Noah Spears was dominant on the bump Friday as the right-handed pitcher rang up 13 strikeouts in the Panthers’ 6-0 victory over Ebarb Rebels to advance them in the playoffs.
Spears allowed two hits and no runs over seven innings while walking one.
Doyline jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first after Cayden Mingo singled, scoring two runs and Dakota Stewart drew a walk, scoring one run.
Panthers added two runs in the second. Dario Galvez singled, making the score 5-0.
Galvez, Spears and Mingo each drove in two runs. Kenneth Lee led Doyline with two of the team’s six walks for the game. Mingo stole three of the teams six stolen bases. Panthers were sure-handed and didn’t commit a single error.
Doyline Panthers will be at Quitman at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 25.
Other games:
Fri., April 19
Lakeside Warriors 2, Quitman Wolverines 1
With a first-round bye in the playoffs, Lakeside took on Quitman and won Friday.
Both teams were strong on the mound. Eli Campbell started the game for Lakeside and recorded three outs. Warriors opened the scoring in the second after an error scored one run.
Another error extended their lead to 2-0 in the top of the third.
Brock Case earned the win. He surrendered no hits or runs over one inning, striking out two and walking none.
Campbell started on the mound. He gave up one hit and no runs over one inning, striking out none and walking none. Peyton Gray, Matthew Aguilera, Jordan Isbell, Hunter Sutton and Gage Williams each came on in relief and shut down the Wolverines.
Gray and Campbell each collected two his. Isbell and Williams each drove in one run. Lakeside turned one double play in the game and didn’t commit a single error in the field.
Lakeside will take on Logansport at home at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 for its first game of the LHSAA Division IV playoff games. It will be broadcast on 104.5 fn KBEF and at kbef.com.
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