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Panola Baseball wins the series in Beeville

Panola Baseball wins the series in Beeville Texas over the weekend. After
dropping game one 11-4 Panola would respond by winning game two 6-1 and
game three 13-1.
 
*Game #1*
Logan Bailey(Hallsville,Tx) did his best to will Panola to a win with a
two-hit game, but Panola dropped a 11-4 contest to Coastal Bend on Saturday
in Beeville Tx.
 
Bailey reached base three times. He doubled in the third inning and singled
in the seventh inning.
 
Panola had the lead early, but couldn't hold off Coastal Bend. Panola was
ahead until the sixth inning, but the Cougars would not be denied the win,
taking the lead back on a two-run double.
 
Bailey ended up on the wrong side of the pitching decision, charged with
the loss. He allowed six runs in 2 innings, walked five and struck out
three.
 
Panola jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the top of the second. A double
by Jordan Gore(Silsbee,Tx), plating Colby Price(Nederland,Tx) started the
inning off. Panola pushed more runs across when Chad McKinney(Hughes
Springs,Tx) scored on a sacrifice fly by Hector Morales(Royal Palm Beach,
Fl) and Gore scored on a ground-out by Jansen McCurdy(White Oak, Tx).
 
Coastal Bend went up for good in the sixth, scoring eight runs on two
doubles and an RBI single.
 
Click the link below to see the box score:
http://njcaaregion14.com/sports/bsb/2015-16/boxscores/20160213_vbmx.xml
 
 
*Game #2*Austin Sojka(Huntington Beach, Ca) went 1-3 as Panola took home a
6-1 victory over Coastal Bend in seven innings in game two of the series in
Beeville Tx on Sunday.
He doubled in the first inning.
 
Bryce Foley(Spring, Tx) pitched lights out for Panola. Foley gave up just
one hit, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out four during his
four innings of work.
 
The lead stayed with Panola after the first, when it scored two runs on an
RBI double by Sojka and a fielder's choice.
 
Coastal Bend managed to score one run in the first inning on a solo home
run.
 
Panola built upon its lead with four runs in the second. Hector
Morales(Royal Palm Springs, Fl) started the inning with a single,
plating Jordan Gore(Silsbee, Tx). That was followed up by Cal
Smith'sI(Keller, Tx) single, bringing home Morales.
 
Click the link below to see the box score:
http://njcaaregion14.com/sports/bsb/2015-16/dI_east/boxscores/20160214_ba6n.xml
 
 
*Game #3*Panola jumped out to an early lead on Coastal Bend and captured a
13-1 victory in game three of the series on Sunday in Beeville Tx.
 
The game was decided quickly as Panola exerted its will early with eight
runs in the first three innings.
An RBI single by Austin Sojka(Huntington Beach, Ca) during the first inning
and a passed ball, a three-run home run by Hector Morales(Royal Palm Beach,
Fl), a wild pitch, and a two-run double by Colby Price(Nederland,Tx) in the
second inning fueled Panola's offense early.
 
Morales racked up five RBIs on two hits for Panola.
 
Erik Key(Keller, Tx) was in complete control on the mound. Key held Coastal
Bend hitless over one inning, allowed no earned runs, walked none and
struck out three.
 
Click the link below to see the box score:
http://njcaaregion14.com/sports/bsb/2015-16/boxscores/20160214_ewnl.xml
 
With the wins Panola now extends there record to 9-1 on the season. Panola
will be on the road again this weekend as they head to Mississippi to
square off in a four games in two days with Copiah-Lincoln C.C. and Hinds
C.C.
 
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*Brandon Benton*
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Panola College
Office (903)694-2096
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