This time the sun was shining and the Lady Panther offense was on full display as they banged out 24 hits with 9 for extra bases. Freshman Laken Renkes had a game she won’t soon forget as she had a perfect 6 for 6 day at the plate, including a pair of triples, scored 4 times and drove in 2.
The Lady Panthers exploded out of the gate in the first inning as the scored eight times. Laken Renkes led off with a triple to get the offense going and scored on an single by Chloe Hamilton. A double by Ava Grawe plated a second run. Lilly Swatos drew a walk, followed by an outfield error that scored EP’s third run. A double from Leah Richmond and a walk and a single by Laken Renkes, her second hit of the inning, made it 7-0. Another base hit by Hamilton, this time a single, scored the final run of the inning.
The Lady Trojans answered in the bottom of the inning as they scored three time using three consecutive singles and a Panther error to make it 8-3 after one.
Following a scoreless second inning, Laken Renkes swatted her second triple of the game with one out. A single by Hamilton made it 9-3. With two outs, Swatos doubled driving in Hamilton for EP’s tenth run. An error by the second baseman and wild throw home resulted in another Panther score to make it 11-3. Isabella Olvera stole home for the Panther’s twelfth score.
EP added on in the fourth after two were out. Wynn Renkes laced a double to right-center and came home on a single from her sister Laken to make the score 13-3.
Mendota plated a run in their half of the fourth with a double and an RBI single. First baseman Eden Jensen pulled off an unassisted double play to get EP out of the inning with a 13-4 lead.
In the sixth, EP loaded the bases and plated four with the big blow coming from Swatos with a bases clearing triple to put the Lady Panthers up 13. With two out, consecutive singles by Ayden Klendowth, Leah Richmond, and Jensen scored two more runs. To cap off the inning, Wynn Renkes launched a ball over the fence driving in three more to make the score 22-4.
The Lady Trojans added a run in their final at bat to make the final 22-5 in six innings
Klendworth went the distance for the win giving up 7 hits, 2 earned runs, striking out 4, and walking 1.
Beyond Laken Renkes’ huge day, Chloe Hamilton had 5 knocks with a triple and collected 4 RBIs and Lilly Swatos had 3 hits and drove in 4.
The Lady Panthers (12-10) will host Orion on Friday.
