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Tennis Team Finishes District TournamentMay 8, 2008 The four Panther boys tennis team members who advanced to the District 9 A/AA tennis tournament semifinals were eliminated in Wednesday’s round. Nathan Stein (0-6, 2-6) and Marc Barnett (0-6, 0-6) lost singles matches while Trey Williamson/Jackson Taylor (1-6, 0-6) lost their doubles matches. The team’s regular season record was 12-4. Congratulations on a fine season. |
Football Cookout On Friday – It’s Free !5:30 to 6:30 On the HillMay 7, 2008 All parents of rising 9th to 12th graders are invited to join the varsity football players and the coaches for a cookout on the Hill Friday May 9th from 5:30 to 6:30. This will be a great opportunity for you to come out and meet the new staff as they prepare for the upcoming season. Hamburgers, cheeseburgers and brats will be cooked by Andy Marshall of Puckett’s fame. The meal is free. With a free meal available, can John Popham be far behind? |
Panthers Advance to District FinalsReported by Coach Jerry WilliamsPhoto by Gordon RogersMay 7, 2008 The FRA baseball rallied with 3 runs in the 7th inning to nip MLK 7-6 and advance to the District 9 AA finals game.Brooks Oursler pitched 5 strong innings, leaving with a tied ballgame. Scott Uebelhor relieved for one inning, striking out two, followed by Trey Maitland who struck out the side in the 7th inning with a blazing fastball to clinch the game for the Panthers. Tuesday’s game was The Game of the Year [so far] as the Panthers led, then rallied with 3 runs in the seventh to nip MLK 7-6. From the start the Panthers hit the ball. John Adam McCaslin tied the game in the seventh with a safety squeeze. John Shubert followed with a RBI single and Brooks Oursler added another RBI single. Eric Warren was BIG behind the plate as he threw out two runners and used his body to block several pitches. Eric also had the key hit to ignite the come-from-behind rally. Earlier in the game Zach Smeykal had a RBI single and an important sacrifice bunt. Greg Glaser hit a booming double to the wall, key to the comeback rally. Andy Williams had two early hits. Scott Uebelhor had a hit. And THE MAN OF THE DAY was junior Trey Maitland. Offensively, Trey had a RBI sacrifice fly. Defensively, in the game's key moments with the bases loaded, Trey made a game-saving diving catch of a long fly ball to prevent another run. Then, in the deciding seventh, clinging to a two-run lead, Trey struck out the side with a blazing fastball to clinch the win for the Panthers. The Panthers (24-5) now are in the district winners finals. We are off today, waiting for an elimination game between David Lipscomb and MLK. |
Soccer Team Loses Close Contest with GoodpastureMay 7, 2008 Photo by Gordon RogersThe Panther boys soccer team season ended Tuesday night as it lost its semifinal game 1-0 to Goodpasture. Here’s a nice article included in Tuesday’s Tennessean. |
Players Win Awards at District GatheringReported by Beth NelsonMay 7, 2008 The District 9-AA softball awards were presented at Trevecca Tuesday evening. FRA was well represented. Emily Canady received The Jenny Matthews Courage Award. Junior Abby Nelson was selected for the All District 9-AA team and sophomore Austin Davis received Honorable Mention in District 9-AA.Thank you Coaches Nunnally and Climer for a fun season! Also a huge Thanks to Jenny and Matthew McFarland for all their help! |
Panthers win District GamePhoto by Gordon RogersMay 6, 2008 The FRA baseball team continued its winning ways in the 9 AA district tournament with a 6-4 victory over CPA on Monday. Andy Williams (7-1) was the winning pitcher for the Panthers. The team plays again Tuesday when they face MLK at 7pm at Shelby Park. |
Soccer Team Wins District OpenerPhoto by Gordon RogersMay 6, 2008 The Panther boys soccer team won its opening game in the District 9 A/AA tournament defeating MLK 1-0. The team plays again on Tuesday when they take on the winner of the Goodpasture-DCA game at 5pm. |
Panther Tennis Players Advance to District SemifinalsMay 6, 2008 The FRA boys tennis team had a good day at the District 9 A-AA Tournament on Monday with several Panthers advancing to the semifinals. Nathan Stein and Marc Barnett will play in the singles semifinals while the doubles team of Jackson Taylor and Trey Williamson advance to the doubles semifinals. |
Middle School Track Team Competes At HVAC MeetMay 6, 2008 Several FRA runners competed in the HVAC Track Event Finals. Connor Mitchell placed 4th in the 110 hurdles finals (17.62), Scoot Looney took 6th place in the 200 meter (25.75) and Christine Matthews placed 6th in the 100 meters (13.81). The boys relay teams took 2nd place in the 4 X 400, 3rd in the 4 X 800 and 4th in the 4 X 200 events. Complete results for the HVAC Track & Field Competition can be viewed at: HVAC Track Results |
Panthers Compete In Harper RelaysMay 5, 2008 The FRA boys and girls track team competed last Saturday in the Harper Relays hosted by Brentwood Academy with the girls team finishing 12th and the boys finishing 7th. Top finisher for the Panthers was Terry Jay (49’ 03”) who took 2nd place in the shot put event. You can see the meet’s complete results at the Tennessee Runners website: Harper Relay Results |
FRA Baseball Team Advances In DistrictsReported by Coach Jerry WilliamsPhoto by Gordon RogersMay 2, 2008 The Panthers (22-5) beat East Literature 13-1 on Thursday to advance in the District 9-AA tournament. FRA will play CPA on Monday at 4pm at Shelby Park. David Lipscomb and MLK also advanced. Two teams from the district will move on to the regional tournament. Andy Williams improved his pitching record to 6-1 and also contributed 4 RBI’s including a two-run homer. Brooks Oursler hit a Grand Slam, his sixth homerun of the season. |
Tennis Team Finishes Second in DistrictsMay 2, 2008 The FRA boys tennis team (11-6) lost 4-1 to DCA (14-1) on Thursday in the District 9 A-AA finals. Nathan Stein (6-2, 6-2) won his singles match while Marc Barnett (1-6, 1-6), Trey Williamson (6-4, 4-6,1-6), Rocky Cowan (0-6, 2-6) and Jackson Taylor (2-6,4-6) lost their matches. |
Softball Team Ends SeasonMay 2, 2008 The FRA softball team’s season (2-13) ended on Thursday when the team lost 7-3 to East Literature in the opening game of the District Tournament. |
Middle School Track Team Wins At HVAC MeetMay 2, 2008 Eighth grader Walter Burn won 1st place in the Shot Put and 4th place in the discus (120’ 10”) at the HVAC Field Event Finals on Wednesday. Walter’s 48’ 11” toss set a new FRA record. Several FRA runners also qualified in the HVAC running prelims on Wednesday and will compete in the finals today at 4:00 at MBA. The Panther qualifiers are: Connor Mitchell (Hurdles time: 18:02), Scott Looney (200 time: 26.12), Mariah Canady (200 time: 29:48) and Christine Matthews (100 time: 14:00, 200 time: 28:28) Complete results for the HVAC Track & Field Competition can be viewed at : HVAC Track Results |
Tennis Team Advances to District FinalsMay 1, 2008 The FRA boys tennis team (11-4) swept Ezell-Harding 5-0 on Wednesday to advance to the District 9 A-AA finals on Thursday. The Panthers with face DCA which beat CPA 5-0 in the other semifinal match. The finals will be played at DCA at 3:30. Marc Barnett (1-6, 6-4, 7-6), Trey Williamson (6-3, 6-4), Nathan Stein (6-1, 6-1), Rocky Cowan (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) and Jackson Taylor (6-0, 6-4) won matches for the Panthers |
Tennis Team Beats CPA to Earn District 2nd SeedReported by Cile CowanApril 30, 2008 The FRA boys tennis team won a very close match against CPA on Tuesday to lock down 2nd place in the District. Three of the singles matches took just two sets to complete with Trey Williamson (6-2, 6-2) and Nathan Stein (6-0, 6-1) winning their matches and Rocky Cowan (0-6,3-6) losing his match. The other two single matches went to third set tiebreakers with CPA taking the lead by winning both of the very close matches against Jackson Taylor (3-6,6-2,10-6) and Marc Barnett (6-2,2-6,10-6). FRA needed to win both remaining doubles matches to win the match. Barnett-Stein (8-5) and Williamson- Jackson Taylor (8-3) responded to pressure and won their matches to secure the win and the second place seed in the district. FRA (2nd seed) hosts Ezell-Harding (4th seed) today at 3:30 pm in the district semi-finals. DCA (1st seed) hosts CPA (3rd seed) in the other semi-final match. The winners play on Thursday at the higher ranked teams courts. |
FRA Wins Over PageReported by Coach Jerry WilliamsApril 30, 2008 Panthers defeated Page on the road 7-3 on Tuesday as Brooks Oursler pitched a complete game. Brooks struck out 7 and only walked one to improve his record to 4-1. Greg Glaser had two RBI hits, the first a single and the next a three-run homerun. Andy Williams drove in a run with a single, as did John Shubert and Trey Maitland. The Panthers are now 21-5 overall and the number 2 seed in the district as FRA hosts the first round of the district tournament Thursday with a 4 pm game On The Hill. |
Soccer Team Loses to CPAApril 30, 2008 The Panther boys soccer team lost 4-1 to CPA on Tuesday. Chandler Premo scored the lone goal for FRA. Kevin Ford (8 saves) and Vinny Jackson (5 saves) were FRA’s goalkeepers. Gordon Rogers has posted some neat night game photos from the FRA/Lipscomb game. You can view them at: FRA - Lipscomb Game |
Tennis Team Ends Regular Season With WinApril 29, 2008 The Panther boys tennis team (9-4) won a rain-shortened match 4-1 against Father Ryan on Monday. The team won 4 of the 5 singles matches before the doubles matches were cancelled due to rain. Marc Barnett (8-6), Nathan Stein (8-0), Trey Williamson (8-4) and Jackson Taylor (9-7) collected the singles victories. Ward Tishler (6-8) lost his closely contested singles match. The boys tennis team begins the district team tournament on Wednesday. |
Panthers Earn 20th WinReported by Coach WilliamsPicture by Gordon RogersApril 28, 2008 Trey Maitland pitched a complete game and drove in the decisive run as the Panthers won their 20th game of the season beating Antioch 4-1 on the road Friday. For the first time I can remember while at FRA, Trey also picked off FOUR runners from first base. (Ask Trey how he does it!) John Shubert and Brooks Oursler had hits and Scott Uebelhor drove in the initial run. Trey Maitland drew a bases-loaded walk to make it 2-1. Eric Warren followed the walk with a bases-loaded single to plate two more. The Panthers conclude the regular season Monday hosting DCA at 4:30 pm. Tuesday we travel to Page. Saturday’s JV game was rained out. |
FRA Softball Team Sweeps DoubleheaderReported by Beth NelsonApril 25, 2008 The Panther softball team completed their final home games of the season with a flourish on Thursday by winning both games in a doubleheader against the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds. Game #1: FRA 8 PCHS 7The first game was a battle ending in an extra "overtime inning". The Lady Panthers had a great game at bat. Tyler Hancock was 3 for 3 at the plate; winning pitcher Katie Givens was 2 for 4 with one Double; freshman Sperry Gander was 2 for 3 with one RBI; Abby Nelson was 2 for 3 with a Home Run and an RBI, and Erin Ford hit a double. The girls fought hard in the field also. Katie did a great job on the pitching mound, striking 11 batters out! Emily Canady and Erin Ford joined forces to make 2 double plays. Austin Davis was tough behind the plate. Game #2: FRA 10 PCHS 4The second game was equally fun to watch. Although the girls continued to play great defense behind Katie’s pitching, allowing only 4 runs, it was the hitting that made the game exciting. Emily was 3 for 3 with 3 doubles and 2 RBIs, Abby was 2 for 4 with a double and a triple. Additional hits were made by Erin, Mattie, Sara Barnes, and Taylor Hemphill. Senior and first time softball player, Mattie Jackson, did a great job catching during the 2nd game. A Big THANK YOU to Tiff Canady. The field looked great for Senior Night. The US Softball games scheduled for this Saturday, April 26, have been CANCELLED. The next game for the Panther softball team is Monday when the girls face Hume-Fogg at Buena Vista Park at 5 pm. |
FRA Beats Ezell-Harding 13-3Reported by Coach Jerry WilliamsPhotos by Gordon RogersApril 25, 2008 Brooks Oursler pitched 5 innings and picked up his third victory of the season, as the Panthers beat Ezell-Harding 13-3. Brooks also drove in four runs with 2 doubles. Additional offense was provided by John Shubert with four hits, Greg Glaser with three hits (making it five hits in his last two games) and Eric Warren with two hits. FRA travels to Antioch for a 4 pm game today. |
Boys Tennis Team Wins Against GoodpastureThe Panther boys tennis team (7-4) played tough on Thursday as FRA beat Goodpasture 5-2. Marc Barnett (6-0, 6-0), Nathan Stein (6-0, 6-0), and Trey Williamson (6-0, 6-0) collected their singles victories without losing a single game in the three matches. Barnett-Stein (8-0) and Williamson-Cowan (8-1) added wins in their doubles matches. Rocky Cowan (3-6, 1-6) and John Tishler (2-6, 1-6) lost their singles matches. |
FRA Girls Tennis Squad Defeats GoodpastureReported by Ronn HuffApril 24, 2008 The Panther girls tennis team (2-4) beat Goodpasture 5-2 on Wednesday. Kendal Beahm (6-0, 6-1), Kaissling Akers (6-3, 6-0), Morgan Alexander (7-5, 6-0) won their singles matches while Beahm-Akers (8-1) and Alexander- Tara Heard (8-3) won their doubles matches. Avideh Ramezanifar (2-6, 5-7) and Rachel Freeman (6-4, 4-6) lost their singles matches. |
Forfeits Cost Boys Tennis Team Match Against USNApril 24, 2008 The Panther boys tennis team (6-4) forfeited 2 matches on Wednesday as FRA lost 5-4 to USN. Marc Barnett (3-6, 7-5, 10-8), Nathan Stein (6-0, 6-1), Trey Williamson (6-2, 6-0) collected the singles victories. Barnett and Stein later combined talents to win their doubles match 8-4. Rocky Cowan (6-7, 12-14,1-6) lost a hard fought singles match and the Williamson-Cowan (4-8) duo lost its doubles match. |
FRA Dominate Ezell-Harding 11-1Reported by Coach Jerry WilliamsPhotos by Gordon RogersApril 24, 2008 The Panther baseball team improved its record to 18-5 (11-2 district) on Tuesday as it collected 14 hits against Ezell-Harding to win 11-1. Andy Williams (5-1) struck out 7 and limited the Eagles to a single hit in his pitching victory. FRA’s productive offense included Greg Glaser (2 two hits, 2 RBI’s), John Shubert (2 hits, 2 RBI’s), Zach Smeykal (2 RBI’s), Scott Uebelhor (2 hits, 1 RBI), Eric Warren (double), Trey Maitland had a hot bat. John Adam McCaslin had two hits, one a bunt single and Brooks Oursler had a line-drive single. Connor Maitland made some great plays at short. One was interesting as the field umpire got in the path of a thrown ball-Ouch! |
FRA Performs Well at Decathlon SectionalsApril 23, 2008 FRA had a solid showing at the A-AA Middle Section Decathlon this week as the Panthers took 3 of the top 6 places in the contest. In the overall contest, Chase Turpin (5024 pts) finished 2nd, Jasper Martin (4704 pts) took 4th and Alex Barrett (2109 pts) placed 6th. Turpin won the 110 hurdles (17.39) and shotput (40-1) individual events. |
FRA Wins Over East LiteratureReported by Coach Jerry WilliamsPhotos by Gordon RogersApril 23, 2008 The Panther baseball team improved its record to 17-5 on Monday as it defeated East Literature. Scott Uebelhor was once again clutch in relief, going 1.1 inning to stymie East Literature. The Panthers then scored 10 runs to win in five innings. FRA scored runs on errors, then put the game away with RRI's. Scott picked up the win to move his record to 5-2. FRA plays Ezell-Harding twice this week. On Wednesday we travel to Ezell for a 4pm game and Thursday the game will be 4:30 on The Hill. |
Boys Soccer Team Loses to Hume-FoggApril 23, 2008 The Panther soccer team (1-10-1) lost 1-0 to Hume-Fogg on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Vinny Jackson recorded 13 saves. The team hosts David Lipscomb on Friday at 7pm. Everyone is invited to the Grill on the Hill before the game. Andy Marshall will cook burgers, brats and hotdogs. |
Softball Team Bows to East LiteraturePhoto by Coreen FordApril 23, 2008 The FRA softball team had a tough outing on Tuesday as it lost both ends of its doubleheader with East Literature. The Panthers lost the first game 22-0 (3 innings) and the second game 17-0 (3 innings). Junior Tory Pitts pitched for FRA. |
Middle School Softball Defeats BGAReported by Edward AlexanderApril 23, 2008 The FRA girl’s Middle School softball team won its second game of the year on Monday by defeating BGA 8-7. The game was highlighted by great pitching, defense, and a five run rally to win the game in the bottom of the last inning. Mariah Canady’s “walk off” single drove in the winning run. Kudos to the coaches and the girls for their aggressive base running to spark the rally. |
Baseball UpdatePicture by Gordon RogersApril 21, 2008 The Panther baseball team (16-5) defeated East Literature 10-5 last Friday. John Adam McCaslin was the winning pitcher and Scott Uebelhor earned a save. Baseball Photos:Gordon has posted some more action photos of the baseball team from the Pearl-Cohn game. Thanks Gordon |
City Paper Article on New Athletic DirectorApril 21, 2008 |
Panthers Edged by LipscombReported by Coach Jerry WilliamsPhoto by Gordon RogersApril 17, 2008 The FRA baseball team (14-5, 8-2 district) beat Pearl-Cohn yesterday. John Shubert started as pitcher and won. Alex Cate and Trey Brassfield pitched in relief. Brooks Oursler hit a homer. The Panthers play Antioch today at 4 pm on The Hill. |
FRA Announces New Athletic DirectorApril 16, 2008 FRA announced today the Mr. Kurt Page has accepted the position of FRA Athletic Director. Mr. Page has extensive administrative experience in independent schools in the Nashville community and throughout the south. Mr. Page brings nineteen years of successful leadership as a teacher, coach, and administrator to FRA. For the past two years, Mr. Page has been the Athletic Director and varsity football coach for St. Thomas High School in Houston, Texas. From 2002-2006, Mr. Page served as Athletic Director for the Randolph School in Huntsville, Alabama. Mr. Page attended Vanderbilt University where he earned a B.S. in Health and Physical Education while establishing several school and conference records as an All-SEC quarterback. He then earned a Master of Education from Texas A&M in 1988. Mr. Page joined Battle Ground Academy in 1989 as a faculty member and head varsity football coach. After five years at BGA, Mr. Page moved to Father Ryan High School in 1994 where he coached varsity football for eight years. At Father Ryan, he led the varsity team to 7 years of post-season play, including an undefeated state championship season in 1997. During his tenures at BGA and Father Ryan, Mr. Page was named Coach of the Year ten times. You can also read about this at The Tennessean. |
Panthers Place at Great Eight InvitationalApril 16, 2008 FRA had several medalists at Tuesday’s 2008 Vanderbilt Great Eight Invitational. In this unique track meet format, only the top eight area athletes in each event are invited to compete. Joe Wharton earned 3rd place in the triple jump (41-03) and Conn Rogers placed 4th in the long jump (20-01). Terry Jay took 5th in the Shot put (44-9) while Josh Pickerel finished 5th in the 800m (2:02). Zach Fisher collected 8th place in the long jump (18-07). |
FRA Girls Tennis Squad Loses to David LipscombReported by Ronn HuffApril 16, 2008 The Panther girls tennis team lost 6-1 on Tuesday as it hosted the Lipscomb Mustangs. The match results were:
Both tennis teams play again on Wednesday as the girls travel to Goodpasture for a 4pm match and the boys play CPA at Wildwood at 3:30pm. |
Panthers Edged by LipscombReported by Coach Jerry WilliamsPhoto by Gordon RogersApril 16, 2008 The FRA baseball team (13-5, 7-2 district) lost a nine inning heartbreaker at David Lipscomb yesterday. Down 5-0, the Panthers rallied for 5 runs in the fifth to tie the game. The game continued scoreless until the 9th inning when Lipscomb scored to win the game 6-5. Trey Maitland brought the Big Bat of the day with three hits, one an RBI-double. Eric Warren used a bunt single for a RBI while John Shubert drilled a two RBI-double to the right field fence. John Adam McCaslin had a bunt single and was walked home with the bases loaded for another RBI. Andy Williams, after giving up four runs in the first inning, settled down and was strong in 8 innings of solid pitching. Scott Uebelhor relieved in the ninth. It was a hard loss for the Panthers, but we competed. The Panthers have a home game on The Hill the next three days, each at 4pm. Since the varsity game finished late, the JV game was cancelled. |
Softball Team Loses to MLKReported by Beth NelsonPhoto by Coreen FordApril 16, 2008 The US Panther softball team faced MLK at MLK on Tuesday. It was a perfect afternoon to watch a great sport even though our girls lost to MLK 10 - 0. Hits were provided by Erica Haselton ( double ), Mattie Jackson ( single ), Austin Davis ( single ), Erin Ford ( single), Taylor Hemphill ( bunt ), and Abby Nelson ( sacrifice bunt ). Outfield contributions were made by Liz Boyd and Tyler Hancock, who caught a pop fly which ended the 4th inning. Our infield continues to work together and improve. Erica Haselton caught a hard line drive at 3rd, sending a very disappointed MLK batter back to her teammates. Abby Nelson fielded a ball at short and threw to 1st base to get a batter out. All the infield contributed by fielding and working together. Katie Givens and Abby Nelson also caught pop flys. Mattie Jackson did a great job on first base, stretching to catch the ball and make runners return to the dugout. Austin Davis continues to do a phenomenal job as catcher, jumping up and intimidating would be base "stealers". The next game is Thursday at FRA vs Ezell Harding. |
Soccer Team Loses To GoodpastureApril 16, 2008 The Panther boys soccer team lost 4-0 in yesterday’s game against Goodpature. |
Panthers Shut Out Pearl-CohnReported by Coach Jerry WilliamsPhoto by Gordon RogersApril 15, 2008 FRA (13-4, 7-1 district) visited district opponent Pearl-Cohn on Monday and came home with a 13-0 victory. Everyone on the team had a hit. Trey Maitland was sharp for three innings. John Adam McCaslin and John Shubert threw an inning each. The Panthers play today, varsity and JV, starting at 4 at Lipscomb. |
Softball Team Loses to LipscombReported by Beth NelsonPhoto by Coreen FordApril 15, 2008 The Panther varsity softball team suffered a stinging 19-1 loss to David Lipscomb on Monday afternoon. The game was played in The Valley at FRA in adverse weather conditions. Despite the outcome, there were several good plays. Erica Haselton and Mattie Jackson had a double play during the top of the 3rd inning. Erica fielded a ground ball, touching the base and completing a forced out then sending the ball to Mattie at first base before the runner could cross the bag. Austin Davis and Katie Givens combined forces to tag out a runner trying to steal home! Junior Tyler Hancock had a great day in centerfield, repeatedly returning long hit balls to the infield, stopping runners. Come join us Tuesday afternoon as the girls face MLK here at FRA. Wear your warmest coats, bring blankets, and hot cocoa (and maybe those little handwarmer thingys). |
Soccer Team Drops to BAApril 15, 2008 The Panther soccer team lost 3-0 to Brentwood Academy on Monday. Goalkeeper Vinny Jackson collected six saves. The team plays again on Tuesday at 6:30pm at Goodpasture. |
Boys Tennis Team Beats LipscombApril 15, 2008 The Panther boys tennis team (5-3) won a close match Monday as it edged Lipscomb 4-3. Marc Barnett (8-1), Nathan Stein (8-2), Trey Williamson (8-5) collected the singles victories. Barnett and Stein later combined talents to win their doubles match 8-5. Jackson Taylor (2-8) and Rocky Cowan (4-8) lost singles matches and the team of Williamson-Taylor (4-8) lost its doubles match. The girls tennis team plays Lipscomb today at FRA at 3:30pm. |
Baseball UpdateReported by Coach Jerry WIlliamsApril 14, 2008 Junior VarsityFRA's JV squad defeated Father Ryan's JV on The Hill Saturday morning 12-6. Depth in pitching has become a strength of this squad. In fact, not all of our JV pitchers were used as we increased the pitch count to 40 pitches per outing. Freshman Jackson Wills threw five outs while freshman Andrew Woodfin added a change-up pitch to his repertoire and threw 7 outs. Sophomore Alex Cate added a curveball to the mix for six outs and freshman Connor Maitland struck out the side for his three outs. Offensively Matt Nelson and Connor Maitland had two rbi's each. Woody Weeks had two hits and a bang-bang play while playing the hot corner. The Panther JV team plays again this Tuesday at Lipscomb following the varsity game and at Father Ryan next Saturday at 10 am. Thursday CPA Game highlightsScott Uebelhor, in relief, pitched five plus innings to stem the tide as the Panthers rallied from a 1-7 deficit to win a thrilling 9-8 comeback victory over the CPA Lions last Thursday. The win was a stellar performance by the entire team. Zach Smeykal sparked the comeback with a two-run double. Trey Maitalnd followed with a two-out, run scoring single. Eric Warren was CLUTCH with three hits, including the rbi-double that plated Connor Maitland with the go-ahead run. Brooks Oursler contributed two valuable hits. Senior John Shubert imitated Willie Mays with the Greatest Catch in my years at FRA as he made a thrilling, running catch of a deep fly ball. The game ended as if to be shown on ESPN Classic. To set the scene, the Lions had two runners on base with one out in the bottom of the seventh. Their batter hit a deep fly to score one run, but Trey Maitland caught the fly and then nailed the runner coming to third in a game-ending double play. The team is 12-4 and 6-1 in the district. |
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