Bolt cuts short McCook Juniors' rally

Dawson Bredvick drove in two runs for the McCook First Central Bank Juniors before lightning and rain forced Thursday night’s game against Cozad to be called. McCook had closed within 11-8 in third inning, but play did not resumeso this game was not official. McCook’s Juniors and Seniors play at Gothenburg today with first pitch set for 5:30 p.m.

Steve Towery

McCOOK, Neb. — McCook’s baseball home doubleheader against Cozad turned into no games at all Thursday night.

The Cozad Seniors are not fielding a team this season, then Mother Nature decided juniors didn’t need to play one game that was feeling like two.

A wave of momentum changes had already reached the Jaycee Complex. McCook’s First Central Bank Juniors led 2-1, trailed 3-2, bolted ahead 6-3 only to see Cozad unleash an eight-run third inning.

McCook had rallied again within 11-8 when — whoa! — a single lightning bolt halted play.

Heavier rains soon followed and the game never resumed.

It wiped out a memorable two-RBI single from Dalton Bredvick that gave McCook its 5-3 advantage.

The Juniors’ rally began without needing a big hit.

Josh Carter took one pitch off the arm, James Mockry hustled to an infield single and Morgan Fawver took another baseball off his backside.

Seth Dugger’s bases-loaded, RBI-walk caught Cozad at 3-3 before Bredvick drove a clean single past the infielders.

Both Mockry and Fawver motored home. A throwing error allowed Dugger to score McCook’s sixth run.

However, a variety of home team miscues allowed Cozad to regain an 11-6 lead.

McCook’s Juniors and Seniors will both return to the diamond today with a 5:30 p.m. doubleheader at Gothenburg. The Seniors are 2-0, outscoring Imperial and Ogallala 27-to-zero.

One Legion baseball game completed on Thursday saw the McCook Legion B Cats lose 10-0 at Oxford.

A busy weekend continues for the Seniors at Broken Bow on Saturday and Holdrege Monday evening.