Alma won twice in games vs Shepherd on April 18
Game 1
Alma 7
Shepherd 5
Game 2
Alma 5
Shepherd 0
Game 1
Jack Chiodini collected four hits in four at bats to lead the Panthers to a 7-5 win versus the Bluejays. A single in the first by Bryce Warner put Alma on the board in the bottom of the first. The Panthers added to their early lead in the second when Chiodini doubled, scoring one run, Owen Seeley singled, scoring one run, and Warner doubled, scoring two runs. A single by Chiodini extended the lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the third. The Panthers tallied 12 hits in the game. Warner drove the middle of the lineup, leading the team with three runs batted in. He went 3-for-4 on the day.
Seeley earned the win. He surrendered two hits and one run (zero earned) over five innings, striking out two and walking two. Caleb Calhoun appeared in relief for the Panthers. The team also turned two double plays in the game.
Game 2
Brenned Palmer and Jack Chiodini were a force together in the lineup, as they each collected two hits while hitting back-to-back. Chiodini, Helinski, Palmer, and Seeley each drove in one run.
Palmer earned the win pitching five innings and surrendering three hits and zero runs with three strikeouts and two walks.