Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the Taylorville Tornadoes (Taylorville, IL) and the visiting Pana Panthers (Pana, IL), saw Taylorville's baseball squad knock off Pana by a count of 7-0.

Coming up next, the Tornadoes play the Mattoon Greenwave (Mattoon, IL) in a Apollo battle, on Saturday, April 27. Taylorville will attempt to move on its 9-10 season record. The Greenwave enter the battle with a 11-12 record after their 5-3 non-league win over Mt. Vernon (Mt. Vernon, IL).

The Panthers now possess a 8-11 record. They take the field next when they travel to Gillespie for a South Central battle on Friday, April 26.