Bowie, Rouse reach bi-district playoffs

LAKEWAY — Cadie Hays slammed a grand slam and Anya German launched a first-inning, two-run home run as Bowie beat Lake Travis 7-6 on Monday night to secure the No. 2 seed in District 26-6A, setting up a bi-district matchup with Stony Point this week.

Hays started in the circle for Bowie, which by coin flip was designated as the home team despite the game being played at Lake Travis. Hays pitched three innings, hitting her grand slam in the bottom of the third to give Bowie a 6-4 lead. She gave way to Kate Bookidis, who struck out eight Cavaliers over four innings. The Dawgs held off a late Lake Travis rally as the Cavaliers scored two runs in the top of the seventh to cut the lead to 7-6 and had the tying run on base when the game ended.

Lake Travis will face Vista Ridge in the first round of the playoffs.

Both teams hit the ball well; Bowie had 13 hits and Lake Travis had 12. Valeria Feeney and Abriana Coy had three hits each for Bowie while Josie Busceme added two hits and scored twice. Bookidis earned the win.

Around the Austin area

Rouse capped an amazing season turnaround by beating Glenn 3-0 as Delaney Vannoy drove in two runs and scored as well, all in the first inning. Blakely Barber pitched a complete game shutout, allowing three hits and fanning eight.

Johnson City exploded for five runs in the third inning to beat Goldthwaite in a playoff for first place in District 28-2A. Madison Marshall had four hits and drove in a pair of runs while Hannah Roy and Bo Crownover added two hits each for the Eagles.

In a playoff warmup game, Hyde Park beat Eastside Early College 13-0 as senior Taylor Haywood earned her 50th pitching win over the past two seasons. She was taken out for the final two innings after recording her 500th career strikeout.

This week’s bi-district playoff schedule

Class 5A — Eastside Early College at Georgetown, 7 p.m. (one game)

Class 6A — (1) Round Rock at Dripping Springs, 7 p.m. (best-of-three); (1) Johnson at Cedar Ridge, 7 p.m. (best-of-three); (1) Stony Point vs. Bowie, 7 p.m. at Noack (best-of-three)

Class 5A — McCallum at Elgin, 7 p.m. (one game); Crockett vs. East View, 7 p.m. at Manor (one game); (1) Liberty Hill vs. Seguin, 6 p.m. at San Marcos (best-of-three); (1) Smithson Valley at Rouse, 7 p.m. (best-of-three); (1) San Antonio Davenport at Navarro, 6 p.m. (best-of-three)

Class 4A — Smithville vs. Houston Washington, 5:30 p.m. (one game);

Class 6A — (2) Dripping Springs at Round Rock, 5 p.m. (best-of-three); (2) Cedar Ridge at Johnson, 7 p.m. (best-of-three); (2) Stony Point vs. Bowie, 7 p.m. at Noack (best-of-three); (3) Dripping Springs at Round Rock, 7:30 (if needed);

Class 5A — Bastrop vs. LASA, 6 p.m. at Noack (one game); (2) Liberty Hill vs Seguin, 6 p.m. at San Marcos (best-of-three); (2) Navarro at San Antonio Davenport, 6 p.m. (best-of-three)

Class 6A — (3) Johnson vs. Cedar Ridge, 10 a.m. (if needed, site TBA); (3) Stony Point vs. Bowie, noon at Noack (if needed); San Antonio Davenport at Navarro, noon (if needed)

Class 5A — (3) San Antonio Davenport at Navarro, noon (if needed); (3) Rouse at Smithson Valley, noon (if needed); Liberty Hill vs. Seguin, noon at San Marcos (if needed)