Box Score MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Huntingdon held off LaGrange 3-1 to complete a sweep of a weekend GSAC series Sunday at Posey Field. The loss was the fourth straight for the Panthers, now 13-22 overall and 4-5 in the GSAC.
The Panthers outhit the conference-leading Hawks (24-10, 7-2 GSAC) 9-8 in the game. Linwood Roberds had two hits, including a double. Evin Eichelberger also had two hits.
The Panthers scored the first run of the game in the third inning. Roberds started the inning with his double and moved over to third on a sacrifice bunt by Eichelberger. Cody Muren drove in Roberds with a sacrifice fly to put the Panthers up 1-0.
Huntingdon came back with two runs off Panther starter Robby Williams (2-4) in the fifth inning to go up 2-1. The Panthers had scoring chances in the sixth and seventh innings.
In the sixth, Brent Kinsey led off with a single and moved up to second on an error. Jon Brock's base hit put runners on the corners. Josh Shiver bunted into a groundout and Kinsey was thrown out on the play at home to end the inning.
The Panthers left the bases loaded in the seventh. James Hall had one-out pinch-hit single and Eichelberger kept the inning going with a two-out hit, then Muren walked to load the bases. Reliever Will Davis got Kinsey to fly out to left to end the threat and the inning.
Huntingdon added an insurance run in the eighth inning for a 3-1 lead. Tyler Spivey retired the Panthers in order in the ninth inning for his second save of the series.
The Panthers host Piedmont in a three-game GSAC series beginning Friday.