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Jackrabbits go 2-3 at tournament
Bowie baseball hosted its tournament last weekend and got things going in a better direction by the end of Saturday.
The Jackrabbits rebounded from a sloppy start the first couple of days to win both games on Saturday and finish 2-3.
The tournament started less than 24 hours after the team’s comeback win against Dodd City on Wednesday night playing area power Iowa Park.
Things did not go well for Bowie. The highlight was Cade Thompson driving in Logan Hutson on a single to cut the score to 2-1 in the bottom of the second inning.
The Hawks responded by scoring eight runs in the third inning and four more in the sixth inning. Bowie had trouble matching that, totaling only four hits and two walks during the game as the team lost 14-1.
The team could only play better Friday morning against Alvord, but things were still not great. The Bulldogs scored the game’s first seven runs before the Jackrabbits started scoring in the third inning.
Bowie scored in twos and threes in the final three innings, but could not keep Alvord off the board. The Bulldogs scored at least one run every inning besides the first and scored five in the fourth inning to extend their lead.
The Jackrabbits could not put together a big scoring inning to catch back up before the game was called after five innings, Alvord winning 13-7. Jacob Fallis led the team with two RBIs and scored two runs.
Bowie had all day to get ready to play better against Whitesboro on Friday night. It did not start well. The Bearcats came out hitting early and scored four runs in the first three innings.
The Jackrabbits had little success creating scoring chances for the first four innings. In the fifth inning the team loaded the bases with no outs. Hutson drove in one run with a single. Devin Melton then scored on a wild pitch and Thompson drove in a run on a ground out.
Bowie had cut the lead to 4-3, but only had one more chance to take the lead. Carson Sanders drew a walk with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, but the next batter struck out to end the game.
Even with the loss on Friday night, Coach Tyler Price felt like his team’s defense had stepped up from the first two games and was feeling hopeful about Saturday.
Bowie played Sanger at noon and battled like the team was ready. The Indians scored in the opening inning one run, but the Jackrabbits would answer with four run innings in the second and sixth inning. With one more run scored in the fourth and no runs from Sanger for the rest of the game, Bowie won easily 9-1.
Melton, Hutson and Thompson each drove in two runs apiece to lead the team. Sanders led the team with three hits and scored three runs to lead the team. Kawlyer Swearingin stuck out nine batters and gave up only three hits as he pitched a complete game. The run was unearned.
Following a one-sided win the team had needed after a difficult two days, Bowie then immediately played Archer City.
The Jackrabbits were still feeling some of the momentum from the first game as they scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Two runs were scored thanks to fielding errors, then Colton Richey drove in a run and then Thompson scored on a steal home.
The Wildcats would answer back in the second and third as they scored three runs to cut into the lead.
Bowie would score once more in the bottom of the third inning. Kynan DeMoss drove in a run on a double to extend the lead to 5-3.
Archer City would keep it close as it scored once more in the fifth inning to cut the lead to 5-4, but the Jackrabbits would hold on in the final two innings to win the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week 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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