LaGrange held off Huntingdon 10-8 in the second game to gain a split of their GSAC doubleheader Saturday at Cleaveland Field. The win snapped an 11-game losing streak for the Panthers (17-18, 1-7 GSAC).

Freshman Isaiah Whitfield came on in the ninth with two runners on and got the final two outs to earn his first save of the season. Trevor Tullock (4-3) started the game for the Panthers and got the win, going 5-1/3 innings and giving up three earned runs.

The Panthers banged out 16 hits in the second game. Travis Ross had three hits, scored two runs and drove in three runs. Craig Mobley had a pinch-hit two-run double in the eighth inning.

James Hall, David Miller, Bobby Woodall, Matt Hvizdzak and Anthony Iannetta all had two hits for the Panthers. Miller and Ianetta each had a double in the game.

The Panthers built a 5-1 lead after scoring a run in each of the first five innings. The Hawks (19-12, 4-4 GSAC) cut the deficit to 5-4 with three runs in the sixth inning.

The Panthers answered with three runs in the bottom of the sixth. They had three straight hits to open the inning, the third an RBI single by Ross to drive in Miller, who had doubled off the left field fence to start the inning. Woodall scored on a balk and pinch-hitter Robbie Shelton drove in the third run with a run-scoring single.

Huntingdon cut the Panthers' lead to 8-7 with two runs in the seventh and another in the eighth. The Panthers got a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the eighth when Mobley drove in two runs with a pinch-hit one-out double down the left field line.

The Hawks closed the gap in the ninth inning with a run off reliever J.J. Martone. Whitfield came in with one out and retired the next two batters to close out the win.

The Hawks won the first game 10-0 behind a complete-game performance by John Rice. Rice held the Panthers to six hits, walked two and struck out five.

Doug Scherer (1-3) started and took the loss for the Panthers. Scherer gave up eight earned runs in five innings. Kenneth Strack allowed two runs; one earned in four innings.

Mobley, Woodall and Brent Kinsey each had two hits to account for the Panthers' hits. Stephen Bishop led off the game for the Hawks with his first home run of the season. The Hawks had 11 hits in the game, including a three-run double from Drew Harrell.

The two teams conclude the weekend series Sunday at 1 p.m.