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April 5 - The Freshman Panthers hosted Bob Jones and came up short in
both games by a run. Pitching by Bob Jones was effective and the Panthers just had trouble hitting anything solid off
them.
Game 1
Panthers 4 Bob Jones 5 - The
Panthers trailed the whole game until the 4th inning when they made a run at it and totaled 4 runs to tie up the
score. Both teams held each other in the 5th to put it into extra innings where the Bob Jones bats came through
for one run to win the game. Taking the mound for the Panthers was Robinson for 5 innings and Poe for the close.
Hits were Wimberly 1 with an RBI, Rotenberger 1 with 2 RBI’s with a double, Wisener 1, Hicklin 1.
Game 2 Panthers 4 Bob Jones 5 - The Panthers started out on top with 2 quick scores. Bob
Jones clawed back into the game to take the lead back in the 4th 5 to 4. In the 5th the Panthers
came back and blanked Bob Jones defensively. Trey Wimberly put together 3 great short stop plays to send them to the
dugout. But as before in the first game, the Panthers just couldn’t put enough hits together to score in the end.
Getting the call on the mound for Huntsville was Ponder for 3 innings and Wisener for 2. Batting was Rotenberger 3,
Wimberly 1, Wisener 1, Goldman a double with 2 RBI’s, Hicklin a double with an RBI, and Poe 1.
April 3 Panthers 11, Hazel Green 0 -
The Freshman Panthers had a long week so far and their pitchers were showing some wear after 6 games. Lending a hand
were two freshman from the JV ranks that helped the Panthers run-rule Hazel Green in 5 innings with an 11-0 win.
It was sweet to give back some of what they had received earlier in the week. The Panthers defense was giving nothing
to Hazel Green and with heads-up base running by all it ensured a shutout. Taking the mound was Probst for 2 innings
and Beasley for 3 innings. Batting stats were Wimberly 1, Beasley 1, Probst 1 and an RBI with a double, Hicklin 1 with
2 RBI’s, Wisener 3 with 3 RBI’s with 2 doubles, Rotenberger 1 with an RBI, Thompson 1 and an RBI and Connor with
an RBI.
April 1st - The freshman Panthers came back with something to prove after
their losses to Hazel Green and owned the Grissom Tigers in both games of the double header.
Game 1 Panthers 11 Grissom 7 - For the first 3 innings the Panthers trailed the Tigers then
in a 4th inning “bat-a-rama” with 7 runs, the Panthers completely tamed the Tigers. Some
great defensive plays by Ryan Moore in center field made sure any comeback of the Tigers was out of the question along with
an unassisted double play by Drew Connor. Getting the call on the mound for Huntsville was Letson for an inning and
Scarano for 4 innings. The batting stats are many and here they are. Wimberly 4 hits 2 RBI’s with a triple,
Rotenberger 1 with an RBI, Moore 1 and 2 RBI’s, Goldman 1 and an RBI, Hicklin 2 hits 2 RBI’s with a double, Robinson
1, Thompson 1 with and RBI and Connor with 1.
Game 2 Panthers 15 Grissom 8 - The Huntsville Panthers bats continued to hammer the Tigers
in the second game with a another 11 hits. Ryan Moore kept up his defense in center field to deny the Tigers a comeback.
The mound did their part against the Tigers as well, taking the mound was Robinson for 2-1/3 innings, Poe for 1-2/3 innings
and Wisener closing the final inning. For their bats, Trey Wimberly continued to light up the sky with 3 hits 2 RBI’s
with a double to finish both games batting 7 for 8, Rotenberger 1, Moore 2, Goldman 2, Hicklin 1 with an RBI with a double,
Thompson with 2 and 2 RBI’s with a double and Connor with 1.
March-31: The
Panther Freshman fell to Hazel Green in both games of the double header. Game1 Panthers 7 Hazel Green 9 - The Panthers took the early lead in the first inning with a
run by Wimberly on an RBI from Moore. Then came the third inning where Hazel Green scored 7 runs and after that they
never looked back. Pitching for the Panthers was Poe for 3 innings and Robinson for 3 innings. Hits were as follows:
Wimberly 1, Connor 2 RBI’s, Moore 1 with an RBI, Hughes with 1 and an RBI, Letson with 1, Rotenberger with a double
and an RBI, and Thompson with 1.
Game 2 Panthers 4 Hazel Green
5 - In the second game Hazel Green
started out the first two innings with 2 runs each while the Panther Bats were cold. Then in the 3rd inning
the Panthers sprung from behind to tie the game with 4 runs but the Trojans answered with the go ahead run in the bottom and
their pitching held off the Panthers for the remainder of the game. Pitching for the Panthers was Scarano for 2 innings
and Ponder for 2. The batting stats were Wimberly with 2, Letson with 1, Moore with 2 and 2 RBI’s, Hicklin with
a single, double and an RBI, Robinson with 1.
March-29: Freshman Split DH with Sparkman Freshman Split DH with SparkmanGame 1 Panthers 12 Sparkman 11 - The
Panthers played a back and forth game and narrowly came out ahead of Sparkman in the first game 12-11. Even though it
was a cold night their bats were hot and held up in the end. Pitching for the Panthers was Letson, Scarano and Goldman.
Hitting numbers were as follows: Wimberly 1 with 2 RBI’s and a SAC fly, Moore 1 with an RBI, Hughes 2 hits, Goldman
3 hits, Poe with a hit, Hicklin 1, Rotenberger 1 with an RBI, and Connor an RBI and a SAC fly. Game 2
Panthers 4 Sparkman 10 - In the second game Sparkman came
alive with a tough defensive showing. They beat the Panthers 10-4 on only 5 hits. The Panthers did not protect
the ball well and that made the difference. Pitching for the Panthers was Goldman and Ponder. Hitting stats were
Moore with 2, Goldman with 1, Ponder with a double, Robinson with a single, double and 2 RBI’s, Thompson with 1 and
Connor with an RBI.
March-27: Freshman
Panthers split a DH with Grissom- don’t have the scores Freshman played a single against Fort Payne and took the win, I was not present at that game for the score
either.
March-27: Freshman Panthers split
a DH with Grissom- don’t have the scores Freshman
played a single against Fort Payne and took the win, I was not present at that game for the score either.
March 4th - Panthers come back with a big win 19-7 over Buckhorn to go 5-1 for the season - The Panthers played
great in all facets of the game against Buckhorn in a 7 inning game Thursday night. They totaled 17 hits and 13 strikeouts
to leave the Bucks far behind. Starting was Trey Poe for 2-2/3 innings and 2 strikeouts, Nick Cook pitched 3-1/3 innings
with 9 strikeouts, and Hayden Goldman topped off the last innings with 2 strikeouts. As I had said their bats were hot
so the stat sheet is long but here are the deserved totals. Trey Wimberly 3 hits one a double and 5 RBI’s, Drew
Connor with 2 hits, Tristan Hughes with 5 hits, 2 for doubles and 3 RBIs, Jared Wisener with a hit and an RBI, Hayden Goldman
with 3 hits and 4 RBIs, want to add Hayden caught a 3rd base runner sleeping in the bottom of the third and ran him down for
the 3rd out, Bryant Ponder with a hit and 3 RBIs and a SAC fly, Gunner Scarano with 2 hits, Ben Letson with a hit and an RBI
and Nick Cook with a hit. Each week the Freshman Panthers become a better knit team relying on each other’s strengths.
March 1st
- Panther Freshman drop to Madison Academy 10-5: It was all quiet the first 4 innings of the game when Madison Academy’s
bats came alive with 7 runs in the 5th. The Panthers tried to fight back with 4 runs in the 6th but MA finished with
three more runs to finish the game. Taking the mound was Bryant Ponder with 4 innings and 4 strikeouts, Ben Letson came
in and Chad Robinson finished for the final 2-2/3 innings with 2 strikeouts. Batting stats for the Panthers Trey
Wimberly with a start off double, Ryan Moore with a hit, Trey Poe with a hit and a double, Tristan Hughes with a double, Bryant
Ponder with a hit and an RBI, Chad Robinson with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, and Drew Connor with 2 hits.
Feb-27 - Freshman Panthers Take 2 from Grissom to go 4-0 for the
regular season.
Game 1: Huntsville 3 - Grissom 1: Although the Panther’s bats were cold their defense and pitching helped
to down the Grissom Tigers with a 3-1 win. Getting the start
and the win on the mound for the Panthers was Nick Cook. He pitched 4 innings with 6 strike-outs and just two hits to
cage the Tigers. Hayden Goldman came in for the 3 up and 3 down close. To note, Ryan Moore made a great cover-up
play in shallow center. On an over throw to second, he charged the ball and threw the runner out at home. Brewer Hicklen
guarded the plate to deny the run. Also, Hayden Goldman did a great job of backing up a missed double play at first
and throwing the advancing runner out at second to end the game. As stated their bats were cold, with only one hit and
2 RBIs from Jared Wisener. The third run was scored by a Grissom balk.
Game 2: Huntsville 2 - Grissom 1: Huntsville’s bats were a bit warmer in the second game against Grissom for a tough
fought win. Taking the mound for Huntsville was Trey Poe who totaled 4 innings, 4 strike-outs, with no hits and 1 run.
Trey and Jared hooked up for a snappy pick-off at first in the second inning. Finishing in the last inning with a quick
3 up and 3 down with 1 strike out was Ben Letson. Brewer Hicklen did another fine job behind the plate at catching,
fending off any chance of Grissom getting in to score. Batting for the Panthers was Trey Wimberly with a smash
double and an RBI to right center, Adam Thompson with a sac bunt to put a runner in scoring position and Bryant Ponder with
2 hits and the winning RBI.
Feb 25th - Game 2: Panthers 12, Cullman 0 - The Freshman Panthers did a great job of improving on the last outing by putting
back to back games without an error! They did a great job of working the ball defensively. In the first game they
run ruled Cullman 12-0. Pitching for the Panthers was Chad Robinson with 4 innings and 7 strikeouts and Gunner Scarano
finishing the last inning with 3 strikeouts in a row. The Panthers bats were hot from start to finish. Batting
contributions were Trey Wimberly with a game starting double and an RBI, Ryan Moore with a double and 2 RBIs, Jared Wisener
a double and 2 RBIs, Tristan Hughes with a hit and 2 RBIs, Hayden Goldman came through with 2 hits, and Drew Connor started
the long bottom of the 4th inning, 11 man at bat, with a hit.
Feb 25th - Game 1: Panthers 9, Cullman 3 - The second game was a different story. The Panthers
bats cooled off in the first 3 innings but Cullman took only a one run lead the first two innings. Pitching was still
very good and as with the last game the Panthers had zero errors to record throughout the game. Pitching for the Panthers
were Bryant Ponder for 4 innings and 6 strikeouts and finishing up in the last inning was Hayden Goldman with one strikeout.
Cullman thought they would advance runners in the third inning for a lead until Drew Connor had a run-down putout in between
3rd and 2nd. Batting was cool until the 4th inning and the Panthers lit up the field
with 8 runs. Batting was Trey Wimberly with a hit, Ryan Moore with 2 hits and an RBI, Trey Poe with a hit and RBI, Tristan
Hughes with 2 hits and 2 RBIs, Gunner Scarano with 2 hits and an RBI, Brewer Hicklen with a 2 hits one a double and 2 RBIs
and Ben Letson finishing up with a hit in the 4th inning.
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