Bulldogs defeat Sonora in district action, 10-4
COAHOMA — The Bulldogs' solid offense came through when they needed it the most in their 10-4 district victory over the Sonora Bulldogs on Tuesday.
Sonora got off to an early jump on Coahoma in the first inning, scoring two runs before grounding out to pitcher Billy Bailey.
Coahoma turned the advantage around at their next at bat, starting with Ky Kemper, who tripled home Seth Brooks and Billy Starr to tie the game.
Coahoma's third baseman, Nick Gonzales, drove Kemper home on a single fly ball to right field to send Coahoma into the lead.
Both teams kept the next two innings score free until Sonora knotted the game at 3-3 in the fourth. Coahoma responded with a three-run fourth and four-run fifth inning. With two outs in the fourth, freshman Grant Glidewell ripped a single and then scored off a triple by Brenner Gartman.
Brooks delivered an RBI single to give Coahoma a 5-3 lead. Ky Kemper added one more run when he drew a walk with the bases loaded.
The Bulldogs earned two more runs from bases-loaded walks in the fifth inning. A Kemper single scored Gartmen and Brooks to give Coahoma a 10 to 4 advantage.
Sonora started a rally in the seventh inning by loading the bases from two walks and a single. However, Brooks cut off the Broncos momentum when he used his strong arm to pick off two runners attempting to steal.
Kemper, who took over on the mound in the sixth inning as relief, struck out the last batter swinging to end the game.
Kemper led the Bulldogs to victory at the plate. He was 3-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and one run scored. Brooks was 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two RBI, and one walk. Gartman went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two RBI, a triple, and two walks.
Bailey got the win for Coahoma on the mound. He went five innings, allowed four runs off of five hits and struck out five batters. Kemper closed out the evening sacrificing one hit and striking out three.
With the win, Coahoma now sits third in District 5-3A at the halfway point with a 2-2, 10-7 record. Next: Coahoma hits the road to begin the second round of district action on Friday in Big Lake. Coahoma faces the Reagan County Owls at 7 p.m. The JV team plays at 4:30 p.m.
SONORA 4, COAHOMA 10
Sonora: 200 110 0 -- 4 6 1
Coahoma: 300 340 X -- 10 14 2
W — Billy Bailey, L —Buitron. 2B: Sonora — Reteria. 3B: Coahoma — Ky Kemper, Brenner Gartman. PitchesStrikes: Sonora — Buittron 92-50, Vyulecka 23-14. Coahoma — Bailey 87-51, Kemper 34-17.
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