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The Dolores Bears (0-9, 0-3 2A District 2 League) fell to the Ignacio Bobcats (7-3, 3-0 2A District 2 League) on Tuesday, 7-0, in a game that featured just eight total hits.<\/p>\n
Both teams went down 1-2-3 in the first inning, but the Bobcats broke free with four runs in the bottom of the second, including a two-out, two-RBI single by senior Anthony Manzanares.<\/p>\n
Dolores stranded freshman Dakota Smith in its half of the second inning. Smith had singled with one away to provide the Bears\u2019 first hit of the game, and their next baserunner wouldn\u2019t come until the fifth inning.<\/p>\n
Ignacio junior Juanito Medina struck out the side in the top of the third inning, and then relief pitcher Tucker Ward sent the Bears down in order to start the fourth.<\/p>\n
Ignacio scored another run in the fourth to take a 5-0 advantage, and then tacked on two insurance runs in the sixth to complete the scoring.<\/p>\n
The Bears\u2019 best chance to score came in the top of the fifth, when Smith led off with a double to center past a diving Kruz Pardo for his \u2013 and the Bears\u2019 \u2013 second hit of the contest.<\/p>\n
But batting next, Brandon Ward flew out to center field and Smith was gunned down by Pardo attempting to tag up and advance to third for an 8-5 double play.<\/p>\n
Freshman Brennan Hite then singled back through the box, but was promptly thrown out attempting to steal second.<\/p>\n
Smith and Hite combined for the Bears\u2019 only three hits in the contest, as Ignacio\u2019s trio of pitchers \u2013 Medina, Ward and Pardo \u2013 struck out a combined 11 Dolores batters and held the visitors scoreless.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey brought in three different pitchers and they pitched pretty well against us,\u201d said Dolores head coach Rusty Hamilton. \u201cAnd we batted poorly.\u201d<\/p>\n
As poorly as Dolores hit, Ignacio wasn\u2019t much better.<\/p>\n
The Bobcats managed just five hits in the game, but they were aided by four walks, two hit batters and errors by the visitors.<\/p>\n
Ward pitched all six innings for Dolores, allowing five hits and four earned runs, while striking out two. And he limited the heart of Ignacio\u2019s lineup \u2013 Ward, Austin McCaw and Zach Weinrich \u2013 to a combined 1-for-10 on the day.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe did really well on the mound,\u201d Hamilton said. \u201cI think we had a couple of errors that cost him a couple of runs, but overall, they had one big inning that put them quite a ways ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dolores will next travel to Nucla (3-7, 1-1 1A District 1 League) for a double-header on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think they\u2019re definitely beatable,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s just comes down to fundamentals. We\u2019ve got to hit the ball, catch the ball and throw the ball. I think if we can put all the elements together in one game, we\u2019ll be equal or better than them.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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