BOWIE – Taylor McCarty hit a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh and came around to score to give Bowie a 3-1 victory over Boyd in the final 8-3A tiebreaker game.
The Lady Rabbits needed to win after losing to Paradise 9-5 the previous night. They’ll face 7-3A champion Brock in a best-of-three series that starts at 6 p.m. Friday in Brock with Game 2 set for 2 p.m. Saturday in Bowie.
Bowie’s Maylie Short and Boyd’s Kristin Rasbury were locked in a pitcher’s duel after each allowed a run in the first two innings. Short allowed only three hits and struck out four with the only run she surrendered being unearned.
The top of the Lady Rabbits’ lineup came up big as Short, McCarty and Katelyn Allison had six of Bowie’s seven hits. Callie Melton also drove in a run with a first-inning single.
Graham, Vernon split warmups
Graham outslugged Brock 12-11 at home Monday night for a warmup win as Alex Husen homered and drove in four runs. Husen also earned the save, coming on in relief of Emma Southerland.
Tatum Trester and Morgan Patterson each drove in two runs for the District 6-4A champions.
Vernon suffered its second straight loss heading into the playoffs as Decatur captured a 7-5 victory.
Shay Williams took the loss, while Jade GUzman and Lauren Hager each had three hits. The Lady Lions face Abilene Wylie this weekend in the playoffs.
TUESDAY 8-3A TIEBREAKER
Bowie 3, Boyd 1
Bowie | 100 | 000 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Boyd | 010 | 000 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
WP: Maylie Short. LP: Kristin Rasbury.
2B: (Boy) Sydney Langley. 3B: (Bow) Taylor McCarty, Short.
Leading Hitters: (Bow) Short 2x3, run; McCarty 2x4, 2 runs, RBI; Katelyn Allison 2x4; (Boy) Jordan Salmon 1x3, run.
Records: Bowie (12-17).
MONDAY LINESCORES
8-3A TIEBREAKER
Paradise 9, Bowie 5
Bowie | 000 | 122 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Paradise | 160 | 200 | x | — | 9 | 10 | 3 |
Battery: (B) Kalee Case, Maylie Short (2); (P) Kendall Candioto, Kailey Thomas (5). WP: Candioto. LP: Case.
2B: (B) Carrington Davis, Callie Melton, Maylie Short; (P) Candioto, Makenna Hudson, Christina Tipton.
Leading Hitters: (B) Melton 2x4, 2 RBI; Katelyn Allison 1x2, run, 2 RBI; Short 1x2, run, RBI; (P) Candioto 3x4, run, RBI; Maddie Terry 2x4, 2 runs, RBI; Sarah McKinney 1x3, run, RBI.
Records: Bowie 11-17.
WARMUP GAMES
Decatur 7, Vernon 5
Decatur | 130 | 201 | 0 | — | 7 | 11 | 2 |
Vernon | 010 | 002 | x2 | — | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Battery: (D) Chism, Jayo (7); (V) Shay Williams, Jade Guzman (6). WP: Chism. LP: Williams.
2B: (D) Trull, Jayo, Hook; (V) Guzman, Lauren Hager. 3B: (D) Hesteaudi.
Leading Hitters: (D) Hesteaudi 2x4, run, 3 RBI; Trull 2x4, 2 RBI; Jayo 2x4, run; Smith 2x3, 2 runs, RBI; (V) Guzman 3x3, run, RBI; Hager 3x4, run, 2 RBI; Makyleigh Leija 2x3.
Records: Vernon 18-4.
Graham 12, Brock 11
Brock | 040 | 005 | 2 | — | 11 | 12 | 3 |
Graham | 102 | 612 | x | — | 12 | 15 | 2 |
WP: Emma Southerland. SV: Alex Husen.
2B: (G) Sarah Bundrick 2, Morgan Patterson 2. 3B: (G) Maddie Morgan. HR: (G) Husen.
Leading Hitters: (G) Abree Beggs 3x4, 3 runs, RBI; Bundrick 3x4, run, RBI; Husen 2x4, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Patterson 2x4, run, 2 RBI; Tatum Trester 2x3, run, 2 RBI.
Records: Graham 21-7.