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Sometimes a win can represent more than just a single W in the standings. For a team that had lost five games in a row, a five-run comeback can mean turning a season around.
The Panthers had ace Jonathon Mulford on the hill, but he was pulled with two outs in the third inning in favor of TJ Santiago with the Panthers trailing. The lead ended up getting extended to 6-0 when the Owls added two runs in the sixth inning.
Freshman Kory Cassara got the Panthers on the board with his first career HR–a two-run shot to left field. They inched closer when Eric Hassell reached on an error by the 3b that scored their third run of the inning. The big blow came on a two-run double by Alex Zykoff to tie the game at 5.
Ricky Van Allen came on relief in the seventh inning and he was successful at holding the fort. Senior Mike Cranson came on to get the last out. That set the stage for the bottom of the seventh, when Cassara struck again with a solo home run to put the Panthers in the lead.
Cranston came back out for the eighth inning and he threw up a goose egg in a 1-2-3 inning.
The lead was extended by two runs when Zykoff drove in Hassell and Mike Stack with a single to left field.
After allowing a leadoff double in the ninth, Cranston struck out the next two batters and induced a ground out to seal the victory for the Panthers.
