The top-seeded Panthers will play the winner of Friday's late game between Maryville and Piedmont on Saturday at 12 p.m. Huntingdon will face the loser of the Maryville-Piedmont game at 4 p.m.

The Panthers got the win against the GSAC Pitcher of the Year and the GSAC Player of the Year. Alex Stanford started for Huntingdon (27-13). He pitched 7-2/3 innings; allowing nine runs, eight of which were earned. Stanford struck out three and walked eight. The senior had beaten the Panthers 11-2 on April 9, striking out 13.

Eller (0-1) relieved Stanford in the Panthers' big eighth inning. He surrendered three hits, allowed two runs in a third of an inning to get the loss.

Huntingdon scored six unearned runs in the first inning off Panther starter Neil Smith. The Hawks were aided by two Panther errors in the inning. Chris Knight's two-run single capped the inning.

After the first inning, Smith threw five scoreless innings and allowed only one hit. He retired 13 straight batters between the second and sixth innings. Smith finished with seven strikeouts and walked four.

The Panthers chipped away at Huntingdon's lead. The Panthers trailed 6-3 going to the bottom of the fifth inning. Craig Mobley led off the inning with his fourth home run of the season and first since March 8 to make it 6-4. David Miller's two-out single in the sixth made it a one-run game, 6-5.

The Hawks scored four runs off relievers Robby Williams and James Connell in the seventh inning to go up 10-5. Drew Harrell had a two-run single in the inning.

Derek Hooper got the Panthers' eighth inning rally going with a one-out single. One out later, Robbie Shelton hit his team-leading 10th home run of the season to make it 10-7. After back-to-back walks to Mobley and Miller, Eller came in to relieve Sanford.

Brent Kinsey greeted Eller with a single and an error on the play allowed Miller to score the third run of the inning. Dale Feldman's run-scoring single drew the Panthers within a run. Luis Perez followed with the game-winner, a two-run double scoring Kinsey and Feldman for an 11-10 lead.

James Yancey (3-1) threw two perfect innings to get the win for the Panthers. Yancey closed out the game by striking out the side in the ninth inning.

The Panthers had 13 hits in the game. Miller and Feldman each had three hits and two RBIs. Shelton scored three runs to go with his home run