Bulldogs beat DeKalb, 6-4

Queen City baseball, much like everyone else in weather-ravaged Texas, hasn’t been on the field much but when they had the chance they made the most of it.

The Bulldogs beat DeKalb, 6-4, Feb. 25, as the teams met at James Bowie High School for the contest.

QC struck first as they plated two runs in the first inning and one in the third on wild pitches.

DeKalb posted a run in the bottom half of the third inning which closed the score at, 3-1, QC.

The Bulldogs added two more runs in the fifth after Tristan Mayfield slammed a 2-run homer to left field to make the score, 5-1.

In the sixth inning, and with two outs, Colton Power and Braeden Yancey both singled.

Mayfield stroked a single which brought in Power.

The Bulldogs watched its, 6-1, lead evaporate in the final inning as the Bears plated three runs to shave the Bulldogs’ lead to, 6-4.

A flyout with the bases juiced on the next at bat ended the threat and comeback.

Mayfield was 2-for-3 with a 2-run homerun and three RBIs, Yancey Power and Spencer Warren each had singles in the contest and overall the Bulldogs were walked nine times.

Aden Norton and Justin Mitchell both spent time on the hill for QC.