Baseball Takes Pair from Concord
The Stockbridge baseball team ended the regular season on a high note last week by winning three of its last four games including a doubleheader sweep of Concord.
The Panthers dropped the opener of a twin bill with Lansing Christian 11-8 Monday, My 24.
Stockbridge took a 3-1 lead in the first on an Aiden Trost RBI single and a two-run single by Dalton Satkowiak, but the Pilgrims would score three runs in each of the 4th-6th innings to take control of the game with a 11-7 lead and held on for the win.
Satkowiak led the offense with two hits and three RBI.
Drew Philipp, Spencer McLennan, and Evan Bradley had a hit and RBI each.
A big five run second inning helped the Panthers bounce back to take the second game 14-8 to snap a 12 game losing streak.
Drew Robinson had a run scoring single to start the second inning rally. Austin Noll followed with a two-run single and Philipp a RBI-double to make it 6-1 after two.
Lansing Christian cut the lead to 6-3, but the Panthers answered with a pair of runs in the fourth and three in the fifth to make it 11-3.
The Panthers added three more in the sixth to make it 14-5. The Pilgrims scored three in the seventh to cut it to 14-8 but would get no closer.
Austin Knoll had a huge game with four hits, four RBI and four runs scored.
Robinson added three hits and an RBI, while Philipp had two hits and one RBI. Ashton Knoll and Trost had a hit and two RBI, and Andrew Davis a hit and run scored. Trost earned the win on the mound striking out seven.
The Panthers dropped the third game of the series 7-4 Wednesday, May 26.
Satkowiak had a double and two RBI to lead the offense. Robinson added a double, Trost a hit and run scored, and Philipp and Ashton Knoll one hit each.
The Panthers then took a pair from Concord Thursday, May 27.
After Concord tied the game in the top of the sixth the Panthers scored two in the bottom of the inning to pull out the 8-6 win in the opener. The Panthers loaded the bases with one out and Philipp came through with the clutch two-run single for Stockbridge to pull out the win.
Robinson had two hits and two RBI to lead the Panthers. Ashton Knoll had two hits and one RBI, Austin Knoll two hits and two runs scored, Trost two hits and one run scored, McLennan a hit and RBI, and Dakoda Whitaker one hit. Satkowiak earned the win in relief.
The Panthers took the nightcap 9-2 to finish the sweep.
Stockbridge jumped to a 7-0 lead after two innings and cruised to the win.
Philipp had a big game with three hits and two RBI, while Satkowiak had two hits and three RBI. Ashton Knoll added two hits and an RBI, Austin Knoll two hits and two runs scored, and Trost a hit and RBI. Davis had one hit and earned the win by striking out six in the complete game win.
The Panthers improved to 8-17 overall on the season. They will open Division 3 district play Saturday at noon against Springport in Dansville.
