Ponies Baseball: A Winning Tradition

Ponies start off spring break with 3 home games

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 12:44 PM CST

The Ponies baseball team will play three games this weekend to start off spring break.

The Ponies will play Eastern Oklahoma State on  March 13 and 14 and Richland College on March 15. All games start at 1 p.m. Sunday's game will be a double-header. (Remember that Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday.)

The Ponies are ranked 19th in the nation by the National Junior College Athletic Association poll.

Last year the Ponies defeated Eastern Oklahoma State 8-4 in game 1 and lost 14-8 in game 2. With a 14-5 record this season, the Ponies hope to add 3 more wins this weekend.

Conference play begins Wednesday, March 17, when the Ponies go on the road to Texarkana for a double-header. Game one starts at 4 p.m.

Ponies take game 2 from Galveston

Thursday, 18 February 2010 04:44 PM CST

Strong defensive play in the top of the seventh inning clinched a win for the Panola Ponies Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The Ponies led 7-3 going into the top of the seventh, but Galveston hit three singles, a double and scored two runs, stranding runners on second and third when the Ponies left-fielder made the final out. Final score was 7-5.

Homeruns in the second inning by Jason Barton of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada, and in the fourth inning by Evan Mistich of Houma, La., set the pace for the Ponies. Kameron Walker of Jonesboro, Ark., John Alexander of The Woodlands, Ryan Westbrook of Lufkin and Austin Vaughan of Rowlett rounded out the scoring.

Pitching for the Ponies were Bunk Coronado of Monroe, La., Weldon Davis of Henderson, and Blake Ware of White Oak.

See game photos under the "Media" link on the Pony Express Online, and click on "Photography" or click Ponies vs. Galveston.

The win brings the Ponies record to 9-1. The team travels to Brenham Saturday to play Blinn at 4 p.m.

Ponies sink Galveston 9-5

Thursday, 18 February 2010 04:12 PM CST

The Panola Ponies pounded Galveston College in a double-header Wednesday at Jim Reeves Memorial Field in Carthage.

The Ponies won the first game 9-5 and the second 7-5. Jason Barton of Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada, and Evan Mistich of Houma, La., blasted two homeruns in the games, ensuring victory for the Ponies.

 The Ponies are 9-1 this season, leading the Region XIV Athletic Conference. The team’s only loss was a 6-5 game against Alvin Community College that was called due to darkness with the bases loaded for the Ponies.

 After a leadoff double in the first inning put Galveston on the scoreboard, the Ponies’ answered in the bottom half with three straight hits from Ryan Westbrook of Lufkin, Kameron Walker of Jonesboro, Ark. and Mistich. Westbrook, who led off the inning with a double, scored on Walker's single. Walker then scored on Mistich's RBI single. Mistich scored the third run of the inning after a base hit by John Alexander of The Woodlands.

 Galveston tied it up 3-3 in the top of the second but Panola came back and scored two more runs, taking a 5-3 lead. Barton’s solo homerun in the fifth was followed by Mistich’s three-run homer in the bottom of the sixth.

 Galveston was held scoreless until the top of the seventh when they scored two runs, but it wasn’t enough and the Ponies took the game 9-5.

Pitching for the Ponies were Jeff Stringer of Orange, Jason Gibson of Victoria, British Columbia, and Daniel Cloteaux of LaFayette, La.

See more game photos by going to the Media link on the home page, or click Ponies beat Galveston.