February 18, 2019 - Panola Baseball had an outstanding weekend in Mississippi winning all four games they played. The four wins make the Ponies overall record 12-1 with one more trip back to Mississippi before conference play opens up.
Game 1 vs. Kaskaskia
The opening game for the Ponies came down to two big swings off the bats of Kade Clemens (Gilmer, TX) and Trent Touchet (Shreveport, LA). Touchet blasted a two run homerun in the top of the 4th to give the Ponies a 2-1 lead and then Clemens blasted a 3 run homerun to add insurance. Hayden Collins (Cypress, TX) threw the final 4 innings picking up the win for the first game of the weekend. Ponies win 5-2
Game 2 vs. Co-Lin
Chad Dallas (Orange, TX) took the bump for this one and was dominant. Dallas went 5 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, and struck out 11 batters (career high). Chris Edwards (Garrison, TX) and Garret Hermes (Rowlett, TX) combined for the final two innings and each added 3 strikeouts each. 17 total strikeouts for the Pony pitchers. The offense was lead by Austin Bost (Groves, TX) and Chris Collet (New Orleans, LA). Bost had a 3 hit game with 2 RBI’s while Collet blasted his first collegiate Homerun. Ponies win game 2 by a score of 7-3.
Game 3 vs. Kaskaskia
The rematch versus Kaskaskia was all Panola. The Ponies scored in each of the first four innings and never looked back. Joe Stevens (Gonzales, LA) led the way with 3 hits and 3 RBI’s. Blaine Parker (Hallsville, TX) got the start and the win going four solid innings allowing no runs. Panola pitching combined for its first shutout of the season. Ponies win 8-0.
Game 4 vs. Hinds
The finale of the weekend was a good one. Tyler Davis (Houston, TX) took the mound for the Ponies and was very good. He went a solid 4.2 innings giving up only 2 earned runs and striking out 5. He passed it off to Zach Goree (Woden, TX) foe the final 2.1 innings and Goree gave no hope. The Pony offense was lead by Thomas Grilli (Toronto, Canada), Cam Sibley (Dutchtown, LA), and Chase Hodges (Shreveport, LA). All 3 of them had 2 hits and Hodges added 3 RBI’s.
The Ponies are travel back to Mississippi this Saturday (2/23) to take on Frontier College and a rematch with Hinds.
