Bears second baseman Brad McDonald covers the base as a Mexia baserunner slides. The runner was safe with a double after the throw from the outfield bounced into his body and away from the play. The Bears lost the playoff game, held in Fairfield Saturday, by a count of 7-2. Loyd Cook Photo FAIRFIELD — The Brownsboro Bears saw their baseball season come to an end, after losing twice to the Mexia Blackcats in a best 2-of-3 playoff series in the bi-district round.

A pitching duel in the Thursday, May 6, game saw the Bears (16-10) fall, 3-0, at the hands of Mexia’s highly-touted righthander, Trey Davis, despite a stellar effort by Bears pitcher Scott Spearman.

In the series-deciding Game 2, a five-run Mexia outburst in the first inning was too much for Brownsboro to overcome, as the series closed out on a 7-2 win by the Blackcats.

It was the end of their high school athletic careers for 11 Brownsboro seniors.

Bears first baseman Jacob McCarthy prepares to take a throw from the pitcher, driving the Mexia runner back to the base, during a series-ending 7-2 playoff loss Saturday. Loyd Cook Photo “They gave me everything they had, did a lot for the program and we’ll miss them,” Bears head coach Ty Thomison said of the team’s Class of 2010. “The juniors have some big shoes to fill.”

Game 1

Mexia 3, Brownsboro 0

It had to be a different kind of pressure for Bears pitcher Scott Spearman in Game 1 against Mexia. On top of it being a playoff matchup, he was facing Trey Davis, a righthanded pitcher with a 90-plus mph fastball and with a New York Yankees scout in attendance to watch Davis’ performance.

And Spearman battled throughout, with only mistake a high fastball in the top of the fourth inning that got turned around and sent out of the park for a tworun homer.

Other than that, he gave up only a single run in the sixth inning. Spearman went the distance, striking out eight while overcoming six walks. He gave up only four hits in the game.

The only walk that hurt him came immediately before the fourth-inning home run.

Davis struck out 12 while walking only one and giving up a single hit — a third inning single by Bears centerfi elder Ryan Smith.

Smith also worked a firstinning walk, then stole second and third base.

The only other Brownsboro baserunner in the game was shortstop Jose Mendez, who reached on an error by his Mexia counterpart in the second inning.

The last 13 Bears batters at the plate were sat down as the Bears lost Game 1.

Game 2

Mexia 7, Brownsboro 2

A first inning that saw four Mexia hits and three hit batsmen, left the Brownsboro Bears down by a 5-0 count in the deciding game of the series.

Brownsboro starting pitcher Colin Mason settled down from there, giving up only one run over the next five innings, but the Bears offense could not come back from the early deficit.

The Bears scored two runs in the fourth inning.

Ryan Smith’s RBI double drove home Matt Tobey, who led off the inning with a single.

Brad McDonald’s single drove home Smith. But that was all the offense the Bears could muster for the game.

Mexia added one more run late off pitcher Clint Cundiff, who pitched the last inning. He struck out two and gave up the one run on two hits.

The Bears will “turn over” their team next year after seeing 11 seniors graduate this year.