SPORTS
Saint Jo baseball wins shootout 23-16
The Saint Jo baseball team won a high scoring game at Perrin-Whitt on Tuesday in come-from-behind fashion.
The Panthers won with the football type score 23-16 against the Pirates, taking the lead in the final inning before adding more runs for insurance.
Saint Jo started the game hot as Jace Johnson hit a three-run home run in the top of the first inning. Perrin-Whitt was able to wrestle the lead away as the team scored four runs on three hits, three fielding errors and one hit batter. The Pirates led 4-3 heading into the second inning.
The Panthers failed to get anything going while Perrin-Whitt added three more runs to up the lead to 7-3. Saint Jo had a big third inning with the bats.
Collin Thomas stole home for one run with the bases loaded. David Moreno hit into a fielder’s choice that drove in another run. Payton Harris scored on the base paths. Tyler Cook drove in two runs on a double. Thomas hit a ball to the pitcher that resulted in an error that drove in a run. Cook would then score on an error by the catcher.
Brice Durham would then cap the 10-run inning off with a bases clearing triple. The Panthers now led 13-7.
The Pirates closed the gap with a two-RBI single to make the score 13-9.
Saint Jo was able to load the bases up in the fourth inning. Thomas hit a groundball to first base, but an error allowed him to reach first safely while a run scored, upping the Panthers lead to 14-9. A fielding error from Saint Jo in the outfield allowed Perrin-Whitt to make up that run, making the score 14-10 heading into the fifth inning.
The Panthers failed to get any base runner on during the fifth inning. The Pirates scored one more run to cut the lead to 14-11 as the game moved to the sixth inning.
Besides a drawn walk with two outs, Saint Jo again failed to do much on offense. This left the door open for Perrin-Whitt to take the lead with a big inning.
The Pirates scored four runs on back-to-back two out hits to take the lead 15-14 heading into the final inning. After failing to do much the previous two innings the Panthers bats found their groove again in a big way.
Harris would tie the game as he drove in a run with a single. With the bases loaded, Moreno would then give Saint Jo the lead back as he cleared the bases with a three RBI double.
Cook would then drive in two runs on a triple. Thomas would then drive him in with his own triple. Thomas would score thanks to an error at second base.
Following a third straight triple from Johnson, Harris would drive him in as he grounded out to the shortstop.
The Panthers trailed by one run coming into the inning and now led 23-15.
Perrin-Whitt’s lead off batter got on base with a single, eventually reaching third base.
A dropped third strike allowed him to score to cut the lead to 23-16.
With two outs and no one on base the Pirates tried to get a two out rally going. A single and a walk put two base runners on as Perrin-Whitt hoped to ride this momentum for several more runs.
Fortunately for Saint Jo, the next batter grounded into a fielder’s choice at second base for the third out ending the game.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boy’s and girl’s track teams took area titles April 20 at Forestburg.
The top four finishers in each event qualified for the Region 3-A meet May 1-2 at Hewitt Midway High School outside Waco.
Boys
Saint Jo’s Ayden Giambruno finished 2nd in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 11:32.62. Bellevue’s Cade Broussard was 4th in 12:02.50.
In the 400-meter relay, Forestburg’s foursome of Jesse Wadsworth, Josiah Wadsworth, Rafael Sanchez and Hayden Halliburton finished 4th with a time of 47.27. Forestburg’s Juan Gonzaez was 2nd in the 800-meter run in 2:13.17.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
A five-run outburst over the final three innings lifted Holliday’s baseball team past host Bowie 8-3 April 17.
The Eagles got out to a 2-0 first inning lead, using two hits and an error off Rabbit pitcher Rayder Mann. Mann opened the Bowie first by reaching on a caftcher’s error. A pair of groundouts and Mann getting caught in a rundown ended the threat. Bowie threatened again in the second, Allen Miller was hit by a one out pitch. A pair of strikeouts ended the threat.
Hollday added a run in the third for a 3-0 lead. The Rabbits got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the third.
Mann drew a two-out walk with Caden Belcher picking up a single. He moved to second on the throw in. Eddie DeLeon followed with a two-RBI single. He was caught in a rundown to end the threat.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Seven Nocona track team members qualified for the Region II-2A track meet May 1-2 after top four finishes at the Area meet April 17 in Graham.
The 400-meter relay foursome of Gage Grubbs, Kyle Walters, Landon Fatheree and David Pizano finished 3rd with a time of 43.93. Pisano won the 400-meter dash in 51.38 with Fatheree 2nd in the 100-meters in 11.24.
The 1,600-meter relay team of Jax Fuller, Waters, Fatheree and Pisano were 3rd in 3:33.60.
On the girl’s side sophomore Sy Parker won both the shot put with a 34’3” throw, beating 2nd place by just one inch, and the discus with a 107’10” try. Ava Johnson was 4th in the 200—meters with a 27.69 time.
Not qualifying for regionals but still coming through with points for the Lady Indians with Raylea Bowles in the high jump, who finished 5th with a 4’8” leap, and Kaylee Thomas who was 5th in the pole vault with a 7’6” effort.
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