigg hit a line drive single to centerfield.
A fielder’s choice for the second out saw Pigg out at second base and Payton Price replace him at first. Camden Starnes came in to pinch run for Price.
Next batter Cooper Little hit a double to left field. An error trying to field the ball allowed Starnes to score from first and Little to advance to third base. The Jackrabbits led 1-0.
Braden Armstrong’s drawn walk put runners at the corners to threaten the defense more, but the next batter struck out looking to end things before Bowie could pile on.
Price started on the mound for the Jackrabbits. Despite giving up a one out single and a wild pitch to put a runner in scoring position, Price struck out two batters and popped out another to left field to get out of the first inning.
Luis DeLeon hit a one line drive single to left field. Kash Stockard followed with a drawn walk. Unfortunately, the base runners stayed put as a strikeout and a pop out to first base followed.
After striking out two batters and walking one, an infield single put two runners on base. Thankfully Price fielded a ground ball to get the force out at first base to end the second inning with Bowie still leading.
In the third inning the Jackrabbits failed to get a base runner on for the first time. A dropped third strike out, a ground out to third base and a pop out at first saw all three batters sat down in order.
A leadoff infield single came back to bite Bowie later in the inning. A sacrifice bunt and a ground allowed the runner to advance to third base with two outs. A wild pitch allowed the runner to score and tie the game at 1-1 before walking the next batter. Thankfully, a hard hit ball to right field found its way into the glove of Boo Oakley for the third out.
In the fourth inning, Weston Partridge led off with an infield single. Ozzie Phillips followed him with a drawn walk. A sacrifice bunt moved both runners into scoring position to retake the lead.
A strikeout and a fly out to left field left both runners stranded and the score tied.
The Bulldogs led off with a single. A wild pitch and a bunt for a single allowed the runner to reach third base with no outs. Price almost worked out of the jam. Back-to-back strikeouts looked like the runners were going to end up stranded, but a passed ball allowed the runner to score and give Clyde a 2-1 lead after four.
In the fifth inning, Price drew a one out walk, but back-to-back fielder’s choice outs followed. The Bulldogs continued to grow the momentum they had built the previous two innings.
A double, a base hit, a walk and a fielding error allowed two runs to score as Clyde doubled its lead to 4-1 heading into the sixth inning.
Phillips and DeLeon both reached base with one out thanks to back-to-back errors. Even with both runners executing a double steal to get into scoring position, the Jackrabbits just could not get them home.
Bowie’s bullpen tried to come in to keep the game close in the sixth inning, but giving up four walks and an error in the field allowed the Bulldogs to score two more runs to improve the lead to 6-1.
In the seventh and final inning Pigg led off with a single. Price was able to reach thanks to a fielding error. After grounding into a fielder’s choice, the next batter grounded into a game ending double play as Clyde won game one 6-1.
All was not lost for the Jackrabbits, who had lost game one in their previous series against Boyd and had played much worse. A few more clutch hits with runners in scoring position and cutting out some of the wild pitches and passed balls and the game could have been theirs.
Game two was played a little before noon on Saturday, still in Graford. Pigg got the start on the mound for Bowie. The Bulldogs threatened with a leadoff single and a double with one out, but a pop out in foul territory and a line out to right field saw the Jackrabbits escape the inning.
The top of the lineup put balls in play, but Clyde’s defense made the routine plays to get them out. The game was still scoreless after one inning.
The Bulldogs leadoff runner got on base thanks to an error. After stealing second base, a ground out allowed the runner to advance to third base. Another fielding error allowed the runner the score and give Clyde a 1-0 lead.
Despite a two out double into the gap from Partridge, a ground out to second base left him stranded.
Oakley came in to pitch relief in the third inning. Besides giving up a one out double, a ground out to third base and a pop up to the pitcher allowed him to get out of the inning. Bowie’s bats continued to struggle as no batters could get on base.
In the fourth inning, the Bulldog’s leadoff batter was hit. A wild pitch allowed him to reach second base while Oakley struck out the next batter. After a passed ball allowed the runner to reach third base, the next batter drew a walk.
The runner on first stole second base before a double was hit that scored both runners. Clyde’s lead grew to 3-0.
Despite another runner reaching third base after a wild pitch, a pop out and a ground out to second base followed to limit the scoring.
Pigg led off with a single, but two strikeouts and a fielder’s choice out never allowed the Jackrabbits to put much pressure on the Bulldogs.
Clyde added one more run in the fifth inning. After a one out single, an error at second base trying prevent a stolen base allowed the runner to advance to third base.
The next batter put the ball in play and a fielding error allowed the runner to get home to make the score 4-0.
Bowie’s offense responded. Partridge and Phillips led off with back-to-back singles. DeLeon then came up and a double into the gap to drive in one run. After a strikeout, Evan Kennedy hit a sacrifice fly to drive in another run to cut the lead to 4-2.
Besides giving up a walk, the Bulldogs were shut down for the final two innings on offense as the game stayed within reach. The Jackrabbits leadoff batter tried to reach for a double in the sixth inning, but was thrown out. Two outs followed as Bowie had one last chance to either tie or take the lead.
Phillips and DeLeon hit back-to-back singles with one out in the seventh inning. After a pitching change from Clyde, a strikeout and a ground out to first base followed to end the game 4-2 and Bowie’s season.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians ended their regular season with a sweep of Alvord to secure a number one seed heading into the playoffs.
The Indians won 13-6 and 3-1 to earn the top seed in the big school division in the playoffs.
With that much on the line despite already securing a playoff spot the previous week, Nocona had a lot to play for in its final regular season series.
The Bulldogs got on the board first with two runs, but the Indians answered with nine runs in the bottom of the first inning to retake the lead 9-2.
Both teams scored one run in the third inning before Nocona scored three runs in the fourth inning to go up 13-3. Alvord was able to extend the game and avoid getting run-ruled by scoring two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth inning.
The Indian bats were cold in the final three innings, but the defense bounced back to shut out the Bulldogs in the seventh inning to win 13-6.
RJ Walker and Jayce Lehde each drove in three runs to lead the team while Ladon Fatheree and Zyrus Moreno both drove in two runs. Nocona finished with nine hits and drew nine walks during the game.
On the mound, Walker Murphey pitched six innings and allowed six runs (five earned) on 12 hits while striking out one and walking two.
The second game was more a pitcher’s duel that had far less action scoring runs.
The Indians scored first in the second inning with one run, but Alvord tied the game with one run in the fourth inning. Nocona answered with two runs in the fifth inning and held on to win 3-1.
Lehde and Fatheree drove in one run each while Murphey scored the other run on the basepaths thanks to a wild pitch. Nocona had only two hits while the team drew seven walks.
Walker helped carry the team on the mound, pitching the whole game while giving up one run on four hits and striking out 13 batters. The defense committed no fielding errors.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles ended their season on Monday this week, losing some tough games on the way out before closing with a win.
The Eagles lost to Perrin-Whitt 13-1, to Bryson 17-2 before beating Saint Jo 7-2 to end the season on a high note.
Bellevue struggled against the two other 1A teams in its district in its previous matchups as both teams are heading towards the playoffs. Both the Pirates and Cowboys proved it once again in the final matchup on April 22 and Monday before playing a team more on its level.
The Eagles and Panthers were 1-1 against each other this season. Playing after Bellevue’s loss to against Bryson right before on Saint Jo’s home field, the Eagles wanted revenge.
Bellevue got it with a 7-2 win against the Panthers to end both team’s season and this year improve the series 2-1 in the Eagles favor.
River Trail led the team with two RBIs while Hunter Blackburn had a team high two hits.
The team finished with seven hits and drew 10 walks.
On the mound, Bryce Ramsey allowed two runs on nine hits while striking out seven and walking five. The defense committed one fielding error.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers had a tough final week to their disappointing season.
The Panthers lost to Bryson 10-4 before losing to Bellevue 7-2 to close out their season.
Saint Jo knew it was out of the playoff hunt and was playing for pride as it hoped to end the season with its head held high.
The Panthers played the Cowboys on April 22 and were put behind the eight ball when Bryson rallied off seven runs in the third inning. Saint Jo closed the game well, but could not overcome that bad inning as it lost 10-4.
Sam Martin, Charlie Evans, Mathew Sampson and Jayden Curry each drove in one run each. Saint Jo had nine hits and drew six walks during the game.
Unfortunately, Saint Jo’s defense allowed 10 hits and nine walks while committing five fielding errors.
The Panthers then waited a week before ending their season on Monday, due to rain causing the game to be rescheduled, against Bellevue. Each team had beaten the other so far this season and with both teams out of the playoffs, it was a game about local pride more than anything.
Unfortunately for Saint Jo, it did not go its way on Monday. The Eagles scored in every inning besides the first and seventh inning while the Panthers only scored in the fourth inning. Bellevue won 7-2.
Devin Stewart led the team with two RBIs on a double he hit. The team finished with eight hits and drew six walks, but it was not enough to hang with the Eagles.
The pitching staff allowed only four hits, but three fielding errors and nine walks allowed Bellevue to rack up the runs.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Jackrabbits finished their season last week with a dominant series sweep against Vernon.
The Jackrabbits won both games by run-rule 13-2 and 11-1 against the Lions.
Bowie came into the week with its playoff hopes shot after splitting with Holliday. The Jackrabbits were playing for pride and knew they had what it took to win decisively against Vernon and made sure to show it.
Game one did not start off great as the Lions scored two runs in the first inning, but Bowie answered with three runs of its own in the same inning, taking the lead 3-2 and never looking back.
The Jackrabbit defense shut down Vernon the rest of the game while scoring three runs in the second and fourth innings and four runs in the third inning.
It was enough to end the game early after four and half innings, Bowie winning 13-2 in its final home game on senior night.
Edmond De Leon led the team with four RBIs while Boston Farris, Trae Seigler and Jorge De Leon each had two RBIs. The team finished with 10 hits and drew seven walks as the team consistently found ways to score every inning of the game.
Farris got the start on the mound and allowed two runs on six hits while striking out seven and walking four during five innings of work. The defense committed no fielding errors.
The second game was on the road, but the Jackrabbits made sure not to start slow like they did in game one. Edmond De Leon blasted a three-run home run in the first inning to put Bowie up 3-0.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits scored three runs in the third and fifth innings and two runs in the fourth inning. With the Lions scoring only one run in the third inning, that was all the run support Bowie needed to end the game early again after five innings.
The Jackrabbits won 11-1.
Edmond De Leon led the team with three RBIs while hitting a home run and a triple. Seigler and Austin Cheney drove in two runs. Bowie finished with 10 hits and drew six walks.
On the mound, Seigler pitched four innings and allowed one run (zero earned) on two hits while striking out and walking one batter. The defense committed three fielding errors.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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The Saint Jo Lady Panthers season ended on Thursday night in the bi-district round of the playoffs against Knox City.
The Houndettes won by run-rule 21-7 after six innings, ending the Lady Panthers year since the series was condensed to just one game.
Saint Jo came into the series after winning the district title, but knew Knox City would be tough. Still, the Lady Panthers had played in and won several games with high scores which gave them hope they could hang with whatever the Houndettes to could bring.
Knox City got on the board first, scoring on a three-run triple to go up 3-0. Saint Jo answered in the same inning with Kamron Skidmore driving in two runs on a single to cut the lead to 3-2.
In the third inning the Houndettes drove in five runs on a single, double and home run to increase their lead to 8-2. The Lady Panthers got one run back in the same inning thanks to a fielding error at third base that drove in one run to make it 8-3.
After a scoreless fourth inning, Knox City added to its lead in the fifth inning. A fielding error allowed one run to score and a three RBI triple added three more to make it 12-3.
In the sixth inning, the Houndettes reeled off nine runs to as it looked like the end was near for Saint Jo. Down 21-3, the Lady Panthers needed to score nine runs to avoid getting run-ruled.
Down to the final out, Saint Jo started a two-out rally. An error at short stop resulted in two runs to score. Jordyn O’Neal then ripped off a two RBI triple as the Lady Panthers had more than doubled their score.
Unfortunately that is where it would end. The next batter grounded out for the final out.
Knox City won 21-7.
Skidmore led the team with three RBIs while O’Neal was second with two. The team finished with seven hits and drew two walks, but it was not enough to keep up with the Houndettes who had 13 hits and drew 12 walks. Saint Jo committed two fielding errors.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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