Chase Barnett was the winning pitcher tonight defeating Spring 8-1. Barnett had five walks and five strikeouts on the mound tonight. Spring’s only hit tonight was a homerun in the fifth inning. Seniors Scott Arthur and Wes Theiss were both under the weather, being the competitors they are gave stellar performances offensively and defensively. Between Theiss and Arthur, they were responsible for 8 outs tonight including another double play for the season (6-4-3) to first baseman Ethan Carnes.  

Offensively, the Panthers had nine hits for the game. Arthur led off the first inning with a triple. Kaleb Goodell flew out to center, but earned an RBI when Arthur tagged and scored for the first run of the game. No runs were scored in the second inning, but CJ Manning came out of his slump with a great hit to left field.  

In the third inning Theiss led off the inning with a walk. He advanced to third on a single hit to center by Garrett Harrison. Ethan Carnes walked to load the bases. Brent McMinn walked to score Theiss making the score 2-0 in the third inning.  

In the fourth inning the Panther bats got really hot. Arthur led off the inning with a double. Goodell singled to center. Theiss got on with an error at third loading the bases. Harrison earned an RBI when he singled to left and scored Arthur. Andy Wilson earned two RBIs when he singled to left scoring Goodell and Theiss. Then big Ethan Carnes had a three run homer to give the Panthers a lead of 8-0. Spring changed pitchers and the Panthers did not score any more runs for the night. 

Scott Arthur 2 for 3 with a triple and double, HBP

Kaleb Goodell 2 for 4 with an RBI

Wes Theiss 0 for 2 with 2 BBs

Garrett Harrison 0 for 2 with a FC, two singles, and an RBI

Andy Wilson 1 for 4 with two RBIs

Ethan Carnes 1 for 3 with a Homerun, two RBIs, and a BB

Austin Jackson 0 for 4

Brent McMinn 0 for 2 with a BB

CJ Manning 1 for 3 with a single