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April 23, 2010 - The Huntsville Panthers Dropped Game 1 before Weather
forced Suspension of Game 2 to resume on Monday
Game 1: Huntsville Panthers 2, Grissom 10
Grissom jumped up to a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1st, but Andrew Dennis' homerun tied the game in the
3rd inning. From there, the Panthers bats were connected on solid line drives into the outfield, but they seemed
to always fly straight into the hands of Grissom Tiger defenders. In short, Huntsville hit the ball where
they were, but they hit where Huntsville defenders were not. Huntsville walked too many batters and Grissom hitters
capitalized - driving in 5 unearned runs.
Game 2 - Suspended in the bottom of the 1st - to resume
on Monday
Grissom wasted no time getting their scoring in gear with 2 outs in the top of
the 1st inning when Blake Crank stepped to the plate and slammed the first pitch he received well beyond the left
field wall to put the Tigers up by a score of 2-0. Panther pitcher promptly struck out the next Tiger to close
the top of the 1st. Steven Cole had just reached base and Andrew Dennis was about to step in the batters box when a
bright flash of lightning stopped play. With rain coming in, the game was then postphone to resume on Monday afternoon.
Start Time TBD
April 16, 2010 - The Huntsville Panthers Advanced to the Regional Finals
after two straight wins over Bob Jones
The Game 1: Huntsville Panthers 18, Bob Jones Patriots 3
The
Panthers came out swinging backing up an outstanding 7 inning pitching performance by Luke Leeth going the full five
innings while giving up 3 runs on five hits and struck out 11.
The Panther offense was firing on all 9 barrels
as they jumped out to a 5-0 lead during their first at bat. But, Bob Jones bounced back to close the gap to
5-3. This rally was quickly squashed when Austin Hatfield connected on a Grand Slam to give the Panthers a 13-3
lead in the 4th inning, thus putting the game back in full control of the Panthers.
Game 1 Offensive Summary
Clay went 1-2 and scored 3 runs; Steve Cole scored 2 runs;
Andrew Dennis went 3-4 with a double and scored 3 runs; Anthony Rapiere went 1-2 and scored 3 runs; Austin
Hatfield went 2-4 with a "Grand Slam" and scored 2 runs. Steven Script went 2-4 with two doubles
and scored 3 runs. Ryan Barnes went 2-4 with a Home Run and scored 2 runs. Garrett Thornton went 2-4 and scored
1 run.
The Game 2: Huntsville Panthers 7,
Bob Jones Patriots 1
In this game, the Patriots came back with determination and jumped out to 1-0 lead in the
top of the first with 2 runners on base ready to add to their lead. But, Daniel Koger, who went the full 7 inning distance
on the mound for the Panthers would not allow that to happen. He shut down the Patriots batters sending the Panthers
at bat in the bottom of the 1st with only a 1 run deficit. During the 7 innings, Daniel gave up one run on 4 hits while
striking out 7.
The Panther offense got rolling in the 2nd inning when Andrew Dennis hit a 2xRBI single to put
the Panthers on top 2-1. With Andrew on base, Anthony Rapiere stepped to the plate and slammed a powerful crush well beyond
the right field wall to put the Panthers up 4-1. From there, the Panther pitching and defense tightened to keep the
Patriots in check through 7 innings of play. With this win, the Panthers advance to the Regional Finals where they will
play the Grissom Tigers.
Game 2 Offensive Summary
Clay Holcomb went 1-3 and scored 1 run. Steve went 1-2 and scored 2 runs (2 hit by pitch). Andrew Dennis went
3-4 with a Home Run and scored 2 runs. Anthony Rapiere went 1-3 with a Home Run and scored 1 run.
Steven Script went 2-3 and scored 1 run. Ryan Barnes went 1-1 (plus one hit by pitch).
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