Kaitlyn Estes Goes Deep for Panthers, but Big Sixth Inning Lifts Tigers

Kaitlyn Estes went deep for Pattonsburg Tuesday evening, but a big sixth inning for Worth County put them over the top for an 11-7 win. 

At first, it was Tigers all the way, as they built up a 5-2 lead after two. But Pattonsburg got four in the third and one in the fourth to take a 7-5 lead. 

But Worth County has wiped out several deficits this year, and they came roaring back, getting six in the sixth inning to put away the Panthers. The Tigers were sparked after catcher Audrey Runde gunned down Jayden Goble, one of the top base-stealers in the area, after the Panthers had threatened to add on in the sixth. Four of Worth County's six runs in the sixth were with two out.

For Worth County, Kambree Briner had four hits. Kristen Tracy, Audrey Runde, and Braelyn Fletchall had two. Audrey Runde and Kambree Briner had two doubles and Kristen Tracy one. Kaydence Downing and Kristen Tracy stole bases. 

Kristen Tracy needed 133 pitches to get past the Panthers, but she struck out 10 batters. She threw 86 strikes. Addie Iddings tossed 100 pitches for 72 strikes in the loss.

For Pattonsburg, Vanessa Wieigand had three hits. Jayden Goble had two. Vanessa Weigand had two doubles. Jayden Goble had a triple, and Kaitlyn Estes had a home run. Rosalynn Cameron stole a base. 

Addie Iddings Fans 13 Bobcats; Pattonsburg Posts Two Shutout Wins

Addie Iddings had dominant pitching performances in Pattonsburg's last two games, as the Panthers posted back to back shutouts. She had 13 innings pitched, gave up only four hits, walked only two batters, and struck out 21 in the wins. Pattonsburg posted identical 12-0 wins over Mercer on Tuesday, September 29th and against Braymer on Monday, October 5th. 

Against Mercer, Jayden Goble went deep to carry Pattonsburg. She went three for three with a double and a home run, falling one triple short of the cycle. She also stole a base. Addie Iddings had four hits. Isabella Burger had three. Kaitlyn Estes and Rosalyn Cameron had doubles. Besides Goble, Cheyenne Miller had two steals and Kiara Tucker one. Pattonsburg had three in the first, one in the second, three in the fourth, and five in the sixth.

Against Braymer, Pattonsburg got 12 hits and played errorless ball behind Iddings. Jayden Goble, Addie Iddings, and Vanessa Weigand had two hits. Addie Iddings, Carlie Pittsenbarger, Kaitlyn Estes, Rosalynn Cameron, and Vanessa Weigand all had doubles. Jayden Goble had 2 steals. Cheyanne Miller, Emsleigh McCrary, and Rosalyn Cameron each had one. 

Jayden Goble, Isabella Burger Go Deep as Panthers Break Skid

Pattonsburg hit a high-water mark early this month when they beat Albany 8-3, in a game in which they completely outplayed the Warriors on their field. But they had been in a tailspin ever since, mired in a four-game losing skid. They fell 13-0 to Princeton and then 7-1 to Ellyette Sobotka and the Maysville Wolverines. They couldn’t buy a run against King City, losing 5-0, having scored one run in their past three games. They hit the ball a little better against Stanberry, but fell 10-3 on Tuesday, September 22^nd. But pitted against Polo Thursday, the Panthers got home runs from Jayden Goble and Isabella Burger to get back on the winning track to secure a 9-1 win. Addie Iddings struck out nine Panther batters in the win while throwing 92 pitches for 62 strikes.

It looked like another long night for Pattonsburg. In Polo’s first, Khloe Lucassen doubled to center and advanced to third on Avery Qualman’s groundout. Jocelynn Withers singled her home to put Polo up 1-0.

Jayden Goble singled and stole second to start Pattonsburg’s first. She stole second, and Addie Iddings reached first on an error as Goble scored to tie it at 1-1.

The score remained tied until the third, when Isabella Burger broke the tie with a home run to center field to put Pattonsburg in front 2-1.

The game remained there until Polo got some traffic on the basepaths in the fifth. Kathryn Farmer singled and Willow Kelley walked. Pattonsburg had struggled defensively for the last two years, but it was a great defensive play that swung the momentum in their favor Thursday. Khloe Lucassen flied out to Carlie Pittsenbarger in left field, who threw a strike to second baseman Emsleigh McCrary to double off Farmer.

After having hit a home run earlier, Isabella Burger was intentionally walked to start Pattonsburg’s fifth. The move nearly paid off as Kaitlyn Estes fouled out, and Rosalynn Cameron grounded out, advancing Claire Christensen (running for Burger) to second. Vanessa Weigand got down in the count 0-2 but took the next four pitches for a walk to keep the inning alive. Emsleigh McCrary singled to score Claire Christensen to make it 3-1 as Weigand got to third. McCrary took second on the throw home. Carlie Pittsenberger reached first on an error as Vanessa Weigand scored and McCrary went to third. Cheyenne Miller hit a pop fly that dropped in as Emsleigh McCrary scored to make it 5-1 and Carlie Pittsenbarger advanced to second. Jayden Goble cleared the bases with a three-run shot to make it 8-1.

Kaitlyn Estes reached first in Pattonsburg’s sixth on an error. Emsleigh McCrary went after the first pitch and doubled to right. Estes was off on contact with two out and scored from first to make it 9-1.

Izzy Burger Drives in Three as Pattonsburg Stuns Albany

Pattonsburg was in a three-game winning streak, but they had played a game which was forgettable for both sides against North Harrison as the Panthers made 18 errors, the Shamrocks made 15, and Pattonsburg rallied to get a 22-17 win Tuesday, September 1st. Albany was the two-time defending GRC West champion and had no reason to expect otherwise this year. But they went into a tailspin following the Albany Tournament and dropped their next two, to Stanberry and South Harrison. The game was reminiscent of the Pattonsburg football team three years ago, who came into Albany at 1-6 and hung 92 points on the Warriors to get the win. They beat them a second time 50-0 to show it was no accident.

The Panthers got hits up and down the lineup as they cut down on their errors to three and completely outplayed Albany on their way to their fourth straight win. Isabella Burger had three hits and three RBI’s to carry the team. Addie Iddings, who somehow made it through the whole North Harrison donnybrook without walking a single batter out of the 44 she faced that game, once again did not walk a batter in the win.

Albany drew first blood when Karsley Booher reached second on an error. She took third on a wild pitch. Jayden Mitchell beat out an infield hit to score her and put Albany up 1-0.

Pattonsburg got the run back when Carly Pittsenbarger beat out a pop fly that dropped in behind second. Cheyanne Miller singled to center, and the ball got away, putting runners on second and third. Addie Iddings singled to right field to score Pittsenbarger, and Isabella Burger grounded out to score Miller to put Pattonsburg in front 2-1.

Albany got the run right back in its half of the third when Izzy Manville hit a shot into the left field corner and circled the bases to tie it at 2-2.

With one out in the Pattonsburg fourth, Vanessa Weigand shot a single between third and short. With two strikes on her, Emsleigh McCrary shot a single up the middle to put runners on first and second. Carly Pittsenbarger laid down a perfect bunt and beat it out to load the bases. Jayden Goble, with two strikes on her, singled, lofting it over second base to put Pattonsburg back in front 3-2.

Albany tied it up once again in the fifth when Ava Epperly beat out an infield hit. She stole second and the throw got away, putting her on third. Marly Hansel flied out to score her to make it 3-3.

Emsleigh McCrary shot a single just under the pitcher’s glove to start the Pattonsburg sixth. Carly Pittsenbarger lofted a perfect bunt over the hard-charging first baseman’s head, but Warrior pitcher Makena Moffat snagged it and reached first in time as McCrary took second. Cheyenne Miller grounded out in front of the plate to advance her to third. Jayden Goble singled to left to make it 4-3 and stole second. Addie Iddings tripled over the right fielder’s head and all the way to the wall as Goble scored to make it 5-3. Izzy Burger doubled to right to score Iddings to make it 6-3.

Pattonsburg had trouble protecting the lead against Stanberry in the tournament, and Albany threatened to follow suit in its half of the sixth when Jayden Hillyard reached on a bobble. Makenna Moffat flied out to Rosalynn Cameron in center, but Whitney Sterkis beat out an infield hit. But Hillyard tried to go first to third on the play, and first baseman Kaitlyn Estes threw a strike to Isabella Burger at third to erase her off the basepaths and kill the rally.

Emsleigh McCrary fought back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk in the Panther seventh. Carly Pittsenbarger reached on an error when she laid down a bunt, and the throw was in the dirt. Another error scored McCrary to make it 7-3. Jayden Goble was plunked to load the bases, and Izzy Burger singled to right to score Kiara Tucker (running for Pittsenbarger) to make it 8-3.

Three outstanding defensive plays kept Albany off the board in the final inning. Jayden Mitchell hit what appeared to be a drive for extra bases, but Vanessa Weigand ran it down in right field for the first out. Ava Epperly hit a carom off Addie Iddings’ glove, but Emsleigh McCrary, showing a lot of range at second, ran it down and threw her out. Viola Smith hit a carbon copy that McCrary snagged again for the third out.

Jayden Goble Carries Pattonsburg to Consolation Title

     Jayden Goble carried the Pattonsburg team on her shoulders throughout the sweltering afternoon and fittingly enough, scored the game-winning run in the consolation game to secure hardware for the Panthers Saturday at the Albany Tournament. Addie Iddings, normally one of the favorite targets of Coach Bill Pottorff’s wrath, got some praise from him for a change. “Addie, I’m proud of you,” he said after the game. Iddings kept the team in all three of their games with her pitching, rarely walking batters and always throwing strikes regardless of how badly her fielders were struggling behind her. She pitched all three games in sweltering 90+ degree heat and held up until the end.

Goble got seven hits for the afternoon and swiped five bases. Kaitlyn Estes was right behind her, getting a home run on the small field and nearly getting one on the big field in the consolation game and taking out a car parked behind the fence in the process. Isabella Burger added a home run, and Rosalynn Cameron, related to Royals pitcher Noah Cameron, was a steady hitting presence.

Stanberry was forecast to be a contender in the GRC West this year, but Pattonsburg jumped on them early with Isabella Burger’s home run as the wind carried it out of reach and over the fence to make it 1-0. With one out in the second, Emsleigh McCrary was plunked. Carlie Pittsenbarger got a sacrifice bunt to move McCrary to second. Cheyanne Miller singled her home to make it 2-0.

But as the day got hotter, the errors began to mount, with Pattonsburg making nine on the day and somehow still had a chance to win at the end. Brooke Robinson reached second on an error and Jaicee McGinley advanced her to third. Ellie Dias grounded out to put Stanberry on the board.

Pattonsburg responded in the third with Estes hitting a carbon copy of Burger’s drive to make it 3-1.

But then the errors began to mount and Stanberry started coming back, using two Panther errors to cut their deficit to 3-2. Brooke Robinson singled in Harper Heyde to tie it up, an error let in a run to put Stanberry up 4-3, and McGinley hit a pop fly single over second baseman Emsleigh McCrary’s head to make it 5-3.

Jayden Goble, who had been out on her first two at-bats, got better as the day got hotter, starting with a double to left to tie the game at 5, with Carlie Pittsenbarger and Cheyenne Miller scoring. But Stanberry struck again with two outs as Harper Heyde tripled to left as Kynzee Adcock and Tasha Stoll scored to make it 7-5. Heyde came home on a passed ball to make it 8-5. At that point, all eight of Stanberry’s runs had come with two outs.

The eighth run came on a controversial call as Jayden Goble clearly tagged Heyde making an ill-advised dash to the plate on a play that everybody saw but the umpire.

The lower part of Pattonsburg’s order came through to give them a chance. Rosalynn Cameron caught hold of a pitch well outside of the strike zone and singled to left and Vanessa Weigand doubled her over to third. Emsleigh McCrary hit a seeing-eye single to right to score Cameron to make it 8-6 as Weigand went first to third. McCrary stole second and as the shortstop cut off the throw, Weigand took off for home and was safe as McCrary took third on the play. That made it 8-7. Cheyenne Miller’s pop fly short-hopped the center fielder as McCrary scored to make it 8-8. Addie Iddings grounded out to score Miller to put Pattonsburg up 9-8.

But Pattonsburg made two more errors in the final inning, and that proved to be too much. Left fielder Carly Pittsenbarger made a great play to cut down a runner at third, but Josi Moffat grounded out to score Jaicee McGinley to tie it and Olivia McQuinn singled home Ellie Dias to walk it off for Stanberry 10-9.

Against North Harrison, Jayden Goble singled to start the game and swiped second. The ball got away, and Goble circled the bases to put Pattonsburg up 1-0. Addie Iddings narrowly missed a home run and doubled to right. Shamrock catcher Ava Rinehart picked her off and got her in a rundown. There was a massive collision between Iddings and Shamrock second baseman Shayla Vandiver, who held on to the tag for the out. Kaitlyn Estes doubled into the left field corner and Rosalynn Cameron got a bad-hop single to score her and make it 2-0.

Lani Briggs reached on an error and Addison Milligan doubled to right, putting Briggs on third. Jaxcynn Hansel singled to center to score them and tie it at 2-2 after one.

The score was stuck there until the fourth inning, when a pair of Shamrock errors scored Carly Pittsenbarger to make it 3-2. Jayden Goble flied out to score Cheyenne Miller to make it 4-2. Addie Iddings walked and Gracelyn Youtsey (running for Iddings) took second on a wild pitch. Isabella Burger singled her over to third and advanced to second on defensive indifference. Kaitlyn Estes walked. Rosalynn Cameron beat out an infield hit to score Youtsey to make it 5-2. Vanessa Weigand reached on an error to score Burger to make it 6-2.

In the Shamrock fourth, Kathryn Parkhurst walked. Shayla Vandiver struck out and Becca Welling forced Parkhurst at second. Singles by Lani Briggs and Addison Milligan plated Welling to cut it to 6-3.

Carlie Pittsenbarger singled to right to start the Panther fifth, and the ball got away to put her on second. Cheyanne Miller put down a perfect sacrifice bunt to move her to third. Jayden Goble beat out an infield hit as Pittsenbarger scored to make it 7-3. Goble stole second, and the ball got away to put her on third. Addie Iddings grounded out to score her and make it 8-3. Isabella Burger beat out an infield hit. Singles by Kaitlyn Estes and Roslynn Cameron scored her to make it 9-3.

North Harrison fought back after Hali Smith beat out an infield single. Jaxcynn Hansel grounded to second; Pattonsburg tried to go for the force, but Smith beat it out. Raegan Hogan singled to load the bases. Kathryn Parkhurst grounded out to score Smith. Shayla Vandiver flied out to score Hansel to make it 9-5. But Becca Welling flied out, and time was called to advance Pattonsburg to the consolation finals.

Against North Andrew, Pattonsburg struck first as Jayden Goble singled to left. She stole second and third, carrying the team on her shoulders even more as it got hotter and hotter. Kaitlyn Estes doubled her home to make it 1-0.

North Andrew answered in the third when Olivia Diggs singled. Presleigh Ford singled to center; they tried to cut down Diggs going first to third, but she was safe as Ford took second. Diggs scored on a passed ball as Ford took third. Delaney Sybert grounded out as Presleigh Ford scored to put North Andrew in front 2-1.

In the Panther third, Isabella Burger walked with one out. Emsleigh McCrary (running for Burger) took second on a passed ball. Kaitlyn Estes doubled her home to tie it at 2-2. Rosalynn Cameron bunted and reached on an error as Estes scored to put Pattonsburg up 3-2.

In the Cardinal fourth, Panther left fielder Carlie Pittsenbarger made her second outstanding defensive play when she forced out a runner at second base to kill a rally.

Delaney Sybert, Hadley Anderson, and Hayden Manley all singled to tie it at 3-3. Zoey Redmond singled to left and the ball got away as Hayden Manley and Hadley Anderson scored to put North Andrew up 5-3.

Kaitlyn Estes got her third double of the day with one out in the Pattonsburg fifth. She took third on a passed ball. Rosalynn Cameron walked and took second on defensive indifference. Vanessa Weigand doubled to tie the game up at 5-5.

Time had expired, so the International Tiebreaker rule was in effect, meaning that each team starts the inning with a runner on second. In North Andrew’s half of the sixth, Olivia Diggs got a sacrifice bunt to move the ghost runner, Aurora Miller, to third. Bradyn Wilson grounded out to score Miller and put North Andrew in front 6-5.

Emsleigh McCrary advanced to third on a passed ball in Pattonsburg’s half. Cheyanne Miller grounded out, but McCrary held up and no run scored. Jayden Goble singled to left; there was a heartstopping moment as she slipped and fell rounding first, but she got back safely as Emsleigh McCrary scored to make it 6-6. Goble stole second and the ball got away, putting her on third. Addie Iddings was hit by a pitch. Isabella Burger flied out to score Goble to win the game 7-6. 

Pattonsburg Ousts Gilman City From Football Cooperative; Winston Added

Winston will join Pattonsburg as a member of its football cooperative, both schools announced Tuesday, February 24th, effective for the next football season. This means that Gilman City will not be a member of the football cooperative next year. North Harrison will remain a member of the Pattonsburg football cooperative. Under MSHSAA rules, only three schools can form a football cooperative. This move will also apply to junior high football.

Winston was previously in a football cooperative with Maysville. Maysville will compete on its own in 11-Man football for the 2026-27 season. 

In addition, effective for the upcoming 2025-26 season, Pattonsburg and Winston will form a baseball cooperative. The two schools will continue their junior high and high school softball cooperative, which has been in place for several years. Gilman City will compete separately in baseball, and Athletic Director and coach Tony Gregg has been working the phones the last two weeks seeking opponents. As of Friday evening, there were ten regular season games listed for the Hawks with another one in the process of being finalized. He said there were 16 students from both Gilman City and North Daviess who expressed interest.

Pattonsburg and Winston are currently considering the potential expansion of their cooperative to include band instruction, marching band, and pep band. A new committee will be formed with representatives from both the Pattonsburg and Winston cooperatives to evaluate their current cooperatives and explore future opportunities. 

Kayleece Puls Gets Double, Triple in Hawk District Win Over Pattonsburg

Gilman City extended its school record with its 16th win Thursday and held off a dangerous Pattonsburg squad 6-3 to advance in district play to face Albany. In the first meeting between the teams, Pattonsburg had crushed the Hawks, but Gilman City kept their errors to a minimum this time and kept mistakes from snowballing into big innings.

After making no errors until the game was decided the first time, Pattonsburg made two in the first inning this time. Khloey Sperry apparently struck out, but the ball got away from catcher Isabella Burger and she reached first safely. Avery Gregg hit a pop fly in no-man’s land between the mound and shortstop and it dropped in for a base hit as Sperry took second. Tenley Griffith popped out. Alli Burke struck out, but on the play, Sperry stole third and Gregg second. Kayleece Puls hit a towering drive into the lights in left field. Claire Christensen lost it in the lights and it dropped in as two runs scored and the Hawks took a lead they would not relinquish.

Isabella Burger answered in the bottom of the first with a blast to center field for a home run. It was her third career home run.

Cheyenne Miller caught Caitlynn Chalfant’s line drive in the second and Kaitlyn Estes, who had carried Pattonsburg so often with her bat, did so with her glove as she made a diving grab of Ellie Smith’s pop fly to keep the Hawks off the board.

Rosalynn Cameron hit a drive into the gap in right-center, but Avery Gregg made a running catch to take extra bases away in the Panther second.

With two outs, Kayleece Puls hit the first of two big blows as she crushed a double into the left-center field gap. Parker Crabtree hit a pop fly over third base that dropped in for a base hit; Puls, off on contact with two outs, scored. Caitlynn Chalfant walked and Emily Chalfant hit a sinking line drive to the backhand side of Cheyenne Miller at second that dropped in fair for a double as Crabtree scored to make it 4-1.

Hawk pitcher Tenley Griffith was missing a lot with her outside pitches, but got a lot of strikeouts as Pattonsburg was chasing her high heat. Cheyenne Miller nearly had a base hit as her pop fly behind first dropped in just foul. Jayden Goble roped one into the right-center field cap, but once again, Avery Gregg ran it down for an out.

With one out in the fifth, Rosalynn Cameron caught hold of a high pitch and singled to right-center. Cheyenne Miller forced her at second, but Jayden Goble hit a fly ball that left fielder Hailey McClure couldn’t get to. It caromed off her knee brace and rolled all the way into right field as Goble reached third and Miller scored to make it 4-2.

It looked like the Panthers would get a big inning in the sixth after Isabelle Burger got jammed and hit a pop fly just fair over Parker Crabtree’s head at second. Kaitlyn Estes beat out a grounder into the hole at short, and Emsleigh McCrary hit a high chopper that somehow found its way into center for another base hit. Avery Gregg made a great stop to keep a run from scoring.

With the bases loaded and nobody out, Vanessa Weigand struck out chasing Tenley Griffith’s high heat, as did Kara Bernardino.  Six out of Griffith’s seven strikeouts were from batters chasing her high heat. Rosalynn Cameron hit a pop fly that looked like it would drop in no-man’s land, but Avery Gregg made a running catch behind second to get the Hawks out of the inning with no damage done.

With one out in the Hawk seventh, Alli Burke caught hold of a high and outside pitch from Addie Iddings and crushed one into right field. Kara Bernardino, playing in her last softball game as a Panther, made a great play to hold Burke to a single. Kayleece Puls got her second big blow, hitting a triple to left field as Burke scored. The throw home got away and Puls came in to score as well, making it 6-2.

In the Panther seventh, Cheyenne Miller hit a hot shot off Tenley Griffith’s glove that nearly got away from her, but she recovered in time to get her on a close play. Jayden Goble beat out Kayleece Puls’ throw from short and reached second when the throw got into the dugout. Addie Iddings grounded out to advance Goble to third. Isabelle Burger walked to bring up the tying run to the plate in Kaitlyn Estes. She crushed one to the right field wall, but Ellie Smith made a great play to get it in and Estes was held to a single as Burger took second. Emsleigh McCrary went after the first pitch, but popped it out to Caitlynn Chalfant in foul territory for the final out.

 

Jayden Goble, Kara Bernardino Go Off as Pattonsburg Clinches Winning Season

Jayden Goble and Kara Bernardino had big nights for Pattonsburg as their softball team went off in the first and fourth innings and came away with a 14-2 win over Milan on senior night Monday. Addie Iddings struck out ten on the mound.

Goble was 2 for 4 with three runs and two RBI’s. Kara Bernardino did not get retired all night and was 2 for 2 with two RBI’s and two runs scored. Goble had two steals, while Addie Iddings and Vanessa Weigand had doubles.

First baseman Kaitlyn Estes made a catch in the field to stop Milan in the top of the first. Goble reached on an error in the bottom of the first and opened the floodgates. She stole second and Addie Iddings doubled her home. Isabella Burger reached second on an error and Iddings scored to make it 2-0. Claire Christensen (running for Burger) was caught stealing third and Estes popped out, but Emsleigh McCrary reached on an error. Vanessa Weigand singled her to third and took second on an error, and Kara Bernardino singled them home to make it 4-0.

Catcher Isabella Burger and centerfielder Rosalynn Cameron made catches in the field to help keep Milan off the board in the second. In the Panther second, Jayden Goble singled and a pair of errors in the field by Milan allowed her to come around to score to make it 5-0.

Pattonsburg made three of its four errors in the third inning as Milan cut their deficit to 5-2, but then Kara Bernardino singled, stole second, and came home on Rosalynn Cameron’s infield hit and a throwing error to make it 6-2.

Left fielder Carlie Pittsenbarger made a catch in the field in the top of the fourth.

It was still 6-2 going into the bottom of the fourth and the first two Pattonsburg batters grounded out. It looked like they would go quietly until Isabella Burger got hit by a pitch and the floodgates opened. Kaitlyn Estes reached on a dropped fly and Claire Christensen took third. Estes took second on defensive indifference and Emersyn McCrary showed the same kind of speed she showed in the Gilman City game, beating out an infield hit as Christensen scored and Estes took third. McCrary took second on defensive indifference and then Estes scored on an error to make it 8-2. Vanessa Weigand doubled to center as McCrary scored to make it 9-2.

Back to back walks loaded the bases and then Cheyenne Miller singled to center to score Bernardino and Weigand and an error out Miller at second and Rosalynn Cameron at third. Jayden Goble singled in two more to make it 13-2 and stole second. Addie Iddings singled her home to make it 14-2. The Panthers had scored eight runs with two outs in the frame.

With the win, Pattonsburg clinched a winning season, far from what people had expected from them at the beginning of the season after they had lost Kaitlyn Jones and Shealynn Pliley from last year.

The team honored its lone senior, Kara Bernardino, at the game. Her speed on the basepaths and in the outfield will be missed, and she has been steadily improving her hitting as the year progressed.

The Panthers had eight different players get hits at Monday’s game and they got 12 hits as a team.

Addi Iddings Strikes Out 350th Batter

Pattonsburg got Addi Iddings back for their game against Stanberry Thursday. Iddings struck out her 350th batter in the game. She is only a junior, so she has a chance to get to 500 before her career at Pattonsburg is over.

The rest of the game belonged to Stanberry, which won 10-0 as the Panthers could not manage two hits against Alyssa Wallace. Vanessa Weigand and Rosalynn Cameron got the lone hits for Pattonsburg.

The Panthers cut down on their errors in the field defensively, only committing three Thursday after committing 11 against Tri-County. But Stanberry scored in each of the first four innings to get the win.

 

Vanessa Wiegand Triples Twice, Jayden Goble Goes Deep as Pattonsburg Wins 19-18

A shorthanded Pattonsburg squad, playing without its pitcher, Addie Iddings, won a wild 19-18 game over Tri-County that needed nine innings to complete. Neither side could put the other side away and both teams committed 11 errors each in the game. Jayden Goble went deep in the vast Tri-County field while Vanessa Weigand had two triples.

At first, it looked like Panthers all the way when consecutive errors plated the first run and Kaitlyn Estes doubled home Emsleigh McCrary to make it 2-0. Vanessa Weigand singled in Estes to make it 3-0 in the first.

Rosalynn Cameron caught Allie Prescott’s line drive in the first inning and the Mustangs went in order. Jayden Goble singled to left with one out in the second and stole second with one out. She stole second and Emsleigh McCrary singled her home to make it 4-0. Isabelle Burger singled as McCarry took second and they took second and third on a passed ball. Kaitlyn Estes doubled them both home to make it 6-0.

But with two outs in the Mustang second, the toll of players playing out of position began to tell. Five out of six Tri-County batters reached on errors at one point; by the time the dust had settled, the Panther lead had disappeared and Tri-County led 7-6 before first baseman Claire Christensen finally took care of Lily Turner’s pop fly to end the inning.

Kara Bernardino singled to right to start the Pattonsburg third, and Rosalynn Cameron and Cheyenne Miller walked. Walks lead to runs and sure enough, Jayden Goble singled in Cameron and Bernardino as Miller took second to put Pattonsburg back in front 8-7. Goble later scored on an error to raise it to 9-7. Claire Christensen grounded out in the fourth to score Vanessa Weigand after Vanessa had hit the first of her two triples to make it 10-7. The Panthers raised their lead to 11-7 in the fifth after Jayden Goble hit an inside-the-park home run in the vast Mustang field.

But then the bottom of the order came through for Tri-County in their half of the fifth. Dani Critten walked and Adyson Morris hit a pop fly single beyond the reach of third baseman Vanessa Weigand to bring up the heart of the order. They took second and third on a passed ball and Allie Prescott reached on an error to score Critten to make it 11-8. Kamran Marrs reached on a bunt single to load the bases. Morris and Prescott proceeded to score on passed balls to cut the Mustang deficit to 11-10. Second baseman Cheyenne Miller caught a pop fly and fielded a ground ball to get Pattonsburg out of the inning still ahead.

Kaitlyn Estes was plunked to start the Panther sixth. Vanessa Wiegand reached on an error to put Estes on second. They took second and third on a passed ball. Kaitlyn Estes was out trying to score on another passed ball as Wiegand took third. Kara Bernardino reached on an error on what would have been the third out as Pattonsburg scored anyway to make it 12-10.

But in the Tri-County sixth, the miscues caught up with Pattonsburg as Dani Critten scored on a passed ball to make it 12-11 and then Kamran Marrs circled the bases after yet another Pattonsburg error to tie it at 12-12.

Pattonsburg had two outs and nobody on in the seventh, with Tri-County set to try for a walkoff. But Emsleigh McCrary kept the inning alive with a single. Isabella Burger reached on an error as McCrary came all the way around to score from first to make it 13-12. But Dani Critten beat out an infield hit on what would have been Tri-County’s final out and Lily Turner scored to tie it at 13.

Vanessa Weigand walked to lead off the Pattonsburg eighth. Walks lead to runs; Claire Christensen struck out and Kara Bernardino grounded out as Weigand took second. The walk came back to bite Tri-County as Rosalynn Cameron reached on an error as Weigand scored to put Pattonsburg in front 14-13. But Tri-County once again got the run right back when Allie Prescott scored on a passed ball to make it 14-14. Center fielder Rosalynn Cameron snagged Maddie Page’s fly ball to prevent any further damage.

Jayden Goble reached on an error to start the Pattonsburg ninth. She stole second and came all the way around to score when the throw got away to make it 15-14.

Emsleigh McCrary doubled to restart the Panther ninth and Isabella Burger singled her to third. Kaitlyn Estes was plunked to load the bases. Vanessa Weigand emptied the bases and tripled into the vast outfield at Tri-County, making it 18-14. Claire Christensen grounded out to score her to make it 19-14.

But the cadenza was just beginning as the bottom of the order came through once again for Tri-County. Addison Dodds was plunked and Dani Critten walked. Adyson Morris reached second on an error as Dodds scored to make it 19-15 and Critten took third. Allie Prescott singled in two to make it 19-17. Kamran Marrs reached on an error as Prescott took third. Marrs took second on defensive indifference. Alexis Neeley struck out for the second out. Prescott scored on a passed ball to make it 19-18 as Marrs took third with the tying run, but Bailey Neeley grounded out to second for the final out.

Emsleigh McCrary had four hits. Jayden Goble and Vanessa Weigand had three, and Isabella Burger, Kaitlyn Estes, and Kara Bernardino had two. Kaitlyn Estes had two doubles, while Emsleigh McCrary and Kara Bernardino had one. Vanessa Weigand had two triples while Jayden Goble had a home run. Jayden Goble had four stolen bases while Rosalynn Cameron and Vanessa Weigand had one each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nova Smith Hits Two Home Runs in JH Hawk Win; Hannah Arndt Slide Sparks Rally

Nova Smith had a big day for Gilman City's junior high squad, hitting two home runs in the Hawks' 14-3 win over Pattonsburg Thursday. 

Pattonsburg got on the board first when Kiara Tucker scored on a wild pitch in the first inning to make it 1-0. 

That lead stood up until the second inning, when Emmery Smith reached on an error for the Hawks. Reagan Crump forced her at second, but Hannah Arndt reached on another error. Arndt and Crump took second and third on a wild pitch. Colby Robertson and Mallory Chalfant walked to force in a run to make it 1-1-. Hannah Arndt came home on a wild pitch, and she made a hard takeout slide that knocked the ball away from the pitcher and she was safe to make it 2-1. That sparked the Hawks, who pulled away after that.

Nova Smith followed with a two out three run home run over the left fielder's head into the corner to make it 5-1. Carsynn Robertson and Aspen Wyatt walked and Emmery Smith singled home Robertson to make it 6-1.

Pattonsburg made a bid to get back in the game when Taylor Mason singled, and Kiara Tucker doubled to put runners on second and third. Kelsey Tucker walked to load the bases. Hawk pitcher Emmery Smith struck out the next two batters, but with two strikes on her, Kentley Plymell hit a pop fly single over first base that dropped in for a base hit as two runs score to cut the Panther deficit to 6-3.

But the rest of the game belonged to Gilman City after Colby Robertson walked, and Mallory Chalfant reached on a dropped throw as Colby went from first to third. Shaleigh Webb beat out an infield single and as the ball got away from the first baseman, Chalfant took third as Robertson scored to make it 7-3. Chalfant scored on a wild pitch as Webb took second. Nova Smith hit a carbon copy of her first home run, a long drive to the left field wall, and circled the bases for a two-run home run to make it 10-3. Carsynn Robertson walked, and Aspen Wyatt was plunked. Emmery Smith singled home Carsynn Robertson, and Wyatt took second. Smith and Wyatt took second and third on a wild pitch. Reagan Crump crushed one to Panther shortstop Kiara Tucker, who made a great catch for an out. But Hannah Arndt walked, and Wyatt scored on a wild pitch, putting Arndt on second and Smith on third. Colby Robertson hit a pop fly that was uncalled and dropped, scoring Smith to make it 13-3. Arndt came home on a wild pitch to make it 14-3 before time was called. 

Rosalynn Cameron Goes Deep in Panther Win; Avery Gregg Swipes 100th Base for Hawks

Roselynn Cameron went deep for the red-hot Pattonsburg squad, which has won six out of its last seven games, while Avery Gregg swiped her 100th career base for Gilman City, which put together a frantic rally in the seventh before falling 12-6 Thursday. Gregg, the lone senior on the Hawk squad, was honored after the game, and a large delegation of family members and former teammates were there to honor her. Avery plans to attend Culver-Stockton, where she will play basketball and track. Her favorite memory was getting caught in the fence last year at Gallatin but robbing someone of a home run in the process. With the win, Pattonsburg has gone over the .500 mark, going to 10-9 for the year.

Jayden Goble put Pattonsburg on the board first when she caught hold of a two-strike pitch and singled into right center. She stole second and Kaitlyn Estes singled to center. Avery Gregg made a leaping stop to hold Estes to a single, but Goble scored on the plate.

Gilman City got the run back when Khloey Sperry nearly took out pitcher Addie Iddings' knees out and singled to center. She stole second and third and scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-1.

But then Rosalynn Cameron kicked off a monster night for Pattonsburg when she crushed a home right into the right field corner and circled the bases to make it 2-1. It was her second career home run; she earlier hit one in the North Platte Tournament at the start of the year. Cheyenne Miller, who also had a big night batting ninth, singled to center. Jayden Goble hit a fly ball into left center. Avery Gregg came on the dead run and nearly got there but dropped it as Miller scored to make it 3-1.

With two outs in the Hawk third, Gilman got one back as Khloey Sperry worked a walk after a long battle with Iddings. Avery Gregg singled to right center and Sperry came all the way around from first to score to make it 3-2. 

Jayden Goble, who stole three bases in the Mercer game, got picked off after a base hit, but made it to second for a stolen base in the Panther fourth. Isabelle Burger singled her home to make it 4-2. It would have been worse had not Kayleece Puls fielded Emersyn McCrary's hard grounder and thrown her out at first.

In the Hawk fourth, Kayleece Puls hit it hard, but right at shortstop Jayden Goble. That was a big item as Parker Crabtree beat out a slow roller for a base hit and Caitlynn Chalfant singled to right with two outs. Addie Iddings blew one by Hailey McClure for strike three for the third out.

Pattonsburg threatened in the fifth after Tenley Griffith plunked Cameron and Cheyenne Miller singled. But Jayden Goble hit it hard, but right at Alli Burke at third, who stepped on the bag for the third out.

The floodgates for Pattonsburg finally opened in the sixth when a dropped throw and a dropped fly ball put runners on second and third. Emsleigh McCrary, who has gotten much quicker as the season progressed, beat out a high chopper to score Claire Christensen (running for Isabelle Burger) and put Kaitlyn Estes on third. McCrary stole second and Vanessa Weigand reached on a dropped third strike to load the bases. Kara Bernardino, who showed some newfound ability to hit the ball hard Thursday, hit one hard but right at Tenley Griffith on the mound, who threw home for a force for the second out. But Rosalynn Cameron crushed a double to right center to drive in two and Cheyenne Miller singled to drive in two more to make it 9-2. It would have been worse had not Hawk right fielder Ellie Smith ran down Jayden Goble's screamer for the third out.

Disaster nearly struck Pattonsburg when Alli Burke worked a walk after a 3-2 count, and Kayleece Puls' pop fly dropped in behind second for a base hit, and they took second and third on a wild pitch. Parker Crabtree hit a sharp grounder to Vanessa Wiegand at third, who didn't have a play as Parker got a scratch hit. The Panthers contended Crabtree's hit was foul, but to no avail and the bases were loaded with one out. But Caitlynn Chalfant popped out to first baseman Kaitlyn Estes and Emily Chalfant grounded into a force at second as the Panthers got out of the inning.

The floodgates continued for Pattonsburg in the seventh as Addie Iddings hit a shot off Tenley Griffith's glove for a scratch hit, Isabelle Burger hit a pop fly to right that dropped in for a base hit, and Kaitlyn Estes doubled home Iddings and Claire Christensen (running for Burger) to make it 11-2. Emsleigh McCrary grounded out to advance Estes to second and Vanessa Weigand singled her home to make it 12-2. Caitlynn Chalfant stopped the bleeding when Kara Bernardino was robbed of a hit again; she hit a screamer right at Chalfant, who stepped on the bag to double off McCrary.

Pattonsburg, which had averaged five errors earlier in the year, committed its first error all night when Cheyenne Miller bobbled Ellie Smith's grounder to open the floodgates for the Hawks. Khloey Sperry was jammed by Iddings but lofted one over Goble at short for a base hit. Avery Gregg hit a high chopper that Goble snagged but had no play. Tenley Griffith stretched what looked like a routine single into a double as all three runs scored to make it 12-5. But then Pattonsburg made a pair of strong defensive plays to get out of the inning. Alli Burke hit a pop fly that catcher Isabelle Burger caught up against the screen; it was the kind of play that Baylie Busby made in her sleep for NEN during her playing days. Kayleece Puls was robbed again when her pop fly behind the bag at second was snagged by Rosalynn Cameron. Rosie had carried Pattonsburg all night with her bat and carried them with her glove in the seventh. Parker Crabtree walked, and Caitlynn Chalfant got her second hit to score Griffith to make it 12-6, but Emily Chalfant grounded out to Estes for the final out.

Addie Iddings Tosses Back-to-Back One Hitters; Cheyenne Miller Triples as Panthers Reach .500

Pattonsburg went home early for the second night in a row as Addie Iddings tossed back-to-back one hitters, Cheyenne Miller crushed a triple, Kaitlyn Estes continued on her hitting tear, and Pattonsburg rolled to a 17-2 win over Mercer Tuesday, September 30th. Pattonsburg has clawed their way back to .500 with the win, winning five of their last six and scoring 11 or more runs in four of those games. Ten different Panthers got at least one hit in the win.

Jayden Goble and Kaitlyn Estes got two hits each. Kara Bernardino, Addie Iddings, Emsleigh McCrary, Vanessa Weigand, Claire Christensen, Rosalynn Cameron, Carlie Pittsenbarger, and Cheyenne Miller all had one hit. The Panthers only struck out twice. Jayden Goble and Rosalynn Cameron had doubles. Cheyanne Miller had a triple. Jayden Goble stole three bases and Kara Bernardino had one.

Mercer, still searching for its first win, has started showing the ability to hang around with teams; they hung around with Gilman City for a while before the Hawks floored them with a 14-run outburst. They did the same with Pattonsburg, leading them 2-1 at one point before Pattonsburg scored six in the third and ten in the fourth to finish the game.

Pattonsburg reverted back to the sloppy play that hurt them earlier in the year as Paisley Wells scored on an error in the first to put Mercer up 1-0. 

Jayden Goble singled to center and stole second and third in the Panther first.  An errant pickoff attempt scored Goble to tie it at 1-1.

The sloppy play continued in the second as Sari Rogers reached on an error, Payton Davis put down a sac bunt, and Emma Stark got the lone Mercer hit to put her team up 2-1.

Neither side could get anything going in the next two frames as Vanessa Wiegand was caught stealing by Mercer catcher Kylie Holt and Pattonsburg catcher Isabella Burger gunned down Holt trying to steal third to end the Cardinal third. Vanessa Weigand at third and Rosalynn Cameron made catches in the field in that inning.

But Addie Iddings walked to start the Panther third. Walks lead to runs and sure enough, Kara Bernardino (running for Iddings) stole second. Isabella Burger was plunked and Kaitlyn Estes singled home Bernardino to tie it at 2-2 as Carly Pittsenbarger (running for Burger) took second. Emsleigh McCrary singled to load the bases. Vanessa Weigand flied out to center fielder Lily Stark, but Carly Pittsenbarger tagged up and scored to make it 3-2. Claire Christensen singled to center as Kaitlyn Estes scored to make it 4-2 and McCrary took second. Christensen and McCrary took second and third on a passed ball. Rosalynn Cameron was out trying to stretch a double into a triple but got both runners home to make it 6-2. Cheyenne Miller tripled to restart the Panthers and Jayden Goble doubled her in to make it 7-2. 

Mercer tried to answer in the fourth as Payton Davis tried to circle the bases after a throwing error by catcher Isabella Burger, but she was thrown out at the plate for the final out.

Emsleigh McCrary walked with one out in the Pattonsburg fourth. Walks lead to runs and sure enough, Vanessa Weigand reached on a dropped line drive and Claire Christensen walked to load the bases. Carly Pittsenbarger singled to center to score McCrary to make it 8-2 and the bases remained loaded. Cheyenne Miller struck out for the second out, but nine of the Panthers' ten runs scored with two outs in that inning. Kara Bernardino singled to left field to score Christensen and Weigand to make it 10-2, and Pittsenbarger advanced to second. Addie Iddings singled to right to score Pittsenbarger to make it 11-2 and put Bernardino on third. Isabella Burger walked on four pitches. Kaitlyn Estes singled to score Iddings and Bernardino and Iddings to make it 13-2 and put Burger on second. Emsleigh McCrary walked, and Vanessa Weigand was plunked to force in a run to make it 14-2. Claire Christensen reached second on an error as McCrary and Estes scored and Weigand took third to make it 16-2. Carly Pittsenbarger fought back from a 1-2 count and walked, and Cheyenne Miller walked on a 3-2 count to force in a run and end the game early.

Kaitlyn Estes Goes Deep, Addie Iddings Tosses One Hitter as Panthers Go Home Early

Kaitlyn Estes went deep, Addie Iddings tossed a one hitter, and Pattonsburg got to go home early Monday as they beat Stewartsville/Osborn 16-1 in three innings. The Panthers have been trying to claw their way back to .500 all year, and they are nearly there at 8-9 after Monday's win. They have won three out of their last four, fueled by the bat of Estes and the rest of the Panthers.

The Panthers had 10 hits, and seven different players got at least one. Jayden Goble, Isabelle Burger, and Kaitlyn Estes got two hits while Emsleigh McCrary, Vanessa Wiegand, Rosalynn Cameron, and Cheyanne Miller each had one. Isabella Burger, Jayden Goble, Kaitlyn Estes, and Rosalynn Cameron had doubles, while Estes had a home run. Pitch selection was excellent as the Panthers did not strike out all night. Iddings only gave up one hit and struck out five batters.

It looked like it would be another adventure for the Panthers as Scarlett Pirak reached second on a pair of errors to lead off the game. The Panthers almost got out of the inning as Laine Downs popped out to catcher Isabella Burger and Anna Ramey struck out. But the errors came back to cost them as Jaelyn Hahn singled home Pirak to put OSHS up 1-0.

But then Jayden Goble reached on an error and took second on a passed ball. Another error scored Goble to tie it at 1-1 and put Addie Iddings on second. That was enough to open the floodgates as Isabella Burger doubled to center as Iddings scored. Kaitlyn Estes doubled to left as Claire Christensen (running for Burger) scored to make it 3-1. Emsleigh McCrary grounded out to second to put Estes on third. Vanessa Weigand singled to center to score Estes. Kara Bernardino, Rosalynn Cameron, and Cheyenne Miller all walked to force in a run to make it 5-1. Walks lead to runs and sure enough, Jayden Goble singled to score Bernardino and Cameron to make it 7-1 after one.

With one out, Isabella Burger reached second on a dropped fly ball. Kaitlyn Estes was plunked by a pitch and Emsleigh McCrary singled to load the bases. Vanessa Weigand was plunked to force in a run and make it 8-1. Kara Bernardino grounded into a force at third as McCrary was out, Estes scored to make it 9-1, and Weigand took second. Rosalynn Cameron was out trying to stretch a double into a triple, but Bernardino and Weigand scored before the out, making it 11-1. 

Rosalynn Cameron had a short memory as she made a catch in center field in the Wildcard third.

Cheyenne Miller got a single to lead off the third. Jayden Goble doubled, and Miller scored all the way from first. Goble took third on the throw home. Addie Iddings reached on an error as Goble scored to make it 13-1. Isabella Burger singled, and Kaitlyn Estes finished it with a home run to left field, scoring Iddings and Christensen (running for Burger). 

Riley Ridge's Double Sparks Tigers; Keeps Faint Title Hopes Alive

With Pattonsburg rallying following the restart of a suspended game to cut their deficit to 5-3, Riley Ridge crushed a double to quash the rally and spark Worth County to a 10-3 win Thursday to keep their faint title hopes alive. Albany, which beat Princeton, now has one more game left against North Harrison on October 2nd. Worth County has one conference game left against King City on October 2nd. Worth County must beat King City and North Harrison must beat Albany in order to hand Worth County a share of the GRC West title. Stanberry can join them with a win over Pattonsburg on October 9th. Princeton has completed the conference portion of its schedule, meaning a Worth County win over King City and an Albany loss to North Harrison could create a four-way tie for the conference title.

The game started at Pattonsburg September 18th, was suspended after three innings due to rain, and then was moved to Winston, with which Pattonsburg coops, due to a game with East Harrison being scheduled by the Panthers on the same night. 

Worth County shifted its lineup, moving Addison Gray up to third and dropping Kristen Tracy to fourth and Megan Tracy to fifth. Riley Ridge moved to ninth and Audrey Runde led off. They jumped all over Pattonsburg in the first inning with their new lineup as Audrey Runde doubled to left and Kambree Briner beat out an infield hit and Runde scored all the way from second to make it 1-0. Addison Gray flied out, but Briner stole second and Kristen Tracy beat out an infield hit as Briner took third. 

Kristen Tracy stole second. Megan Tracy struck out, but Worth County proceeded to score three runs with two outs in the first. Rylee Ruckman singled to left and Kristen Tracy and Kambree Briner scored to make it 3-0. Rylee Ruckman stole second and the ball got away, allowing Ruckman to take third. Keira Hardy singled her home to make it 4-0. 

Audrey Runde tripled to left field with one out in the second inning and Kambree Briner flied out to score her to make it 5-0.

That was all the scoring before the rain came and washed out the rest of the game. When the game resumed in Winston Thursday, it settled into a pitching duel between Kristen Tracy and Addie Iddings, with neither team able to break through until the Pattonsburg sixth. The team was joined by Braelyn Fletchall, who could not enter the lineup Thursday, since the game had started beforehand; however, she will be eligible Saturday for the North Harrison Tournament since she was on the cheer squad for Worth County. 

Finally, with one out, Jayden Goble reached second when Rylee Ruckman's throw got away. Addie Iddings crushed a line drive fair past Rayleigh Smith in right and into the corner for a triple to make it 5-1. Isabelle Burger hit a carbon copy of that hit to plate Iddings and make it 5-2. Kaitlyn Estes reached on a bad hop single to put Burger on third. Estes tried to take off stealing, which most teams normally giving away the bag in that situation. But Audrey Runde gunned her down for the second out. Emsleigh McCrary singled home Burger to make it 5-3.

But then Riley Ridge crushed a double over Rosalea Cameron's head in center with the Pattonsburg fielders drawn in to guard against the slap. Audrey Runde reached on a dropped pop fly as Ridge took third. Runde stole second. Kambree Briner singled them both home to make it 7-3. Briner stole second. Addison Gray flied out to right as Briner took third. Kristen Tracy singled home Briner to make it 8-3. Rylee Ruckman doubled to score Tracy and took third on a wild pitch. The ball got away again and Ruckman took off for home, rolling into the plate for the run to make it 10-3. 

Audrey Runde got three hits, including two doubles and a triple. Rylee Ruckman got two hits, including a double. Kambree Briner and Kristen Tracy got two hits. Megan Tracy, Keira Hardy, and Riley Ridge had one; Ridge had a double. Kambree Briner, Keira Hardy, and Kristen Tracy stole two bases each. Audrey Runde, Megan Tracy, and Rylee Ruckman had 1 each. Worth County stole nine bases in the game.

For Pattonsburg, Isabelle Burger had two hits. Addie Iddings, Kaitlyn Estes, Emsleigh McCrary, and Vanessa Weigand had one hit. Addie Iddings had a triple.

Vanessa Weigand, Panthers Walk Off Bobcats

Pattonsburg got its second walkoff win in three days Thursday, this time at the expense of East Harrison 4-3. The game started off as a pitching duel between Addie Iddings and Lainey Thompson, with Iddings striking out three Bobcats in the top of the first and Thompson striking out Weigand with the bases loaded in the Pattonsburg first. Neither side could break through in the second either; Sloane McClain singled and stole second, only to be called out when batter Khloe Ponjavic and catcher Isabella Burger got tangled up while McClain was trying to steal third. Pattonsburg continued futilely chasing Thompson's high pitches in the second inning while Addie Iddings got two Bobcats to hit the ball right back to her in the third after a Panther error.

The Panthers finally broke through in the third when Addie Iddings crushed a ball that sliced away from the center fielder for a triple and came home on Isabella Berger's sac fly to make it 1-0. But East Harrison got the run right back in the fourth when Sloane McClain stole third successfully and came home when catcher Isabella Burger threw it away. Shayla Vandiver then beat out a slow roller down the third base line with two outs, Phoenix Ratliff singled her over to third, and Jalyn Cain reached on a dropped fly ball as Vandiver scored to put East Harrison up 2-1.

Pattonsburg got the run back in their half of the fourth when Rosalynn Cameron beat out a slow roller down the third base line with two strikes on her and stole second. Cheyenne Miller struck out on a 3-2 count, but Jayden Goble picked her up with a single that tied the game up at 2-2.

Neither team could break through in the fifth as Jayden Goble fielded a pair of grounders at short for Pattonsburg, and Thompson continued to live off the high heat for the Bobcats. Finally, Sloane McClain came through again for the Bobcats, catching hold of a high pitch and driving it to the center field wall for a double. Khloe Ponjavic walked. Shayla Vandiver popped out, but McClain stole third and Ponjavic stole second for a double steal. Phoenix Ratliff then grounded out to score McClain and the Bobcats were in front 3-2.

There was a heartstopping moment as Jayden Goble fielded Jalyn Cain's grounder cleanly, only to throw it in the dirt. But Kaitlyn Estes, who has carried the Panthers with her bat recently, saved them with her glove as she scooped it out to save her an error and get the final out.

Rosalynn Cameron once again came through with her bat for Pattonsburg as she hit a seeing eye single past second. She took off for second and made it on a close play with a head first slide. Cheyenne Miller crushed a double into the gap in right center, but Cameron held up thinking it would be caught and had to scramble to reach third. It didn't matter as Jayden Goble grounded out to score her to tie it at 3-3 after six.

The Panthers had to retire three of the next four batters to keep Sloane McClain from victimizing them again. Addie Iddings froze Avarie Thompson on a change, and Taylor Whitaker grounded out to Jayden Goble. Lainey Thompson was up next and she crushed a line drive right at Cheyenne Miller at second; she only had time to stick her glove up and knock it down. But she stuck with the play and threw her out at first to set up a walkoff.

Isabelle Burger popped out for the first out, but Kaitlyn Estes, who had carried Pattonsburg with her bat, did so again by crushing a double to right center field. Emsleigh McCrary popped out for the second out, and the specter of Sloane McClain walking up to the plate loomed up strongly. But then Vanessa Weigand, who had struggled all night against Lainey Thompson's high heat, suddenly caught hold of one and hit a carbon copy of Estes' shot and walked it off for the Panthers. 

Vanessa Weigand Goes Deep; Kaitlyn Estes Gets Walkoff Hit as Panthers Derail DeKalb

Pattonsburg unloaded on DeKalb in the first inning, then hung by their fingernails the rest of the way before getting a walkoff single from Kaitlyn Estes with two outs in the seventh to beat DeKalb 11-10 Monday. DeKalb had lost once before, a 3-2 squeaker to powerhouse North Platte on the first game of the season. After that, DeKalb rode a seven game winning streak, including two quality wins against Maysville and their first win over Platte Valley since 2019.

The Panthers got hits up and down the lineup as Estes and Addie Iddings had three hits, Jayden Goble, Emsleigh McCrary, Vanessa Weigand, and Rosalynn Cameron had 2 and Kara Bernardino had 1. Cameron had a triple and a double, Vanessa Weigand had a home run, Addie Iddings and Emsleigh McCrary added triples, and Kaitlyn Estes had a double. Jayden Goble had a steal.

Pattonsburg continued to struggle with errors, with one leading to DeKalb’s first run in the first inning. But they had an outstanding defensive play when second baseman Cheyenne Miller doubled a runner off first after snaring a line drive to get out of the first inning.

Jayden Goble singled to start off the Panthers in their half, then stole second. The Panthers almost wasted their opportunity when Goble held up on Addie Iddings’ fly ball that dropped in left field and was cut down at third and Isabella Burger struck out. But they got all their runs with two outs as Kaitlyn singled to left to keep the inning going as Iddings took third. Estes took second on a wild pitch and then Emsleigh McCrary singled to center, scoring Iddings and putting Estes on third.

McCrary took second on defensive indifference and then Vanessa Weigand singled to center as Estes scored and McCrary took third. Kara Bernardino singled home McCrary as Weigand took third to make it 3-1. Rosalynn Cameron tripled to center to score Weigand and Bernardino to make it 5-1. Cheyenne Miller reached second on an error and Cameron scored to make it 6-1. Jayden Goble walked on a 3-2 count. Addie Iddings singled up the middle to score Miller to make it 7-1.

DeKalb started its comeback bid in the second when Ceci Sherlock bunted into an out, but a subsequent error allowed Gretchyn Bowers to score and make it 7-2. Pattonsburg got the run back when Emsleigh McCrary tripled to right and Vanessa Weigand grounded out to score her and make it 8-2.

Consecutive singles by Kenzie Pflugradt, Grace Downing, and Rylie Burdette brought a run home for DeKalb in the third to make it 8-3. They got another run home when Lily Wagner singled home a run, but Rosalynn Cameron cut down a runner at third to get out of the inning.

Pattonsburg was seemingly in control after Kaitlyn Estes reached on an error and Vanessa Weigand homered to make it 10-4. But then back to back doubles by Kenzie Pflugradt and Grace Downing in the DeKalb fifth made it 10-5. Pattonsburg should have been out of the inning, but an error opened the floodgates and two more runs scored to cut the DeKalb deficit to 10-7.

In the DeKalb sixth, three more runs scored with two outs. Alivia Hall singled with one out and Kelsey Chatman bunted her over to second for the second out. Pflugradt singled her home to make it 10-8, and Grace Downing reached second on an error as Pflugradt scored, making it 10-9. Downing stole third and scored on an error to tie it before Cheyenne Miller caught a pop fly to get out of the inning.

But Rosalynn Cameron led off the seventh with a double in the Pattonsburg seventh. Cheyenne Miller struck out, but Jayden Goble singled Cameron to third. Addie Iddings was intentionally walked to load the bases and set up a force at home. Isabella Burger flied out, but Kaitlyn Estes caught hold of the first pitch she saw and singled home Cameron for the game winning hit.