Game 1 ( District Semi-Finals)

Western 3 Marshall 1 

Brody Parrott’s 2 Run Homerun in the 4th propels Western to a District Semifinal Victory.  In an absolute pitchers duel Andrew Parrott outlasts Marshalls Gillum in a 1 hit 1 Run 5 Strikeout effort.  There were several key moments during this intense baseball game but none bigger than a bases loaded over the shoulder two out catch by catcher Jackson Luke in the 5th inning. Lincoln Levy, B Parrott and Luke Nally each had one hit in the contest as B Parrott had 2 RBI’s and A Parrott had 1 RBI.  Western created chaos on the basepaths once again as DJ VanRiper swiped 4 bases and Brayden Woodard stole 1.  With the Win Western will face the Winner of Northwest and Coldwater for a District Title.

Game 2 (District Finals)

Western 7 Coldwater 6

In District Finals action Western jumped on the board first with a single by Charlie Stevens scoring one and a ball in play by DJ VanRiper to give the Panthers a 2-0 early lead.  Coldwater returned the favor in the 3rd with a double and a groundout to tie the game back up at 2-2.  In the bottom of the 3rd Luke Herrington put a ball in play to give the Panthers the lead once again 3-2.  Western once again responded in the bottom of the 5th scoring 3 runs off a single by Jackson Luke, a double by Brody Parrott to give the Panthers the 6-2 lead.  In the Top of 6 Coldwater made a huge push scoring 4 runs to tie the game back up 6-6.  In the bottom of the 7th Western creates havoc on the basepaths once again to get Luke Herrinton to 3rd with one out.  An errant pickoff throw to get Justin Chapko at 1st was unsuccessful as Herrington was able to swipe home for the heroic 1st District Title since 2018 for the Western Panthers.  Western was able to tally 8 hits in the contest as Lincoln Levy and Jackson Luke led the way with two each.  DJ VanRiper, Luke Nally, Brody Parrott (2B) and Charlie Stevens each had 1 hit.  B Parrott collected 2 RBI’s as VanRiper, Luke and Stevens each had 1 RBI.  

DJ VanRiper swiped 6 stolen bases on the day to become the 

All Time Single Season Stolen Base Holder At Western With 29 On The Season.  

Western will now advance to the Regional Semi-Final at Marshall High School against #10 in the state Mason on Wednesday June 4th at 4:30 p.m.