The Midway Panthers Baseball Team extended their season by defeating the Waxahachie Indians, 2-1, in the first game on Saturday before an overflow crowd at Panther Field. Bryce Dunks was the winning pitcher, pitching a complete game four-hitter to run his record to 8-2 on the year. Dunks gave up only one earned run in the seven innings, while striking out four and walking only one. After giving up a run in the third inning, Dunks retired 13 of the next 14 Indian hitters to give the Panthers the win. The Panthers could manage only five singles against Waxahachie starting pitcher, Colton Cain, but scored single runs in the bottom of the second and the bottom of the sixth to seal the win and force game three.
But, the Indians bats were more productive in game three as Waxahachie had 13 hits including five doubles and a pinch hit three-run homerun to defeat the Panthers 9-4 in the deciding game. The Panthers collected 11 hits, but all 11 were singles and could not produce as many runs as the Indians produced. Brody Walker was the tough luck losing pitcher as he pitched out of jams in the first and third innings to hold the Indians to only one run over the first three innings. But after retiring the first hitter in the fourth, Walker hit a man and balked him to second before three Panther relievers tried to stop the Indians offensive attack. But the Indians scored four runs in the fourth and four in the sixth to advance to the 4A State Tournament this week in Round Rock. Ryan Gebhart was 3 for 3, while Hayden Chick and Scooter Rhodes were both 2 for 3 to lead the Panthers offense.
The Panthers season ended with a 32-9 record and it was the fourth time in the last seven years that the Panthers won 30 or more games. The Panthers lose 10 seniors off their 21 man playoff roster, but will return most of it's pitching from this year's team. The Panthers will now look to their JV and Freshman teams to replace some big offensive numbers for 2009. The JV and Freshman teams had a combined 38-2 record for 2008!
Playoff Game Reports - Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Midway Panther Baseball Team took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on an Anthony Guajardo two out homerun, before giving up 7 runs in the bottom of the inning and could not completely overcome the 7-1 deficit as they fell 7-6 to Waxahachie HS at a packed Richards Park in Waxahachie on Wednesday night. Blake Landon was the tough luck losing pitcher as he gave up only 3 earned runs in the second inning, but got his first loss of the year, dropping his record to 13-1 on the year. Corey Holmes pitched the sixth inning without giving up a run a keeping the Panthers in position to possibly tie the game. Trailing 7-1 in the fourth inning, the Panthers continued to battle back scoring two runs in the fourth inning, one run in the fifth inning, and two runs in the sixth inning before falling in the contest. Todd Glaesmann had a solo homerun to lead off the fourth inning and after Jarvis Smith doubled, Guajardo had an RBI single to cut the lead to 7-3. Ryan Gebhart led off the fifth inning with a single and later scored on Hayden Chick's RBI single to cut the lead to 7-4. The Panthers continued to battle back as Guajardo led off the sixth inning with a double. Taylor Pryor ran for Guajardo and later scored on an Indian wild pitch to cut the lead to 7-5. Gebhart added a two out homerun in the sixth to cut the lead to 7-6, but the game ended with the Indians on top. Guajardo led the 12 hit Panther attack going 3-3 with a single, double, and homerun. Gebhart was 3-4 with two singles and a homerun. Glaesmann was 2-4 with a single and homerun and Smith was 2-4 with a single and double.
Playoff Game Reports - Sunday, May 25, 2008
The Midway Panther Baseball Team lost to Forney HS, 10-7, Friday night in Forney. The Panthers had won 12 games in a row and 19 of their last 20 games, but gave up seven runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to allow the Jackrabbits to overcome a 5-2 deficit and extend the series to game three at Duncanville HS on Saturday. Zach Dickerson was the tough luck losing pitcher in the second game as he was one of four pitchers used in the critical fourth inning. Dickerson's record fell to 2-2 on the year. Jarvis Smith was 3 for 3 with a two run homerun and Anthony Guajardo added a double to the Panthers offensive production.
But, the Panthers bats came to life in the third and deciding game at Duncanville HS on Saturday as the Panthers scored four runs in the first inning and continued to score as they defeated Forney HS, 16-5, to earn a trip to the Region II Regional Finals this week. Bryce Dunks was the winning pitcher pitching a six inning complete game to pick up his 7th win of the year. Dunks gave up only three earned runs to run his record to 7-2 on the year. The Panthers had 16 hits on Saturday as Stephen O'Beirne went 5 for 5 with two doubles to lead the attack. Jarvis Smith continued his hot streak going 3 for 5 with a double, while Todd Glaesmann was 2 for 4 with two doubles, and Hayden Chick was 2 for 5 with a double and a three run homerun. Anthony Guajardo also added a double to help the Panthers seal the victory and move on to this week's Regional Finals.
Playoff Game Reports - Friday, May 23, 2008
The Midway Panthers gave up a run in the first inning, but scored single runs in the second, third, fourth, and fifth innings to defeat the Forney Jackrabbits, 4-1, last night before another overflow crowd at Panther Field. Blake Landon pitched 5 1/2 innings giving up the one earned run, while striking out three and walking four, to pick up his 13th win of the year. Cameron Graham came on in the 6th inning with the bases loaded and only one out, and struck out the first hitter before getting a ground out to second base to preserve the victory. Graham finished the 7th to record his second save of the year. Trailing 1-0 in the second inning, Hayden Chick led off the inning with a double. Drew Palmer ran for Chick and scored on Sam Hansen's one out double. In the third inning, Corey Gummelt led off with a single and moved to second base on a balk. Ryan Gebhart sacrificed him over to third base, and Gummelt scored on a sacrifice fly by Stephen O'Beirne. Jarvis Smith led off the fourth inning with a single and scored all the way from first base on Anthony Guajardo's one out double off the wall. In the fifth inning, the Panthers scored their fourth run when Smith hit a one out single and moved to second base on a fielder's choice. Smith scored on Guajardo's two out single.
Playoff Game Reports - Saturday, May 17, 2008
The Midway Panthers Varsity Baseball Team made the most of their few opportunities to defeat the Midlothian Panthers 3-1 Friday night before a huge home crowd at Panther Field and completed the two game sweep of the visiting Panthers. Trailing, 1-0, in the bottom of the third, Corey Gummelt reached first base on an error and moved to third base on consecutive walks to Ryan Gebhart and Stephen O'Beirne. Gummelt scored on Todd Glaesmann's sacrifice fly to centerfield allowing the home Panthers to tie the score 1-1. In the bottom of the fourth, Jarvis Smith led off with a double and went to third base on an overthrow from the outfield. After one out, Anthony Guajardo hit a sacrifice fly ball to centerfield scoring Smith and giving the home Panthers a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the fifth, the Panthers added to their lead when Ryan Gebhart hit a one out double and went to third base on a wild pitch. Stephen O'Beirne hit a sacrifice fly to right field to score Gebhart and extend the Panthers lead to 3-1. Brody Walker pitched a four hitter striking out 9 and walking only 2 to gain his first complete game of the year and run his record to 3-1 on the year. Walker gave up two singles to start the game and an earned run in the third inning, but retired 15 of the last 18 hitters to give the home Panthers the victory.
Playoff Game Reports - Friday, May 16, 2008
The Midway Panthers Varsity Baseball Team won their first game of a three game series, 3-2, against the Midlothian Panthers on Thursday night at Duncanville HS. It was the 10th straight win for the Midway Panthers and their 17th win in their last 18 games. Blake Landon pitched a complete game giving up only three hits while striking out four and walking three. It was Landon's 12th win of the year. Landon gave up only one earned run in running his record to 12 -0 on the year. The Midway Panthers out hit the Midlothian Panthers 7 to 3 as Scooter Rhodes was 2 for 3, and Todd Glaesmann and Jarvis Smith both added doubles for the Red, White, & Blue Panthers.
Playoff Game Reports - Saturday, May 10, 2008
The Midway HS Panther Baseball Team completed their Area Round sweep of Dallas Kimball HS, 14-0, Friday night at Dallas' Higgins Field. Hayden Chick hit a two out double to score Todd Glaesmann and Jarvis Smith hit a two run homerun in the first inning to put the Panthers up 3-0. The Panthers failed to score in the second inning, but scored five runs in the third inning, four runs in the fourth inning, and two more runs in the fifth inning to end the game. Todd Glaesmann was 2 for 2 and Anthony Guajardo was 3 for 3 with a double and triple. Corey Gummelt had a triple, while Stephen O'Beirne and Sam Hansen both had doubles to contribute to the Panthers 13 hits. The Panthers had three pitchers combine for a five inning no hitter. Brody Walker was the first of the three pitchers and he struck out five hitters in his two innings of work. Walker improved his record to 2-1 on the year. Bryce Dunks pitched a perfect two innings striking out two more Knights and Corey Holmes pitched a perfect fifth inning striking out one to give the Panther staff eight strikeouts and only one walk in five innings. The one walk, was the only Knight to reach base during the game.
Playoff Game Reports - Friday, May 9, 2008
The Midway Panthers Baseball Team began the 2008 4A Playoffs with a convincing 20-0 win over Dallas Kimball HS Thursday night at Panther Field. Jarvis Smith got the offensive explosion started with a first inning Grand Slam to put the Panthers on top 4-0 and they never looked back. The Panthers had 16 hits led by Todd Glaesmann who was 2 for 2 with two two-run homeruns. Sam Hansen was 2 for 2 with a double, while Stephen O'Beirne and Corey Gummelt were both 2 for 3 with doubles. Ryan Gebhart and Blake Landon also had RIB doubles to help contribute to the Panthers offense. Landon was the first of three Panther pitchers and threw three of the five shutout innings to pick up his 11th win of the year. Landon gave up one hit, struck out two, and walked only one in his three innings of work. Zach Dickerson pitched a perfect fourth, striking out two Knights, and Cameron Graham pitched a perfect fifth, striking out two more Knights.
Game Report - Monday, May 5, 2008
The Midway HS Varsity Baseball Team tuned up for the playoffs as they defeated Fort Worth Arlington Heights HS, 10-2, at Panther Field Friday night. Arlington Heights HS is the District 7 4A Champions and will compete in Region I as the playoffs resume this week. Arlington Heights HS had defeated the Panthers, 4-0, last year in this warm-up game. The Panthers showed some pitching depth, throwing a different pitcher in each of the seven innings. The pitchers combined to give up only four hits, while striking out 8 and walking only 2. They also combined to retire 11 Yellow Jackets in a row during the 2nd-5th innings. Zach Dickerson, the fourth of the seven Panther pitchers was the winning pitcher as he struck out two of the three batters he faced in the top of the fourth inning and the Panthers took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth. The win was Dickerson's second of the year and ran his record to 2-1 on the year. Leading 2-1 in the fifth inning, the Panthers exploded for 7 runs to pull away with the victory. The Panthers had nine total hits as Stephen O'Beirne was 2 for 3 to lead the offensive attack. Corey Gummelt had a two RBI double in the big fifth inning and Anthony Guajardo added an RBI double in the sixth inning. Hayden Chick and Jarvis Smith both had RBI singles in the decisive fifth inning.
Game Report - Monday, April 28, 2008
The Midway HS Varsity Baseball Team defeated Brownwood HS, 9-2, on Friday night in Brownwood to capture the 2008 District 16 4A Championship! The District Championship was the second in a row for the Panthers and 12th in the last 13 years. Blake Landon pitched a complete game, scattering six hits, walking only one, and striking out five to pick up his 10th win of the year. Landon finished the regular season with a perfect 10-0 overall season record and he was 5-0 in District play. The Panthers collected 10 hits against the Lions as Jarvis Smith was 2 for 2 and Hayden Chick was 2 for 3 to lead the Panthers attack. Chick had a two run RBI single in the third inning and Smith had a two run RBI single in the sixth inning to seal the win. Ryan Gebhart and Anthony Guajardo each added a double, while Guajardo also had a sacrifice fly in the second inning to drive in the first Panther run.
Game Report - Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Midway HS Baseball Panthers won their last regular season home game last night as the Panthers defeated University HS, 17-1 at Panther Field. Bryce Dunks was the first of four Panther pitchers throwing two scoreless innings to pick up his 6th win of the year. Cameron Graham, Zach Dickerson, and Brody Walker each pitched an inning to preserve the victory. The Panthers had 11 hits including three doubles, two triples, and two homeruns. Todd Glaesmann was 2 for 2 with a double and homerun, while Hayden Chick, Anthony Guajardo, and Jarvis Smith were each 2 for 3. Smith had a double and triple, and Guajardo had a double. Ryan Gebhart added a homerun and Stephen O'Beirne added a triple to round out the Panthers scoring.
Game Report - Monday, April 21, 2008
The Midway High School Varsity Baseball Team pounded out 15 hits to defeat Copperas Cove HS, 14-3, Friday night at Copperas Cove. With the score tied 0-0 in the second inning, the Panthers had two outs with runners at second and third base before exploding for six consecutive two-out hits to take a 7-0 lead. Sam Hansen and Corey Gummelt were both 3 for 4 as Hansen had two doubles and a homerun. Todd Glaesmann was 2 for 5 with a double and triple, while Ryan Gebhart was 2 for 4. Hayden Chick had a homerun, while Jarvis Smith had a triple, and Anthony Guajardo had a double to add to the Panthers' offensive attack. Blake Landon pitched five of the six innings giving up two earned runs and earning his 9th victory of the year. Brody Walker pitched the sixth inning to preserve the victory.
Game Report - Thursday, April 17, 2008
The Midway Panthers Varsity Baseball Team defeated the Waco Lions Tuesday night, 10-0, at Panther Field. The Panthers were clicking on all cylinders as Bryce Dunks pitched a complete game two hit shutout and the Panthers pounded out 12 hits in their four at bats to seal the victory. Dunks only faced 17 batters, two over the minimum, as he did not walk a man in picking up his 5th win of the year. Jarvis Smith led the hit parade going 3 for 3 with two doubles, while Anthony Guajardo was 2 for 3 with two doubles, and Ryan Gebhart was 2 for 3 with a triple. Corey Gummelt was 2 for 3 and Hayden Chick had a double to round out the Panthers offense.
Game Report - Monday, April 14, 2008
The Midway HS Varsity Baseball Team got back in the win column on Friday night at Killeen as the Panthers defeated Killeen HS, 15-1. The Panthers scored all fifteen runs in the first three innings to pick up the District 16 4A victory. Blake Landon pitched a complete game giving up an unearned run in the first inning before striking out four and walking none to pick up his eighth win of the year. Hayden Chick was 3 for 3 with two homeruns and Anthony Guajardo was 2 for 2 with a homerun to lead the Panthers' offensive attack. Ryan Gebhart, Todd Glaesmann, and Stephen O'Beirne all added doubles while Jarvis Smith added a triple.
On Saturday, the Panthers traveled to Waxahachie HS and defeated the top ten ranked Indians, 12-7. The Panthers pounded out 14 hits including three homeruns to outscored the Indians. Jarvis Smith was 3 for 4 with a double and homerun, while Ryan Gebhart was 2 for 4 with a homerun and Hayden Chick had a homerun. Stephen O'Beirne was 2 for 4; Corey Gummelt was 2 for 4 with a double; and Sam Hansen was 2 for 3. Brody Walker was the first of four Panther pitchers and pitched three scoreless innings to pick up his first win of the year.
Game Report - Tuesday, April 8, 2008
The Midway Panthers Varsity Baseball Team had won 7 straight games including four District 16 4A games, but ran into a buzz saw Monday night at Panther Field as the Brownwood Lions defeated the Panthers, 7-3. Bryce Dunks was the tough luck losing pitcher as the Panthers made two critical errors in the first couple of innings which put them in an early hole. Dunks' record dropped to 4-2 on the year. The Panthers could only manage three hits off a very good Brownwood Pitcher. Scooter Rhodes and Corey Gummelt each had a double, while Hayden Chick had an RBI single.
Game Report - Monday, April 7, 2008
The Midway Panthers Varsity Baseball Team continued to play well this past weekend as the Panthers defeated University HS, 20-0, at Waco Veterans Field on Friday night and defeated 4A ranked Midlothian HS, 8-1, on Saturday at Panther Field.
On Friday night, the Panthers pounded out 16 hits and Blake Landon pitched a complete game 3 hit shutout in the five inning game. Landon struck out nine and walked only two batters in going the distance to run his record to 7-0 on the year. The Panthers got started early scoring five runs in the first inning and never looked back. Anthony Guajardo was 3 for 3 with a double, triple, and homerun to lead the Panthers offensive attack. Ryan Gebhart, Scooter Rhodes, and Zach Dickerson were all 2 for 2 as Gebhart also had a homerun. Jarvis Smith added a triple and Sam Hansen added a double to help the Panthers remain undefeated in District 16 4A play.
On Saturday, the Panthers returned home to face Midlothian HS and got a complete game effort to defeat the visiting Panthers, 8-1. By design, the Panthers pitched four different pitchers and the pitchers limited Midlothian to three hits. Sam Hansen pitched the first two innings to get the win and improve his record to 3-1 on the year. Brody Walker pitched the next two innings, while Zach Dickerson pitched the next two innings, and Corey Holmes pitched the final inning to seal the victory. Todd Glaesmann was 2 for 2 with two homeruns, while Corey Gummelt was 2 for 3 and Sam Hansen added a solo homerun for the home team Panthers.
Game Report - Wednesday, April 2, 2008
The Midway Panthers scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to defeat the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs 11-1 in the six inning game played at Panther Field Tuesday night. Bryce Dunks pitched a complete game scattering eight hits and striking out five to record his fourth victory of the season. Dunks is now 4-1 on the year. The Panthers had 14 hits including three hits and two walks in the decisive sixth inning. Todd Glaesmann was 3 for 4 to lead the Panthers attack. Jarvis Smith, Scooter Rhodes, and Corey Gummelt were each 2 for 3 as Smith had a lead off homerun in the 2nd inning for the Panthers first run and Gummelt had a RBI double in the third inning. Ryan Gebhart was 2 for 5 with an RBI single in the second inning and a triple in the fifth inning.
Game Report - Monday, March 31, 2008
The Midway Panthers Varsity Baseball Team scored three runs in the top of the 7th inning to defeat the Waco Lions, 3-0, at Veterans Field on Friday night. With the score knotted at 0-0 going into the final inning, Corey Gummelt reached on a one out error. Ryan Gebhart singled moving Gummelt to third base. After Gebhart stole second base, Stephen O'Beirne had an infield single to score Gummelt and move Gebhart to third base. Todd Glaesmann reached on a fielder's choice to score Gebhart and after a walk to Hayden Chick, Jarvis Smith had an RBI single driving home Glaesmann to complete the Panthers scoring. O'Beirne, Smith, and Sam Hansen were all 2 for 4 for the Panthers. Blake Landon pitched a complete game shutout striking out 10 to move his record to 6-0 on the year. Landon pitched his way into a couple of jams with six walks and a hit batter during the game, but came up with huge strikeouts to keep the Lions from scoring.
On Saturday, the Panthers stepped out of District 16 4A to host 5A A&M Consolidated HS at Panther Field and the Panthers outlasted the Tigers 12-11. A&M Consolidated scored four runs in the first inning, but the Panthers responded with nine runs in their half of the inning. Ryan Gebhart was 2 for 3 with two doubles, while Todd Glaesmann was 2 for 3 with a two-run homerun in the first inning. Hayden Chick had a solo homerun after Glaesmann's homerun and Sam Hansen also had a double in the big first inning. Zach Dickerson came on in relief in the second inning and pitched four strong innings to pick up his first win of the year. Scooter Rhodes pitched the final inning after the Tigers scored three runs in the sixth inning to cut the lead to 12-11 going into the 7th inning. Rhodes picked up his first save of the year striking out two in the decisive inning.
Game Report - Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The Midway Panther Varsity Baseball Team opened up District 16 4A play last night with a 19-0 victory over Killeen HS at Panther Field. Bryce Dunks pitched four scoreless innings to pick up his third win of the year and Brody Walker pitched a perfect 5th inning to keep the Kangaroos scoreless. Dunks scattered four hits and did not walk a man to move his record to 3-1 on the year. Walker struck out two of the three batters he faced. The Panthers took advantage of 16 walked and/or hit batters by the Kangaroo pitching staff to score seven runs in the second inning and eight runs in the fourth inning of the five inning game. Anthony Guajardo was 2 for 2 and Scooter Rhodes was 2 for 4 to lead the Panthers' offense. Jarvis Smith also added a double for the Panthers.
Game Report - Monday, March 24, 2008
The Midway HS Varsity Baseball Team ended their preseason schedule this past weekend losing to North Mesquite HS, 10-4, on Friday night and defeating Grapevine HS, 7-1, on Saturday.
On Friday night, the Panthers fell behind 8-1 early in the game and could never overcome the deficit. Bryce Dunks got his first loss of the year and Zach Dickerson pitched four effective innings. Todd Glaesmann was 2 for 3 for the Panthers, while Sam Hansen had a double and Stephen O’Beirne had a three run double in the 7th inning to cut into the lead.
On Saturday, the Panthers played one of their better games of the year in defeating Grapevine HS. Blake Landon went five innings giving up only three hits and one unearned run to pick up his 5th win of the year. Brody Walker pitched a perfect 6th inning and Corey Holmes pitched a perfect 7th inning to preserve the victory. Leading 1-0 in the 4th inning, the Panthers scored five runs after the first two men got out. Scooter Rhodes hit a two-out homerun to get the rally started. Corey Gummelt singled; Ryan Gebhart had an RBI double; Stephen O’Beirne had a infield single; Todd Glaesmann had a two run triple; Hayden Chick walked; and Jarvis Smith had an rib single to complete the five run fourth inning. Gebhart was 3 for 3 with the double; Glaesmann was 2 for 2 with a double and triple; Rhodes had the homerun; and Clay Cunningham had a double.
Game Report - Monday, March 17, 2008
The Panther Baseball Team continued their momentum from the Round Rock Westwood Tournament and won three out of four games this past weekend to capture the Panther Classic Tournament for the 8th straight year. Unfortunately, due to the increase in District Teams for next year, this could be the last year of the Panther Classic.
On Friday, the Panthers got off to a slow start, but finished strong as they defeated 5A W.T. White HS 15-5. Blake Landon picked up his fourth win of the year going 4 1/3 innings, while Sam Hansen completed the game picking up his first save of the year. Trailing 1-0 going into the bottom of the 4th inning, the Panther scored six runs to take the lead and added five and four runs in the next two innings to end the game. Ryan Gebhart was 2-4 with a Grand Slam to end the game in the bottom of the 6th inning. Stephen O’Beirne was 3-3 with a double, while Todd Glaesmann was 2-3. Hayden Chick, Anthony Guajardo, and Scooter Rhodes each had a double, and Jarvis Smith had a homerun to help the Panthers offensive production.
In game two on Friday, the Panthers picked up where they left off, defeating Grapevine Faith Christian HS, 18-0. The Panthers had 20 hits including three players with four hits each – Todd Glaesmann, Corey Gummelt, and Jarvis Smith. Glaesmann had a homerun and a triple, Gummelt had a double, and Smith had a double. Other Panthers who contributed to the offensive attack were Hayden Chick who was 2-4 with a double; Sam Hansen who was 2-3; Anthony Guajardo who was 2-2 with a double; and Brody Walker who had a double. Bryce Dunks pitched five scoreless innings to pick up his second win of the year and Brody Walker pitched two scoreless innings to preserve the shutout.
On Saturday, the Panthers started off with a bang scoring 8 runs in the first inning to defeat W.T. White HS, 17-2. Scooter Rhodes started the game and picked up his second win of the year. Anthony Guajardo and Corey Gummelt combined to pitch three scoreless innings. Hayden Chick, Clay Cunningham, and Sam Hansen all hit homeruns to lead the Panthers offense. Ryan Gebhart and Corey Gummelt each had a double and Brody Walker went 3-4 to help the Panthers gain the big victory.
In the final game on Saturday, the Panthers fell behind 8-0 after two innings and battled back, but fell short as they lost to Grapevine Faith Christian 13-8. Todd Glaesmann led the offensive attack going 3-5 with a double and two homeruns. Stephen O’Beirne was 2-5 with a double and Ryan Gebhart was 2-3.
Game Report - Monday, March 10, 2008
The Midway Panthers Varsity Baseball Team started off a little slow, but continued to play well as the weekend went on and won all five games in the RR Westwood Tournament to capture the Championship for the third time in the past four years!
In game one, the Panthers traveled back out to Cedar Park to take on the Timberwolves. With the threat of rain all around and trailing 4-3 going into the top of the 5th inning, the Panthers scored five runs on four hits to take a 8-4 lead and held on to win 8-6 in the five inning rain shortened game. Blake Landon pitched into the fifth inning, but had a hard time throwing strikes due to the rain, so Cameron Graham came on to get the last out of the game and help the Panthers avenge an earlier 7-6 loss to the Timberwolves in the Georgetown Tournament last week. Landon moved his record to 3-0 on the year and Graham picked up his first save of the year. Corey Gummelt went to 2 for 3 while Brody Walker hit a homerun and Todd Glaesmann had a big three run triple in the big 5th inning.
The second game against FW Boswell HS was rained out.
On Friday, the Panthers got a complete game shut out from Bryce Dunks and defeated Pasadena Dobie HS, 5-0. Dunks struck out seven to pick up his first win in a Panther uniform. The Panthers took advantage of 10 walks or hit batters by the Dobie pitching staff to score three runs in the first inning and two in the fifth inning. Ryan Gebhart and Corey Gummelt started the game with singles, before Todd Glaesmann, Hayden Chick, and Jarvis Smith each reached after being hit by a pitch. Sam Hansen had a sacrifice fly to give the Panthers the 3-0 lead. In the fifth inning, Scooter Rhodes had an RBI double and Stephen O’Beirne had a sacrifice fly rib to complete the Panthers scoring.
In game two on Friday, the Panthers fell behind 4-0 in the first inning, but battled back to defeat 5A State Tournament Finalist Midland Lee HS, 8-5. Brody Walker started the game for the Panthers, but had trouble throwing strikes and Cameron Graham came on to pitch 2 1/3 innings of relief to pick up his first win of the year. Zach Dickerson pitched the final two innings and picked up his first save. The Panthers scored six runs in the top of the third inning as Scooter Rhodes got the inning started with a double. Corey Gummelt had an RBI fielder’s choice and Todd Glaesmann had a two run triple to put the Panthers on top 6-4. Anthony Guajardo had an RBI double in the game.
On Saturday, the Panthers put together two good games defeating pre-season 5A ranked Coppell HS, 11-3, and host RR Westwood HS 21-4 to win the tournament.
In game one, Sam Hansen pitched five innings, scattering five hits to pick up his second win of the year. Hansen gave up only two earned runs, while Corey Holmes pitched the final inning without giving up a hit. The Panthers bats came to life on Saturday as they collected out 12 hits. Stephen O’Beirne was 3-3 with a double; Scooter Rhodes was 3-4 with a double; Sam Hansen was 2-3 with a double and triple; and Ryan Gebhart and Todd Glaesmann each had a double to lead the Panthers’ offense.
In the final game on Saturday, the Panthers continued to swing the bat pounding out 17 hits to defeat the RR Westwood Warriors. Scooter Rhodes got his first start of the year and scattered eight hits, striking out six, and walking only one to keep the Warriors off balance throughout the game. Offensively, Ryan Gebhart led off the game with a homerun and finished the day 3-3. Todd Glaesmann was also 3-3 with a double; Hayden Chick was 2-4 with his second homerun of the year; Clay Cunningham was 2-4; Corey Holmes was 2-3; Sam Hansen had a double; and Zach Dickerson and Jarvis Smith each hit their first homeruns of the year.
Game Report - Monday, March 3, 2008
Georgetown HS Varsity Tournament
The Midway Panthers Varsity Baseball Team had an up and down weekend in the Georgetown Tournament. The Panthers got off to a good start on Thursday as they defeated the Austin HS Maroons, 15-4. It was the third time in the last three years that the Panthers had played the Maroons, but the first time the Panthers had come out on top. Blake Landon continued to be consistent on the mound going five innings and giving up only two earned runs. Landon struck out two and walked only two to pick up his second win of the year. Corey Holmes came on to pitch the final 6th inning retiring the Maroons in order with two strikeouts. Ryan Gebhart led the Panthers’ offense going four for five with a double and a homerun. Gebhart also had six RBI's in the game. Other leading hitters for the Panthers included Todd Glaesmann who was two for four and Stephen O’Beirne who was two for three with a double. Hayden Chick added a solo homerun in the second inning.
In the second game on Thursday, the Panthers traveled out to Cedar Park HS to take on the Timberwolves. The Panthers defense was very costly as the Panthers committed four critical errors which led to four of the Timberwolves runs and allowed the Timberwolves to take a 7-6 victory in the bottom of the 7th inning. Bryce Dunks and Corey Holmes pitched effectively as Dunks went five innings and gave up only two earned runs striking out one and walking only one. Holmes pitched the final two innings giving up only one earned run and not walking a man in his two innings of work. The Panthers out hit the Timberwolves 11-10 as Hayden Chick and Scooter Rhodes both went two for four with a double. Sam Hansen added two singles in his three at bats.
On Friday, the Panthers got off to another good start as they pounded out 17 hits in defeating Wylie HS, 13-4. Six Panther hitters had two or more hits led by Ryan Gebhart and Corey Gummelt who were both three for four. Jarvis Smith was two for two with a double before leaving the game with an injury. Stephen O’Beirne was two for four; Scooter Rhodes was two for five; and Anthony Guajardo was two for six with two doubles. Hayden Chick also had a double for the Panthers. Sam Hansen pitched four scoreless innings before giving up three runs in the fifth inning and pitching a scoreless sixth inning. It was Hansen’s first outing as a Panther pitcher. Zach Dickerson pitched the seventh inning giving up one unearned run.
In game two on Friday, the Panthers lost a 5-2 game to the top ranked Georgetown HS Eagles. The Panthers out hit the Eagles 7-3, but could not put together multiple hits in the same inning. Brody Walker got his first start of the season and pitched effectively for four innings before tiring in the fifth inning. With the score tied 0-0 going into the bottom of the fifth, Walker retired two of the first three hitters before walking three consecutive batters and being relieved by Scooter Rhodes. The Eagles ended up scoring all five of their runs in the fifth inning. Cameron Graham pitched a very effective sixth inning. In the top of the 7th inning, trailing 5-0, the Panthers finally got something going as Rhodes led off with a walk and moved to second base on Stephen O’Beirne’s single. Then, with two outs, Anthony Guajardo hit a two-run double off the wall to cut the lead to 5-2.
On Saturday, the Panthers had to play a 9:30 am game at Leander HS and the Panthers missed their wakeup call. The Panthers, who had had 10 or more hits in four of their first five games, only managed three hits and committed four errors in the first three innings of the game and lost 4-0 to the Keller Indians. Clay Cunningham had a double for the only extra base hit for the Panthers while Sam Hansen had an infield single and the injured Todd Glaesmann came off the bench to get a single in the 7th inning. Zach Dickerson was the tough luck losing pitcher as he pitched the first four innings and was the recipient of the Panthers shaky early defense. Dickerson struck out four and walked only one in his four innings of work. Cameron Graham pitched two innings striking out two and not walking a man to hold the Indians to a combined five hits for the day. The one bright spot for the Panthers’ defense came in the bottom of the fourth inning, trailing 4-0, and the Indians getting their first two hitters on base. The third hitter for Keller struck out and catcher Clay Cunningham caught the runner at 2B off too far which led to a rundown retiring him at 2B. Then, second baseman Scooter Rhodes turned and threw to first baseman Anthony Guajardo to retire the other runner and complete the unusual triple play!
Game Report - Monday, February 24, 2008
The Midway Panther Baseball Team got off to a fast start Friday night scoring eight runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back as the Panthers opened the 2008 season with an 18-0 victory over the Fort Worth Eastern Hills Highlanders at Panther Field.
Blake Landon and Bryce Dunks combined to pitch a no-hitter in the five inning game as Landon started and pitched three innings to pick up his first win of the year. Landon faced only 10 hitters in the three innings he pitched, striking out five and walking two, but he picked off one of the two Highlanders he walked. Dunks came on to retire six consecutive Highlanders, striking out five and allowing no base runners in his two innings of work.
Scooter Rhodes had three singles in his three at bats while Todd Glaesmann and Corey Gummelt were both two for three for the Panthers. Gummelt got the first RBI in the first inning driving home Ryan Gebhart with a single. Glaesmann added to the lead with a three run homerun in the first inning. Gummelt later had a two-run double, while Hayden Chick and Sam Hansen both had RBI doubles to add to the Panthers' eight run first inning.
The Panthers had 12 total hits and got plenty of help from a Highlander pitching staff that issued 11 walks.