4.18.19 TIGERS OUTLAST PANTHERS IN MAC BATTLE
With most games in the area postponed, the lady panthers and the tigers had a typical M.A.C. battle at Versailles. Coming off their first loss of the season, Parkway needed to get back in the win column against the host lady tigers. The first inning offensive surge from Parkway was a good start towards getting that victory. The visitors plated three runs and were sitting in a good position. The defense kept the tigers in check as we went to the second inning. The panthers added another run and pushed the score to 4-0 and they were playing a good game. But the lady tigers combined well placed hits with panther miscues and quickly erased the Parkway lead. After just two innings, we were tied at four runs apiece. Both teams were held in check during the third inning. In the fourth inning Versailles took their first lead of the contest. The tigers plated another two runs and took a 6-4 advantage over the panthers. Parkway battled back in the top of the fifth inning and scored two runs of their own. Midway through the inning, it was once again a tie game at 6-6. The panthers momentum once again quickly vanished as the lady tigers attacking offense came away with a 9-6 lead after five complete innings. Both squads stranded runners on the bases in the next inning and that sent us to the top of the seventh inning. Down three runs, Parkway needed a good inning if they were to win the game. But the strong pitching performance from Versailles shut the panthers down with a runner left on base. Parkway lost their second game in a row and move to 8-2 on the season.
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4.17.19 LADY PANTHERS FALL TO CARDINALS
The Parkway softball program is one of the top programs in division 4, thus there is always a target on their back. Just a day after the first coaches poll, the target got bigger for the lady panthers after they were ranked #1. The New Bremen cardinals rolled in to Rockford and were looking for the upset. The cardinals scored early and often, they plated five runs in the first two innings and it didn't look good for the panthers.
But the panthers are a patient squad and the offense made it it 5-1 game after two innings. They added another run in the third inning and made it a 5-2 contest. They momentum had started to swing the panthers way heading into the fourth inning. But the lady cards quickly answered with back to back dingers and pushed the score to 7-2. But once again the panthers answered back, Mcayla Sites started the inning off with a home run and the panthers plated two more for three runs in the inning. After four innings, it was now a 7-5 contest. The panther defense had bee playing pretty well all day and held the cards at bay in the fifth inning. Grace Swander opened up the fifth inning for Parkway with a home run of her own. Then Parkway plated another run and after five innings it was tied at 7-7. The sixth inning was a wash and we went to the seventh tied at 7-7. They lady cards once again were able to plate two runs and made it a 9-7 game. It was time for Parkway to dig in if they wanted a chance to win the game. The panthers plated one run when a sharp liner was hit to the shortstop. Macy Henkle was on second base with the tying score sitting on third. She broke for third base and caught the eye of the shortstop. That gave the runner at third just enough time to slide in at home while Macy beat out the rundown the cardinals had attempted. We were headed to extra innings and were once again tied, it was a 9-9 game. After the ladies had battled so hard to come back, it was all over after the eighth and final inning. New Bremen continued the hot hitting and plated three runs, then sent the hosts down in order for the upset victory. Parkway had 13 hits in the game and the cardinals had 16. Parkway falls to 8-1 on the season and will visit the versailles tigers on Thursday.
But the panthers are a patient squad and the offense made it it 5-1 game after two innings. They added another run in the third inning and made it a 5-2 contest. They momentum had started to swing the panthers way heading into the fourth inning. But the lady cards quickly answered with back to back dingers and pushed the score to 7-2. But once again the panthers answered back, Mcayla Sites started the inning off with a home run and the panthers plated two more for three runs in the inning. After four innings, it was now a 7-5 contest. The panther defense had bee playing pretty well all day and held the cards at bay in the fifth inning. Grace Swander opened up the fifth inning for Parkway with a home run of her own. Then Parkway plated another run and after five innings it was tied at 7-7. The sixth inning was a wash and we went to the seventh tied at 7-7. They lady cards once again were able to plate two runs and made it a 9-7 game. It was time for Parkway to dig in if they wanted a chance to win the game. The panthers plated one run when a sharp liner was hit to the shortstop. Macy Henkle was on second base with the tying score sitting on third. She broke for third base and caught the eye of the shortstop. That gave the runner at third just enough time to slide in at home while Macy beat out the rundown the cardinals had attempted. We were headed to extra innings and were once again tied, it was a 9-9 game. After the ladies had battled so hard to come back, it was all over after the eighth and final inning. New Bremen continued the hot hitting and plated three runs, then sent the hosts down in order for the upset victory. Parkway had 13 hits in the game and the cardinals had 16. Parkway falls to 8-1 on the season and will visit the versailles tigers on Thursday.
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4.9.19 PANTHERS DOMINATE COLDWATER IN FIVE
The lady cavaliers were hoping for a different outcome with their visit to Rockford. The game was a short, but oh so sweet league victory over the visiting cavs. Macy Henkle was dominant in the circle today, she faced a total of 18 batters, just three over the minimum for a five inning contest. She was very efficient and the defense behind her was also sharp. The cavs were given a false sense of hope when the panthers went down in order in the bottom of the first inning. The offense got rolling in the second inning for Parkway. It only took the hosts three innings to rack up eleven runs to none for Coldwater. Parkway plated two runs in the second inning, four runs in the third inning and another five runs in the fourth inning. The panthers belted 9 hits on the day that led to the 11-0 victory. Alyssa Miller and Macy Henkle both were 2 for 3 from the plate today and Temple went 2 for 2 and was hit by a pitch. The panthers improve to 7-0 on the season and 2-0 in the midwest athletic conference.
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4.5.19 CAVS NO MATCH FOR LADY PANTHERS
As the weather continues to warm up, so does the Parkway softball team. The ladies played the Lehman Catholic cavaliers on Friday evening and won their sixth game of the season. Parkway got offensive in the first inning, the combination of bases on balls and a two run blast over the center field fence. It was the second dinger of the season for senior Bailey Strickler. The ladies from Parkway now led 4-0 after just half an inning. The cavaliers made it a 4-1 contest in the second inning. Parkway added a run in the third inning and three more in the fourth to make it an 8-1 game. The cavaliers cut into that lead in the bottom of the fifth inning as they plated three more runs. That would cut into the Parkway lead and push the score to 8-4. But this group of girls don't panic, they just dig in and get to work. That mentality translated to a four run inning in the top of the sixth. With that answer from the panthers, the score was pushed to 12-4. The panthers were blanked in the top of the seventh and that gave the cavs just one more chance. They manufactured one run, but that was all the panthers would allow. Loren Henderson did a nice job in the circle and Macy Henkle kept Lehman in check for the win. Parkway improves to 6-0 on the season and will battle the Coldwater cavaliers next Tuesday at home.
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4.4.19 LADIES DOWN INDIANS 16-6
The ladies headed south for the first league game of the season versus the Ft. Recovery indians. Parkway started the contest with three up and three down. The host Indians got their bats heated up first and took a 1-0 lead after the first inning. Parkway answered back in the top of the second inning and tied the score at 1-1. Mid fourth inning the Panthers were in the lead, but once again Ft. Recovery would cross the plate. Five times to be exact, the lady Indians took advantage of Parkway errors and a few well placed hits. After four innings the hosts had a 6-4 lead and they were flying high. But their jubilation didn't last long as the lady panthers took the lead back in quick fashion. Macy Henkle took the circle in relief of Claire Langenkamp who started the game. She shut down any offense that the Indians attempted as the panthers continued to dominate at the plate. They pushed the score to 16-6 over the final two innings for the M.A.C. victory. The win also gives the ladies a 5-0 record as they will travel to Lehman Catholic tomorrow.
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3.28.19 NO SHORTAGE OF FIREPOWER IN VICTORY
By the way that the game started, it looked as if it would be a long night for the panthers. In the top of the first inning the bulldogs loaded the bases and then a blast resulting in a grand slam. Celina had taken a quick 4-0 lead on their hosts. The panther offense was kept at bay while the bulldogs tacked on a run in the second to push the score to 5-0 after two innings. But we are finding out that this team doesn't panic, Macy Henkle settled in and stymied the Celina batters until the fifth inning. In relief,Claire Langenkamp took her place in the circle and picked up where Macy left off. Meanwhile the offense got wound up and plated three runs in the third inning, one of which was a two run homer off the bat of Alyssa Miller. That would pull Parkway to within just two runs of the lady bulldogs. The offense resumed where they left off in the third as they exploded for another seven runs in the fourth inning. That left the panthers with a 10-5 advantage and the visitors scratching their heads. Celina would add three more runs, but Parkway countered with two of their own in the fifth inning. That would give the panthers a 12-8 lead that would hold up for the victory. Not only were the panthers getting hits,12 in all on the day. But they were very patient at the plate and garnered 7 bases on balls. The ladies also had 2 home runs on the night, the previously mentioned dinger from MIller and Allie Ford also went yard in the winning effort. The panthers are hitting the ball very well and have scored 45 runs to just 10 for their opponents, in just three games. Parkway moves to 3-0 and will host the Shawnee Indians on Friday afternoon.
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3.26.19 PARKWAY DOMINATES LADY RIDERS IN FIVE
The lady panthers traveled to St. Marys on Tuesday evening and with a dominate performance they made quick work of the lady roughriders. Macy Henkle started the contest off with a triple and her team mates followed her lead. The panthers took a 4-0 lead after just a half inning of play and never looked back. With Henkle on the plate, it was a rough day for the roughriders. Hits were few and far between for the hosts. Parkway continued their offensive display with several near home run shots, an in the park home run and an actual home run as they continued to build a lead. After just three innings the lady panthers were in complete control of the game. Coach "E" started rotating his bench in the game in the final two innings. Loren Henderson took over in the circle for the panthers in relief. St. Marys did manage to plate two runs, but the game still only went five innings. Parkway notched their second win of the season by final score of 17-2. The ladys will host the bulldogs from the lake on Thursday afternoon in Rockford.
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