The Chapman Panthers baseball team won the second game of a double header against East Texas Baptist University. This was their second victory in two games against East Texas Baptist and their sixth victory overall this year. The final score was 11-1.
On the mound for the Panthers in the double header was starting pitcher Riley Glenn. Glenn pitched 6.2 solid innings allowing one earned run on three hits. Glenn struck out eight batters in the process while giving up five walks to East Texas Baptist. Relievers Austin Merrill and Wyatt Thompson closed the game for the Panthers baseball team allowing zero runs.
Panthers head coach, Scott Laverty, spoke on the importance of the pitching staff after the game. “I love the pitching staff we have this year. Our assistant coaches Dave Edwards and Cameron McMullen did a great job of recruiting and developing our pitchers so that they can be ready for any situation,” Laverty described. “We are obviously led by our star Nick Garcia but guys like Riley Glenn and our relievers are also very vital to our success this year. I like how we started the season thus far and I am looking forward to seeing what we can do for the rest of the year.”
To go along with the pitching staff, the Panthers bats were in full effect today at Woods Field. Chapman’s lineup put up eleven runs on ten hits against the East Texas Baptist pitching unit. They were led by designated hitter Cooper Foard and left-field sensation Henry Zeisler. Both batters had three hits, two RBI’s, and one homerun apiece. This is the second straight game that Zeisler has homered, bringing his total to three in the series against East Texas Baptist.
“I am not surprised at all with the things I am seeing out of Henry. This is his third year with the team, and we all know how talented he is. He came into this year with the team knowing he had to step up from last year’s production and he’s done that this year,” coach Scott Laverty said about junior Henry Zeisler. “He’s always been one of the hardest workers on the team and that is paying off for him right now. I hope he can continue this success throughout the year,” coach Laverty added.
The Chapman Panthers baseball team has picked up right where they left off after last season with a record of 6-0. This was their second game of the three-game series versus East Texas Baptist University. The Panthers are set to finish the series with East Texas Baptist tomorrow at 2:30pm at Woods Field in Marshall, Texas.
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