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Lady Rabbits win at Nocona 10-5
The Bowie Lady Rabbits started off district play Tuesday night in Nocona with a win.
The Lady Rabbits won 10-5 thanks in large part to a great opening inning.
Bowie came into the game not at 100 percent. The team had injuries to some starters and a 2-3 record from the previous week.
The Lady Indians were coming in on a roll. Nocona went 5-2 the previous week of games, were opening at home and looking to give the rival Lady Rabbits more of a challenge than they have in recent memory. Instead, Bowie started the game with a bang.
Addie Farris got things going with a one out double. That was followed by three singles from Layla Felts, Alexa Holzer and Madison Hartin that drove in two runs.
A strikeout followed for the second out of the inning.
Holzer scored on a passed ball. Rylie Vieth then drove in Hartin on a single. Kayden Shafer reached first base on a dropped third strike.
Kaylie Kinney then drove in a run with a single down the third base line. Stephanie Allen then reached first on another dropped third strike.
Farris brought it all back again with another double that cleared the loaded bases to up Bowie’s score to 8-0 in the opening inning. The next batter then popped out to first base for the third out to end Nocona’s suffering.
The Lady Indians tried to respond. Jenna McBride led off with a drawn walk followed by Katy Barrett reaching first thanks to a fielding error.
Lady Rabbit pitcher Kinney rallied forcing two outs before hitting Laney Yates to load the bases. Kinney bounced back as she picked off the runner at third base for the third out to get out of the first inning unscathed.
Bowie’s Holzer led off the second inning with a single. She advanced to second on a groundout, but was caught stealing third for the second out.
Traycee Stewart then drew a walk with two outs. She stole second base to put herself in scoring position where Vieth drove her in with a double to up the Lady Rabbits lead to 9-0 before the next batter struck out for out three.
The Lady Indians did not do much in response. The next three batters were sat down in order with little fuss as the game moved to the third inning.
Nocona made a change a pitcher as Sydnee Mowery came in for relief. After striking out the lead off batter, Mowery got into some trouble.
Mowery hit Allen, who would advance to second on a steal and third thanks to a passed ball. Farris then drew walk.
Mowery would strike out the next batter, but hit Holzer to load up the bases. Mowery would get out of the jam by forcing a ground out at second base.
The Lady Indians were then finally able to get things going offensively. Paige James reach first on an error and Cobi Womack drew a walk. With two outs Tobi Cable then hit a double that drove both runners in to cut the lead to 9-2.
Nocona kept that momentum in the fourth inning. Bowie batters were set down one-two-three with little drama. The Lady Indians Logan Patterson then led off with a drawn walk followed by back-to-back singles from Nobile and Kamryn Weaver that drove in one run.
A passed ball on a third strike allowed Mowery to reach first and then Nobile and Weaver to score, cutting Bowie’s lead to 9-5.
The Lady Rabbits needed something to gain back a little bit of the momentum they had at the beginning of the game. They got that in the fifth inning as Allen hit a solo home run to center field.
While Bowie failed to get any other offense going during the inning and it was only one run to up the lead to 10-5, it proved to crucial to stop Nocona’s steady comeback attempt.
The Lady Rabbits Kinney sat down the Lady Indians with three straight groundouts as the game went into the sixth inning.
Bowie’s Hartin hit a one out single to try and get some offense going, but was picked off at first base.
Nocona’s Nobile looked to reach first base thanks to a bobbled ground ball, but an awkward fall into the field of play led to her getting called out much to the chagrin of the Lady Indians since she was injured on the play.
Kinney then got the final two outs of the inning as Holzer made two great catches in the left field, including one where she collided with teammate Allen.
The seventh inning saw Bowie try to get a two out rally going. Kinney drew a walk and Allen reached first thanks to a fielding error. Unfortunately for the Lady Rabbits, the next batter struck out to end the chance.
Nocona had one last chance to try and either come back or take the lead. Bowie’s Kinney instead forced a line out to first base and struck out the last two Lady Indian batters to end the game and secure the 10-5 win.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Lady Panthers again made a come back win against Perrin-Whitt in a high scoring affair that ended early.
The Lady Panthers won 20-10 against the Lady Pirates, winning after six innings due to run-rule.
Saint Jo’s last game had been 12 days earlier against the same Perrin-Whitt team it had also beaten in a high-scoring game 35-20. Another win would secure the Lady Panthers district title.
Saint Jo started off the game well, scoring five runs in the first inning and one more in the top of the second inning to go up 6-0. The Lady Pirates then reeled off nine runs in the bottom of the second inning which usually would change the whole momentum of the game with them up 9-6.
Perrin-Whitt added one more run in the third inning after holding Saint Jo scoreless, which is another rare feat in the team’s history of playing the other. The Lady Pirates led 10-6 and had momentum.
Then the Lady Panthers scored six runs in the fourth inning to take the lead back. Saint Jo’s pitching and defense tightened up to not allow any more runs in the final three innings while the Lady Panthers added four runs in both the fifth and sixth innings.
It was enough to end the game early by one inning, with Saint Jo winning 20-10.
Symbri Evans and Reagan Wilson each had four RBIs to lead the team while Mercedes Diaz was second with three RBIs. The team finished with 20 hits while drawing nine walks.
Defensively, Saint Jo allowed only seven walks, a good improvement from a lot of games where the total in the double-digits while the Lady Panther defense committed four fielding errors and allowed 15 hits.
The win wrapped up a district title for the team. For the girl’s program, it is the fourth team district title this season, having already secured one in volleyball, basketball and track.
Nocona
The Nocona Lady Indians ended their regular season on a sour note against one of the top teams in the district last week.
The Lady Indians lost to Lindsay 12-2, with the game ending after five innings due to run-rule.
Nocona was coming off of securing its first playoff appearance the previous week, but knew it would be tested against a Lady Knights team they had previously lost to handily in late March. The Lady Indians hoped they could competed better and try to treat the game like a playoff game.
Lindsay led after the first inning 1-0. Nocona came back in the second inning with two runs scored by RBI singles from Ashlynn Brown and Gwyndelyn Forsyth to take the lead 2-1. The Lady Knights tied the game with one run in the same inning to make it 2-2.
Unfortunately, the next three innings belonged to Lindsay. The Lady Knights scored six runs in the third inning to grab momentum. Lindsay then scored three runs in the fourth inning and one more in the fifth inning to end the game early due to run-rule.
The Lady Knights won 12-2.
Nocona ended with four hits while drawing six walks in the game. Lindsay finished with 11 hits and the Lady Indians committed four fielding errors.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians picked up wins against Era last week to secure their second straight playoff appearance with one more game to play.
The Indians beat the Hornets 12-5 and by run-rule 10-0 after four and half innings.
Nocona was coming off of a tough series against Muenster, losing both games, playing well in one but not the other.
The Indians knew they had a good chance to beat Era if they played up to their potential and they showed it from the first inning in game one.
Nocona rallied off seven runs in the first inning before the Hornets had even bat to put itself in a good situation to possibly end the game early.
The only downside was the Indians were not able to offensively keep up the pressure. Nocona added one run in the seventh inning, two in the sixth and two more in the seventh inning.
Era scored four of its five runs in the final inning to put a bit of a sour note on an Indians win that could have finished stronger as Nocona won 12-5.
Miller Jentry led the team with four RBIs while Walker Murphey and Jayce Lehde each drove in two runs. The team had 16 total hits and drew five walks.
On the mound, RJ Walker pitched three innings and allowed no runs on two hits while striking out seven. The defense committed three fielding errors.
While letting the Hornets off the hook in the first game, Nocona made up for it in game two.
The Indians scored seven runs in one inning again, this time it coming in the second inning. Nocona added three runs the next two innings and shut out Era to secure the win by run-rule after four and half innings. The Indians won 10-0.
Brody Langford and Murphey each drove in two runs each to lead the team. Nocona finished with 10 hits, with four going for extra base hits while Era committed three fielding errors.
On the mound, Walker pitched all five innings and allowed no runs on two hits while striking out eight and walking two. The defense committed two fielding errors.
Saint Jo
The Saint Jo Panthers lost a tough game at Perrin-Whitt last week, with most of the damage coming in the sixth and final inning.
The Pirates scored eight runs in the sixth inning to win the game one inning early due to run-rule 16-6.
The Panthers were coming off an uplifting win against Bellevue that saw them come back several times the previous week on the road. Saint Jo had played Perrin-Whitt in late March and had lost both games in close fashion so the Panthers hoped this time would be a different outcome for them.
The Pirates scored four runs in the first two innings before Saint Jo answered with three runs scored in the third inning. Perrin-Whitt added one run in the same inning and three in the fourth inning.
The Panthers cut the lead down to two runs after scoring three more runs in the fifth inning, making the score 8-6 heading into the sixth inning.
Unfortunately, Saint Jo had an inning from hell, allowing eight runs on five singles, a triple, two walks and a hit batter. The final run scored ended the game early.
Perrin-Whitt won 16-6.
Charlie Barclay led the team with two RBIs while Devin Stewart, Trent Gaston, Charlie Evans and Rylan Forrester each drove in one run. Saint Jo finished with eight hits and drew seven walks.
Unfortunately, the Panthers gave up 12 hits and walked seven batters while committing two fielding errors.
Bellevue
The Bellevue Eagles only played one game last week due to weather concerns later in the week and lost to Perrin-Whitt.
The Pirates won 15-0 after four innings, winning by run-rule in a game the Eagles hopes to forget.
Bellevue had one from Brycen Bancroft and River Trail drew the only walk in a game where not much went right. Eight fielding errors from the Eagles, eight walks issues and six hits added up really fast.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekly edition of the Bowie News.
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