The Lady Panthers softball team seem to be on a mission headed to the top of the SWAC conference one game at a time. The season hasn’t even hit full swing yet and they’ve already doubled the amount of total wins they accumulated last season. In Thursday’s matchup it took a while to get the intensity but once they did there was no stopping them.
Freshman Leann Flores lead the crusade giving the Lady Panthers a 2-0 lead over Texas College, senior Destiny Darby followed quickly behind the effort of her teammate with a two RBI double. Other members of the team contributed to RBI count as well sophomore Shannon Harris, senior Artavia Woods, and freshman Katelyn Den Beste. Texas College tried to stay afloat but were no match for the relentless efforts of the Lady Panthers. The game concluded in the 5th inning of play, the Lady Panthers emerged victorious with a final score of 9-2.
In the second matchup the Ladies got off to an early start. Senior pitcher Bridget Coronado led the winning effort. As a result the rest of the Lady Panthers stepped up to meet the occasion. Den Beste added to the score off of Jasmin Littles’ first of two RBI singles. Unfortunately, Texas College was unable to answer to the Ladies and Woods put the game away late in the sixth. The final score of the game was 7-0.
The Lady Panthers seem to be on a roll this season and freshman Lauren Patterson believes if they keep it up they can win their conference, “Our pitchers are doing their job, the defense is working together and with each win we’re gaining confidence and of course the goal is to win SWAC but as always were just taking the season one win at a time,” she said.
Sophomore Lauren Grun says, “We’re meshing well this season It just feels more encouraging having more wins under our belt going into conference. This year we feel like we can compete!” The Ladies resume their mission on Thursday, March 10 against Houston Baptist University.