Ponies bow to Dogs
The Panola Watchman
By TED LEACH
4/15/07
 

CORSICANA - For a third time in conference play, Panola lost a doubleheader here Wednesday. Navarro collected 20 hits and 21 runs in 12 innings at bat and thumped the Ponies, 10-7 and 11-0.

With Angelina, Texarkana, Bossier and Paris remaining on the schedule, the Ponies are likely to spend another post-season as spectators in the XIV region tournament. Only four teams are taken from each zone and Panola is currently four games under .500 in the East Zone at 7-11. There are still 10 contests remaining in league but the schedule is not favorable even if the Ponies tried to change course. Paris is the remaining series in Carthage after Saturday's event with Lon Morris.

Taylor Davis gave up five walks, five hits and five runs as the Panola starter in game 1, but subsequently Kevin Humphreys, Addison Rayford and Scott Copeland failed to hold the line, too, with Rayford taking the loss.

Panola led 1-0 in the first when Victor Luque singled, Cody Deitz walked, Luque stole third and Cody Jones's infield roller brought an RBI. Jared Wondra singled and stole two bases, including home. In the fourth, Migel Alicea singled, stole third and marked on a wild pitch. Navarro tied the score 4-4 and took over with a two-run rally in the fifth.

In the sixth, the Ponies used two walks, a double by Wondra, a single by Luque and a double by Deitz to go ahead 7-6, but it was short-lived.

Navarro scored the game's last five runs in the sixth and slammed the door. Panola's scoring in game 2 is best left undiscussed. Jones, Cleveland and Daniel Slater had Panola's three hits.