Panthers looking to build on second win of the season
It definitely has not been the best start for our Hartnell Baseball Team, on February 13 and February 22, 2018, they competed in 6 games from which they were only able to pull out one victory. As it stands now, they are (2-11) for the season and have yet to face a conference opponent. There are still 26 games left in the season led by Head Coach Babin. The team is looking to build on their recent 4- 3 win against Fresno City on February 21. What could possibly be the blueprint the team can follow? In any case the team took the opportunity to show what they are truly capable of and showed resilience. Falling to Fresno City just a day before 8-1, Hartnell came out with different energy and competed until the last pitch. (#15) Anthony Fashano, started off on the mound for Hartnell and pitched for 5 innings only allowing 4 hits from Fresno City and 1 run. In the 7th inning (#8) Ricardo Torres stepped in and would allow 4 hits and 2 runs with also striking out the last out to win the game for the Panthers. Hartnell's offense was definitely pushed behind (#12) Timothy Burkhardt, who had two runs for the game, one which was a homer that rocketed out of the park. There was definitely something in the air about this game that was a step in the right direction. Hartnell would face Taft the following day on February 22, 2018 and fall 6-4 in a close game that went into the 11th inning, where Hartnell just lost it in the end. With so much time left in the season, the Panthers look to build on this mentality and improve in each piece of their game. Hartnell faces Mission next on Hartnell's home field February 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Go Panthers!