Game 1

Western 12 - Bronson 2

Western Hosted Bronson on Tuesday who entered the day with a 16-8 record.  Western opened the floodgates in the 3rd inning putting up 7 runs and adding to it in the 4th and 5th inning to mercy the Vikings in 5 innings.  Andrew Parrott struck out 6 and only allowed 1 hit in the contest to pick up the Victory. Charlie Stevens came in as relief, throwing one inning and only allowing 1 hit.    Western amassed 11 hits in the 5 innings as Luke Herrington totaled 3 (2B) Luke Nally, Lincoln Levy and Jackson Luke(2B) each had 2 hits.  DJ Vanriper and Justin Chapko each collected 1 hit each.  Nally picked up 4 RBI’s as Herrinton collected 3 RBI’s.  A Parrott, Brayden Woodard, Stevens, DJ VanRiper and Herrington each swiped one base.  

Game 2 

Western 7 Bronson 2

The Panthers Bats stayed on fire as they picked up 10 more hits in game 2.  DJ VanRiper led the way with 3 hits (2B) as Luke Nally (2B) picked up 2 hits.  Lincoln Levy, Jackson Luke, Justin Chapko, Luke Herrinton and Jack Mannor each tallied 1 hit.  VanRiper collected 3 RBI’s as Levy, Luke and Nally picked up 1 RBI.  Brody Parrott picked up the Victory on the Mound as he allowed zero hits and struck out 4.  Isaiah Norwood came in as relief and struck out 5 only giving up 1 hit in his 3 innings of work. Western was able to dial in the running game once again as Mannor swiped 4 bases, VanRiper 3, Levy 3 as Spitzer, Chapko and Herrington each had 1 SB.    

The Panthers in game 2 now hold The Team Record for stolen bases in a season.  The previous record of 113 (2002) was surpassed as the 2025 team now sits at 122 Stolen Bases on the season and counting.  

The Panthers Will Now Move Their Attention To District Saturday.  Western Will Travel To Marshall For A 10:00 A.M. District Semi Final MatchUp With Marshall.  Winner Will Play In Championship At 3:00 P.M