The Pine Ridge Panthers baseball team (Deltona, FL), was overwhelmed 14-5 in Tuesday's non-league outing with the visiting Hagerty Huskies (Oviedo, FL)

The Huskies now hold a 1-0 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Father Lopez for a non-league outing on Thursday, February 14. Hagerty will confront a Green Wave team coming off a 8-3 non-league loss to Trinity Prep (Winter Park, FL). The Green Wave record now stands at 0-1.

Next, the Panthers confront the Flagler Palm Coast Bulldogs (Palm Coast, FL) in a non-league outing, on Wednesday, February 13. Pine Ridge will attempt to advance on its 0-1 season record. The Bulldogs go into the outing with a 0-1 record after their 8-1 non-league loss to Merritt Island (Merritt Island, FL).

Pine Ridge Panthers fall flat after an early lead.

Nelson Garcia (Sr.) opened up the game with a 2-run home-run in the bottom half of the 3rd inning. Hagerty fought back in the fourth with 2 home-runs of their own (Jackson, Bruce) scoring 3 runs. It would be all Hagerty after that. The Panthers gave up 3 more runs in the fifth, 6 in the sixth and 2 in the seventh. The Panthers did show some signs of life, putting up 2 runs in the sixth and one in the seventh.

Taking the loss on the mound was junior right-hander Albert Neff. Neff threw 4 and 2/3 innings, allowing 6 runs (5 earned) on 7 hits, while striking out 6.

A tough road ahead for the Panthers, we will see what they are made of!