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Bowie baseball loses extra-inning game to Holliday 2-1
The Bowie Jackrabbits battled Holliday on Tuesday night in a three hour extra innings epic.
Unfortunately, it was the Eagles that came away with the 2-1 win after 10 innings of play to give the Jackrabbits their third district loss.
Bowie was coming off a loss at Jacksboro in another tightly contested, low-scoring game. The Jackrabbits split their games against Holliday last year, but would need to beat the Eagles twice in the final two and half weeks of the regular season to have a shot at the district title if they got some help.
Colton Richey got the start on the mound for Bowie and immediately found himself in trouble. After walking the first two batters of the game, Richey and the defense somehow fought their way out of the jam in a way that would become common place for the Jackrabbits all night.
Following a strikeout, a deep fly ball for out two moved both runners into scoring position. Richey then fielded a weak hit ball and easily tossed it to first base for out three.
Bowie provided some pressure on offense in the first inning as well. Carson Sanders drew a walk with one out and two batters later Jake Fallis hit a single to put two runners on base with two outs.
Unfortunately, the Jackrabbits could not take advantage as the next batter flew out to centerfield for out three.
The second inning saw Bowie have no trouble on defense as Richey retired all three batters he faced.
With the bats, again the Jackrabbits found a way to get two runners on base. Brody Armstrong hit a single with one out. Following a strikeout, Logan Hutson drew a walk. Bowie could not take advantage as another strikeout followed for out three.
Richey found himself in another deep hole of his own creation. After the leadoff batter hit a single, a walk and a hit batter followed to load the bases up with one out. Richey then found himself behind in the count 3-0 and threatening to walk in a run.
He dug deep and ended up striking out the batter. The next batter then popped out to the catcher in foul territory for out three.
Bowie got some help with Holliday mistakes in its at-bats. Fallis was able to get on base with two outs after hitting a groundball that got by the first basemen for an error.
Troy Kesey followed with a single. Cade Thompson then hit a groundball to the shortstop that looked like it would be out three. The throw to first base went wide for another error, allowing Fallis to come around and score, giving Bowie a 1-0 lead.
The Jackrabbits had a chance to score more with two runners in scoring position, but the next batter struck out for out three.
The fourth inning saw Holliday get its leadoff batter on base with a single. Two groundouts followed, one moving the runner to second base and into scoring position. Thankfully, Richey induced another groundout and the defense delivered for out three.
Bowie batters had no luck getting anything going as all three hit balls right to Eagle players for routine outs.
The fifth inning saw Holliday get on the board quickly. The leadoff batter hit a triple into right field. The runner was then driven in on a single that followed to tie the game 1-1.
Following a mound visit and after a fly out and a single that followed, Bowie Coach Tyler Price inserted Kawlyer Swearingin in to pitch.
Swearingin was coming off a four inning relief appearance in the previous game against Jacksboro where his only run given up came because of an error.
He immediately got himself in more trouble as the first batter hit a single that moved the lead runner to third base despite a close throw, which allowed the batter to reach second base.
With two runners in scoring position and only one out, momentum was looking to shift in Holliday’s direction if it could just get the lead. Swearingin and the Bowie defense found a way as a groundball hit to the shortstop led to an inning sealing double-play to get out of the jam.
Bowie was hoping to try and provide some sort of pressure on offense to respond. Sanders led off and hit a single to get on base. Unfortunately, he would then get picked off in the next at-bat. A groundout and strikeout followed to move to the sixth inning.
Swearingin struck out the first two batters, but again found himself in trouble as the next two batters drew walks. A passed ball would then move both runners into scoring position and again the Eagles looked poised to take the lead.
Swearingin again got out of the jam thanks to the defense as a fly out to right field landed into the mitt of his teammate for out three.
Holliday made a change on the mound. While Cooper Turner’s pitching had only allowed one un-earned run so far, the Jackrabbits had been able to threaten to get base runners on base in all but one inning so far.
Grant Cox came in for relief and he proved to be a tougher challenge for Bowie hitter for the rest of the game, who either had trouble touching is fastball or getting fouled by his breaking ball.
The Jackrabbits failed to get any base runners on as two of the three batters struck out to move to the seventh inning.
Swearingin answered with his best pitched inning of the game, striking out two of the three batters, while the other batter grounded out to second base.
Despite the first two batters striking out, Bowie set itself up to maybe win in regulation. Swearingin hit a single and Sanders followed with a drawn walk. Unfortunately, a third strikeout followed to end the seventh as the game went into extra innings.
After retiring the first two batters, the Eagles were able to get one runner on base with a blooping single into the shallow part of right field. Swearingin would not let it fester though as he struck out the second batter of the inning for out three.
Bowie batters had less luck as two of the three batters struck out and the other batter grounded out for out three.
The ninth inning got off to a bad start that looked like it would spell the end for the Jackrabbits. Holliday’s leadoff batter again got on base by drawing a walk. A line drive hit into left field followed for a hit.
Fallis made the throw to third base to try and get the out on the lead runner there. It was a close call and initially the runner was called out. After some discussion, the umpires changed their mind and the Bowie crowd and Coach Price were furious.
After a heated discussion did nothing to change the officials mind further, the Jackrabbits had to deal with having two runners in scoring position with no outs.
Following a strikeout, Bowie elected to intentionally walk the next batter to load the bases up with only one out.
Swearingin and the defense again dug itself out of the hole. He struck out the next batter for out two. It wasn’t looking good on the next hitter as he was down 3-0 and threatening to walk in a run.
He came back to make it a full count and the ball was into foul territory. Second basemen DeMoss made a great play on the ball for out three to give Bowie a big emotional lift to get out of the situation without giving up any runs.
Unfortunately, that lift did not extend over to the at-bats. Besides Hutson drawing a walk with two outs, two batters were struck out and another grounded out to move to the 10th inning.
Following a strike out, Swearingin walked the next batter to put one runner on base that would go on to make all the difference. Swearingin struck out the next batter for out two.
Even with the base runner stealing second base, the situation still was not as dire as Bowie had been dealing with.
He was still in scoring position and the next batter hit a double into the gap in the outfield to drive him. Holliday now led 2-1 after four innings of a tied ball game and plenty of chances squandered thanks to the clutch pitching and defense of the Jackrabbits.
Swearingin and the defense made sure not to make things any worse as the next batter flew out to centerfield for out three.
Hoping with the pressure of the game being on the line down one would spur into action the bats that had had trouble threatening to score for the last several innings, Bowie was hoping for some come back heroics.
Surely after all of the times the Jackrabbits had MacGyvered their way out of not giving up runs on defense during the now three hour game, some of that magic would bleed over to their bats with the game on the line.
The team had come through in a similar fashion last year to beat Holliday, but a year later it would not come to pass.
A strikeout, a fly out to centerfield and a three strike strikeout swinging ended the game with the Eagles winning 2-1.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend 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.
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