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Thursday, April 26, 2012 Section B Panthers Lose To Confidence Earns W Lyon County, 10-2

The Panther baseball team played ock gave up 10 hits, walked six and For Baseball Team at Lyon County Monday where they struck out two while giving up nine “Confidence,” head coach Adam were looking to win their third game runs, only five earned. Gage Brewer Locke said was instrumental in the of the season. relieved and pitched one inning, strik- Panthers’ 15-0 win over Christian Fel- However, the Lyons had another ing out two and allowing two hits and lowship April 19 at Riverside Park. idea because they wanted to win their one earned run. The win was the Panthers’ second second game of the season — and they “Bullock threw the ball well,” Pan- of the year, both over the Eagles, and did, 10-2 over the Panthers. ther head coach Adam Locke said. “We that is why a 1-11 team can feel con- The Panthers’ record fell to 2-12 made a few mistakes late in the game fident. with the loss while the Lyons im- that caused Lyon to blow it open.” The Panthers scored a run in the proved to 2-9. The Lyons struck first with two runs first without a hit. Matt Snell reached Todd Bullock went five innings for first on an error and stole second and the Panthers and got the loss. Bull- —Continued on page B3 third. He scored on Brad Puckett’s squeeze bunt, and the Panthers had the only run they needed for the victory. However, the Panthers were only beginning to score as they added four in the third and blew the game open with 10 in the fourth. The game was halted after the visi- tors batted in the top of the fifth due to the 10-run rule. In the third, Alan Black reached first on an error and advanced to third on a passed ball and later scored when Dy- lan Simpson grounded out to second. After another out Brad Puckett, Todd Bullock and Gage Brewer all walked to load the bases. Another walk to T.J. Puckett scored one run, then a two- out, two-RBI single by Travis Giffin scored two more to give the Panthers a 5-0 lead. In the bottom of the fourth for the Panthers, Simpson led off with a bunt single and then stole second and scored BRAD PUCKETT makes a throw to Matt Snell in an attempt to throw on a double by Snell. Brad Puckett tri- out a Christian Fellowship runner Thursday, April 19. The Panthers pled to score Snell and scored on Bull- beat the Eagles 15-0 for their second win of the season. Photo by Blake Mitchell ock’s single. Brewer then delivered a double to put runners on second and error, scoring Giffin. More walks, this was out at the plate. Tyler Adams hit TRAVIS GIFFIN takes a swing at an incoming ball Thursday, April third. T.J. Puckett reached base on an time to Simpson and Kevin Cummins for Bullock and drove in a run with a 19, at Riverside Park. A two-RBI single by Griffin in the third inning error, scoring Bullock. Giffin then de- (batting for Snell), scored a run. Ste- ground out. The final run scored when helped lead the Panthers to a 15-0 win over Christian Fellowship. livered a two-RBI triple. After a walk ven Bearden hit for Brad Puckett and Photo by Sheldon Mitchell to Ben Puckett, Black reached on an reached on a fielder’s choice as Black —Continued on page B3 Panthers Battle Lyons For Win

The Panther softball tem won their the second. Courtney Copeland led fourth game of the year 12-2 at Lyon off with a walk and scored on Peek’s County Monday to improve their re- Trojans Stop single. cord to 4-12. The six-run third inning gave the The Panthers scored four runs in Panthers In Panthers an 11-1 cushion. Whitney the first and had a big six-run third Copeland reached on an error, and inning with single runs in the second Alexis Smith walked. Halyn Burden, and fifth to come away with the five- Tournament in her first game back after an injury, inning game, shortened because of the followed with a single to drive in a run. Webster County’s Trojans 10-run rule. Country Copeland then singled home proved to be a major roadblack Courtney Copeland got the win on another run, and Jalyn Walls drove in in the Panther softball team’s ef- the mound for the Panthers. She gave both runners with a single and then fort to repeat as champions in the up two walks, hit three batters and al- scored on Robinson’s triple. Peek then Class “A” 2nd Region Softball lowed seven hits and two earned runs. drove home Robinson for the final run Tournament. Panther head coach Kent Workman of the inning on a ground out. The Panthers were beaten by said, “Courtney pitched really well. It The Panthers scored their final run the Trojans 18-0 at Livingston was probably her most consistent en- in the fifth. Walls had a one-out single Central April 17. The game was tire five innings so far this year.” and scored when Peek reached on an shortened to six innings due to The Panther pitcher is a seventh- error. the 10-run “mercy” rule. grader. Lyon County scored once in the As the visiting team, the Tro- In the first, the Panthers struck first fifth, but that was not enough as the jans scored one run in the first with four runs. India Robinson walked game was over due to the 10-run rule. inning and three in the second to with one out and stole second. She then Bruch and Walls each had two hits scored when Kristin Peek reached on —Continued on page B3 for the Panthers. an error. Bradleigh Bruch drove Peek “I told them this is the same team in with a triple and scored when Kris- that beat us the first game of the year ten Austin reached safely on an error. Lyon County scored one in the bot- because we made errors and didn’t hit BRADLEIGH BRUCH hustles to catch a ball hit up the third baseline Whitney Copeland then reached on tom of the first to draw within 4-1 Monday, April 16, in the opening round of the Class ‘A’ 2nd Region another error while Austin scored. The Panthers got that run back in —Continued on page B3 Tournament. The Panthers beat the Wildcats 12-2. UK Players Will Miss ‘Family’

By If his best players want to do what’s would leave school and make them- John Clay best for their families, then they will selves eligible for the professional Lexington Herald-Leader declare themselves eligible for the ranks. NBA Draft. And yet, for , Ter- has a saying for this So Tuesday night, 15 days after rence Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, time of year. leading UK to its first national cham- and , If his best players want to do what’s pionship in 14 years, Kentucky’s top there was the tug of another family, best for the Kentucky coach’s family, five underclassmen surprised no one their new family, their adopted fam- they will return to college for another by doing what was best for themselves ily, a family whose ties were stronger season. and their families, announcing they and deeper than they could have ever predicted. There was the family inside the Craft Center. “These guys are my brothers,” said after the announce- ment. “That’s the thing I’m going to miss, playing with my brothers.” And there was the bigger family outside the lines, the Big Blue Nation family. “When I first came into here, peo- ple told me that the fans were crazy, but I didn’t know they were going to be like this,” Lamb said Tuesday. “It’s been unbelievable since I’ve been here. I love the BBN.” Did that make the decision to leave that much harder? “I’ll miss the fans,” said Teague, “but more than anything I’m going Kentucky coach John Calipari listens as Doron Lamb makes comments to miss playing with these guys. It’s a brotherhood we created. It’s hard to CALEB CHAPMAN, son of Kelly Hale and J.J. Chapman, as Calipari announced that Anthony Davis (from left), Lamb, Terrence killed his first turkey Saturday, April 21, while hunting with his Jones, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Marquis Teague will enter the NBA let that go.” That might sound hokey. That grandfather Roger Hale in Hopkins County. draft in a press conference on Tuesday, April 17, in Lexington. Photo by Charlie Beshears Photo by Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader —Continued on page B3