Box Score MARYVILLE, Tenn. - Huntingdon eliminated LaGrange from the Great South Athletic Conference Championship Tournament with a 7-5 win Saturday at Scotland Yard. The loss ends the season for the Panthers, who finished 21-21.
Senior Robbie Shelton went 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in his final game for the Panthers. It was also the final game for five other seniors: Matt Hvizdzak, J.J. Martone, Craig Mobley, Luis Perez and Trevor Tullock.
Robby Williams started and took the loss for the Panthers. He allowed six runs; four earned, in 7-1/3 innings. Williams gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out five. Williams was followed by Mason Webster, Martone and Doug Scherer.
The Panthers scored three runs in the second inning to go up 3-0. They loaded the bases on three straight singles by Bobby Woodall, Shelton and Mobley. Jordan Martinec drove in two runs with the fourth straight hit of the inning. Mobley scored on Anthony Iannetta's ground out for the third run of the inning.
The Panthers added a run in the fourth inning to go up 4-1. Shelton and Mobley opened the inning with back-to-back singles and both moved up on Martinec's sacrifice bunt. Shelton scored as Hvizdzak flew out to center.
Huntingdon came back with two runs in the sixth inning and a big four-run rally in the eighth to take a 7-4 lead. The Panthers got a run back in their half of the eighth.
Woodall reached on an infield hit with two outs to keep the inning going. Shelton followed with a double to center field to score Woodall to make it 7-5.
In the ninth inning, Kevin McCrary led off the inning with a single. But Huntingdon ended the threat with a game-ending double play for the 7-5 final.