By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama softball team (0-2) hosted No. 12 Pleasantville (2-2) for its first two games of the season on Thursday, May 28. Panorama lost the first game 12-0. Head coach Ismael Galvan weighed in.
“Being the first games of the season, I think we played a good game even though the score didn’t show it. We hit the ball hard, putting it in play just hit it right to them. Hurt ourselves in the fourth inning with a few errors, which ultimately cost us the game,” Galvan said.
The Panthers tallied two hits, one from Emma Walker and the other from Bridgete White. Andrea Knode pitched all three innings, striking out two batters.
In game two, the Panthers were able to score some runs, showing early signs of improvement.
“Battled hard game 2 and started off well. Defensively, we hurt ourselves again. The front half of the lineup hit well with two homeruns by Emma Walker and Andrea Knode. All in all, opening night for us against a tough Pleasantville team wasn’t all bad even though the scores don’t show that. Proud of the girl’s effort and attitude tonight,” Galvan said.
White went 3/3 with two doubles and one RBI. Knode hit well, going 2/3 with one homerun and three RBIs. Walker went 2/3 with one homerun and one RBI. Mound time was split evenly between Knode, Alyssa Stanley and Aleah Knode.
The next game for the Panthers is tonight, Friday, May 29 at home against ACGC (0-1). Panorama split the season series with ACGC last season, winning one, 16-4, and losing the other, 10-9.