Panthers
| 05/08/25 @ Godley | 1-0 |
| 05/02/25 @ Krum | 6-4 |
| 05/01/25 @ Krum | 5-0 |
It's playoff time, and Van Alstyne had no trouble coming through when it counted. They never let the Godley Wildcats get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers, who have now won three games in a row.
Not much got past Hayden Bietz, who gave up just a hit to keep Godley off the board. Bietz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Van Alstyne saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graham Haynes, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Haynes has hit this season.
Van Alstyne pushed their record up to 14-12 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Godley, their loss dropped their record down to 25-7-1.
Van Alstyne will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Wildcats: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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