The Panthers participated in their first road action of the season this afternoon, as they traveled to Coffeyville, KS. The road trip proved to be very successful as the Panthers run-ruled the Red Ravens 21-10 in game one and 18-5 in game two. It was also a historic milestone for Head Coach
Steve Murry, as the game one win gave him his 1100th career win as the Panthers Head Coach.
Game 1:
The Panther offense struck first and struck often in game number one. Neosho County put up a ten spot in the first inning, taking advantage of some very hitter friendly winds.
Drew Miller got the party started with a two-run HR that scored
Daegan Brady. Miller would not be satisfied and would later hit a grand slam in the same inning, giving him 6 RBI in the first inning.
Mason Lundgrin would also join in the home run parade, hitting a three-run HR in the 4th inning. The Panther offense tallied 11 hits to plate 21 runs in the 5 inning contest.
Owen Chaffin took the hill for the Panthers and received the win in his complete game performance. The win would give head coach
Steve Murry his 1100th win and would also give the Panthers a 9-5 record overall, and a 4-2 record in the conference.Â
Game 2:
Drake LaRoche took the hill for the Panthers in game two of the doubleheader. LaRoche tossed 5.0 innings and gave up 4 runs. The right hander kept the Red Ravens off balance and induced 7 fly outs, and 6 ground outs. The performance was just what the Panthers needed, as the offense picked up right where they left off in game one. The Panther offense plated 18 runs on 17 hits in the 7 inning contest.
Drew Miller decided to leave the yard again for a three-run HR.
Mason Lundgrin stayed hot and went 2-3 with an RBI in this contest. For the day, Lundgrin was 6-7 with 8 RBI.
Brett Wiemers and
Ivan Witt both notched 3 hits in this game as well.
Jordan Linderer threw the 6th and tossed a scoreless inning.
Brady Pacha closed down the contest throwing the bottom of the 7th inning for the Panthers, giving them a 18-5 victory. The win improved the Panthers overall record to 10-5 and 5-3 in KJCCC play.
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Head Coach Steve Murry on the wins, "Today was just what our ball club needed. We have been challenging our hitters to be better and they responded in a big way this afternoon. We have a young group of pitchers so our hitters need to take the pressure off of them and give them run support. Our team is dangerous if our hitters are swinging it like they did today. We are just going to keep putting our head down and working to improve each and every day".
