EP picked up their first win of the young season in dramatic fashion on Saturday morning as Logan Wunderlich singled to right with two outs in the bottom of the 7th to drive in Mikey Biba with the winning run to give the Panthers a 14-13 win over Fulton.
The Steamers jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first inning and increased the margin to 6-2 after 2.
The Panthers exploded for 9 runs in the 5th to go up 12-6 with a combination of 3 hits 2 walks and 6 Steamer errors.
Fulton responded with 6 runs in the top of the 6th, starting the inning with 4 consecutive walks followed by a combination of singles and a Panther error to tie the game at 12.
Kolby Franks got the win for EP. Jake Jensen started for the Panthers recording 6 earned runs on 4 hits, 3 walks and striking out 4. Dawson Haggard threw 3 innings giving up 4 earned runs on 1 hit, striking out 2 and walking 4.
EP pounded out 9 hits collecting 7 walks and 4 strikeouts. Wunderlich and Austin Cole each had a pair of singles. The Panthers recorded 10 stolen bases with Bryce Rosenow swiping three.
“The guys did a good job of battling the whole game. We could of gotten down on ourselves in the 6th but we kept battling back and won it, said Panther head coach Brad Tichler.
The 2-1 Panthers will travel to Bureau Valley on Monday.
