The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Bowie nor Haltom made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Volunteers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Buffalos. The victory was nothing new for the Volunteers as they're now sitting on three straight.
Roman Ortega
| 04/10/26 @ Haltom | 8 |
| 03/20/26 @ Sam Houston | 6 |
| 03/05/26 @ Waco | 5 |
| 04/08/25 @ Haltom | 5 |
| 03/27/26 @ Martin | 4 |
Jaxon Turner and Roman Ortega made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Turner tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Ortega struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high. At bat, Turner got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run, while Ortega fired off two home runs while going 2-for-4. Ortega also scored two runs, which is notable because Bowie is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 6-16 otherwise.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Derrion Brown, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Bowie lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Bowie's record now sits at 9-16. As for Haltom, they dropped their record down to 4-23 with the loss, which was their eighth straight at home.
Coming up, Bowie will venture away from home to square off against Mansfield Summit at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Haltom, they will host Azle at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Hornets' pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so the Buffalos' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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