Ponies, Cavaliers split; Holland wins nightcap
The Panola Watchman
4/1/08

BOSSIER CITY - The only time Panola was able to put two hits together in an inning it managed a run in a 6-1 loss to Bossier Parish C.C. here Saturday.
The nightcap was a far different matter as Todd Shelton's crew bashed three doubles and 13 singles to crush the Cavaliers, 8-4, behind the sterling pitching of Matt Holland and solid relief from Aaron Wilkerson.
Panola trailed 3-1 in the top of the fourth when Cody Rogers and Travis Reagan singled back-to-back to put runners on the corners. Kofi Osei-Aning followed with a grounder to second but beat out a double play attempt for an RBI in  game one.
Jared Myrick, Shane Fry, Brandon Choate and Osei-Aning had the other Panola hits. Choate and Myrick doubled for the only extra base blows for the visitors.
Copeland (5-3) gave up six hits but only walked one. He was behind 4-1 (two runs were unearned) when Kory Cleveland relieved to open the last of the fifth. Cleveland walked three, allowed a hit and two earned runs  
Matt Benson and Reagan were three for four, Myrick and Fry were three for five and Derrick Coleman was two for four. Every position player but Jon Baker and Rogers collected one. So did Rocky Calhoun coming off the bench to bat twice.
Holland (3-2) worked six innings and was ahead 7-4 when Wilkerson took over
to close nicely. Holland scattered five hits, including a solo home run.
Baker walked and scored from first on a single by Myrick for a 1-0 Pony lead to open game two.
Bossier Parish matched that and then led 3-1 after a two-run rally in the second.
Choate was safe on an error, Rogers walked and Reagan and Coleman had run-scoring singles to left to tie the game 3-3 in the fourth.
Morgan's homer made it 4-3 in the Cavs' fourth, but that's the last time they would score as Holland and then Wilkerson would retire 17 of the final 21 sticks without major difficulties.
In the sixth, Reagan opened with a double and Fry singled to tie the game a final time, 4-4.
Calhoun came off the bench and singled, then  with one out, Baker sacrificed the runners into position for a game-winning hit by Myrick would plate both. Benson made it 7-4 with a single before the rally died.
On the way out of town, in the top of the ninth, Reagan and Coleman had singles and a sacrifice fly by Calhoun capped scoring.