Baseball Recap: Starks Snags Sixth Win in Last Eight Games

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

03/21/26 @ LaGrange	15
03/21/26 @ LaGrange	15
03/17/26 vs South Cameron	15
03/26/26 vs Singer	10
03/19/26 @ South Cameron	10

The home team had won the previous five meetings between Starks and Singer, and Starks kept the tradition alive. The Panthers never let the Hornets get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Thursday. Considering the Panthers have won six games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Kaison Howard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Starks' success: when he allows at most one hit the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Howard was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Corban Hantz was a standout: he went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those RBI were his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Brock Barlow, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Starks is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Singer, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-7-1.

Looking ahead, Starks will welcome Washington-Marion at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Singer, they will face off against Hackberry at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Hornets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Mustangs have averaged an impressive 6.6 runs per game this season.