The Panthers swept the Luling Eagles 2-0 in a 2 out of 3 game series to win Bi-District.
On Friday, May 3rd the Panthers shut out the Eagles, 6-0. Layne Lassberg went 5 innings scattering 4 hits. Sam Isenberg pitched in relief to shut down Luling. Isenberg batted 2 for 3 with one RBI. Kyle Gray and Skyler Itz hit RBI singles. Chase Glowka had a single and Colton Childress grabbed 3 stolen bases.
On Saturday, May 4 the Panthers came back from a 2-6 deficit in the 5th inning to get the win 7-6. Josh McCaslin started on the mound for the Panthers with Isenberg pitching in relief to get the win. T J Hardin was 3 for 4 with 2 RBI. Isenberg batted 2 for 3. Glowka and Kyle Sauceda each hit doubles. Gray had the big stick of the night going 2 for 4 with a 3-run homerun and a walk-off single in the last inning to win the game. The Panthers will face the East Bernard Brahmas in the Area playoff game Friday at 7p.m. and Saturday at 6 p.m. with game 3, if necessary, 30 minutes after game 2 at Bastrop High School.
On Tuesday, April 30, the Panthers lost the tie-breaker game for 1st place playoff seeding to the Comfort Bobcats 2 to 3. James Leachman pitched a great game but fell short in the last inning. Leachman tossed 6 innings giving up only 3 hits. Offensively the Panthers could only manage 2 hits with singles from Isenberg and Gray.
The Panthers and Bobcats finished District as Co-Champions.
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