Road Weary Panthers Eliminated in AA Baseball
Game Recap Provided by Potomac Falls\Gameday Insider
The Waynesboro Little Giants advanced to the Regional Finals on Wednesday at the expense of the road weary Potomac Falls Panthers. After traveling two hours to Louisa High School on Monday, the Panthers learned that the game was canceled due to rain. They returned to Louisa on Tuesday and beat the Lions, only to return to Sterling at 12:30 am Wednesday morning. They then hopped on the bus for the 3 1/2 hour drive to Waynesboro on Wednesday afternoon and arrived 15 minutes before game time. The game was delayed until 6:30, so the Panthers could get settled and warm up for the game.
Once the game commenced, the Panther's Jacob Kline would pitch 5 2/3 innings, limiting Waynesboro to 2 hits over the first 5. The Panthers took the early 2-0 lead when Rob Malan laid down a bunt single in the 2nd inning and eventually scored on a throwing error to third by Giant's catcher Brandon Clark. Greg Woodlief scored the second run when he walked and was driven in by a Cory Flickinger double down the left field line.
The Little Giants tied it in the 4th inning when they loaded the bases and Stevie Moreland hit a bloop single to right field that Nick Paganelli laid out for, but could not come up with the catch. That single scored two runs and the game remained tied until the bottom of the 6th inning, when Waynesboro scored 4 unanswered runs, on 3 hits and 1 error, in the bottom of the inning to break the game open, and end the season for the Panthers. The game ended on a double play as Flickinger, with 1 out and a runner on 1st base, lined out to second and the Little Giants doubled the runner off first. The loss eliminated the Panthers from the Regional tournament and ended their season.
