Dan Eyrich, AP Sports
After suffering two weather cancellations during the week the Lady Panthers traveled to Manlius Saturday for a doubleheader with the Bureau Valley Storm. The Panthers built a 6-3 lead and held on for a 7-5 win in the first game. The second game, which was limited to five innings due to chilly conditions and injuries, saw the Storm rally back to pick up a 3-1 victory.
Sydney Schwartz led the offense in the game one win collecting 3 hits, including 2 doubles, drove in 2, and scored once. Wynn Renkes pitched the full seven innings picking up the win giving up 10 hits, 4 earned runs, striking out 12, and walking three.
The Storm scored the first run of the contest in the bottom of the first with a two-out RBI single.
Schwartz tied the game with an RBI double in the top of the third. BV responded in the bottom of the inning scoring twice, cashing in a pair of singles and a walk to go up 3-1 after three.
EP took control of the game in the top of the fourth scoring five times with two outs. Gabi Abell smacked a two-out RBI double to get the scoring started. Schwartz picked up her second double of the game driving in Abell to make it 4-3. Wynn Renkes then banged an RBI single for the Panthers fifth run and Paezleigh Hudgin’s single made it a 6-3 Panther lead.
EP added another run in the top of the seventh when Alyssah Padilla drove in Kayler Pritchard with a single.
The Storm made it interesting in the bottom of the seventh scoring twice on a double and a pair of singles to make the final 7-5.
The Panthers pounded out 11 hits in the contest, 3 for extra bases and collected 4 walks. Hudgin had two hits with an RBI as did Padilla. Abell had a double and two RBIs along with a walk.
In the second game Ayden Klendworth got the start for the Panthers giving up just 4 hits, no earned runs, striking out 3 in her 4 innings of work. Offensively the Panthers were held to just three hits with Lillian McWilliams picking up 2 of the knocks and the lone RBI.
EP got on the board the top of the third on an RBI double by McWilliams driving in Wynn Renkes who had reached on a dropped third strike.
The Storm rallied to take the lead in the bottom of the third. With two outs BV put together three consecutive singles to go up 3-1.
The Panthers were unable to score again in the five inning contest.
The 6-7 Panthers will host Morrison on Monday.
