Kolby Franks pitched 3 2/3 innings of no-hit baseball before handing the game over to Bryce Rosenow who secured a no-hit five inning win for the Panthers on Saturday in Clinton. The game was played at Lumber King Stadium.
The Rams only had two runners in the five inning contest, one reaching on an error the other on a walk.
The Panthers jumped on the Rams in the first inning scoring twice on singles by Rosenow and Jamie Miner.
EP added another run the bottom of the second with Connor Sibley driving in Jake Jensen with a single to make it 3-0 Panthers.
Austin Cole followed singles by Erik Daubman and Franks with a single of his own to drive in two more runs to give the Panthers a 5-0 cushion after three.
A pair of doubles by Rosenow and Miner produced two more runs in the fourth inning to put the Panthers up 7-0.
EP ended the game in the bottom of the fifth scoring three times capped off by a double by Miner to drive in the 10th run.
“The guys played a great game today. You know it’s a good day when you can score runs in every inning with three guys having multiple hits,” said head coach Brad Tichler.
The Panthers pounded out 12 hits with Rosenow and Miner each collecting three hits apiece including a pair of doubles. Miner also knocked in three runs.
The Panther host St. Bede On Tuesday at 4:30.
