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.