Panola Sweeps Northeast Three Games to None

April 27, 2016 - The #19 ranked Panola College Ponies Swept conference opponent Northeast Texas Community College Eagles last weekend by outscoring NETCC for a combined 40 runs in three games. Panola took game one 9-8, game two 18-0, and game three 13-5. Panola is now 35-13 on the season and 15-9 in conference play. Panola currently sits in 2nd place in Region-14 East Zone Conference play.

Game #1
Pitcher’s had a tough day during the game between Panola and Northeast, as the two teams put up 17 runs combined in a 9-8 Panola College win.

The teams banged out 19 hits hit’s between them, as well as eight for extra bases.

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to four lead changes in the game.

Panola finally managed to grab the lead after a strong fifth inning. Panola scored on an RBI single by Jansen McCurdy (White Oak, TX), bringing home Chad McKinney (Hughes Spring, TX).

Miguel Ausua (Penusals, PR) recorded the win for Panola. He tossed 1 2/3 innings of shutout ball. Ausua struck out three, walked two and gave up no hits.

McKinney, Landon Marshall (Huntington Beach, CA) and Pierce Hollister (Dickinson, TX) helped lead Panola. They combined for five hits and six RBIs.

Panola jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Logan Bailey (Hallsville, TX) started the rally for Panola with a single. Marshall doubled, scoring Austin Sojka (Huntington Beach, CA), Bailey and Hector Morales (Royal Palm Beach, FL). Panola added more runs when Marshall scored on an RBI double by Hollister.

Panola went up for good in the fifth scoring four total runs, which came home on a two-run double by McKinney.

Game #2
An exceptional effort by Chad McKinney (Hughes Springs, TX) carried Panola to an 18-0 win in five innings over Northeast in game two.
McKinney blasted two home runs for Panola. McKinney went 3-4 in the game with five RBIs and three runs scored. McKinney homered in the second and third innings.

The biggest inning for Panola was the second. In the inning Panola scored 11 runs. Panola scored in the second on a two-run home run by Colby Price (Nederland, TX), a bases loaded walk by Hector Morales (Royal Palm Beach, FL), a sacrifice fly by Landon Marshall (Huntington Beach, CA), a two-run single by Pierce Hollister (Dickinson, TX), a three-run home run by McKinney.

Panola hit four home runs in the win. Additional home runs for Panola came when Morales homered in the first inning and McKinney homered in the second and third innings.

Cayne Ueckert (Jasper, TX) recorded the win for Panola. He tossed 3 2/3 innings of shutout ball. Ueckert struck out two, walked three and gave up three hits.

Panola never surrendered the lead after the first inning, scoring four runs on a home run by Morales.

Game #3
Panola beat Northeast on Sunday 13-5 at Mount Pleasant, TX in eight innings.

Panola scored six runs in the fifth on Panola scored in the fifth on an RBI single by Logan Bailey (Hallsville, TX), a two-run error, and a two-run home run by Colby Price (Nederland, TX).

Austin Sojka (Huntington Beach, CA) had two extra-base hits for Panola. He doubled in the first and fifth innings and singled in the third and sixth innings.

Korey Clark recorded the win for Panola. He allowed one run over two innings. Clark struck out two, walked none and gave up two hits.

Price, Chad McKinney (Hughes Springs, TX), Sojka and Bailey helped lead Panola. They combined for 11 hits and six RBIs.

The top of the first saw Panola take an early lead, 3-0. Panola’s offense came out banging as Price singled before Jansen McCurdy (White Oak, TX) doubled, bringing home Price. Panola added more runs when McCurdy scored on an RBI double by Sojka and Sojka scored on a sacrifice fly by Bailey.
It didn't take long for Northeast to respond as it scored three runs of its own in the first. Northeast scored on a three-run home run by Roman.

Panola didn't relinquish the lead after scoring one run in the third inning when it scored on a groundout by Landon Marshall (Huntington Beach, CA).

Panola tallied one run in each of the sixth, seventh and eighth. In the sixth, Panola scored on a sacrifice fly by Marshall, scoring Sojka.

Submitted by Brandon Benton