Sheldon begins softball, baseball season with wins

Sheldon Panthers and Lady Panthers got their baseball and softball seasons under way Tuesday night when they hosted the Bronaugh Wildcats.

In the first game, the Panthers fell behind early 2-0 before making a comeback and winning on a walk off single by sophomore Kasey Jones making it 4-3. Jones led the panthers offense going 2-4 with 2 of the RBIs. Junior Eric Leavell pitched the last two innings to pick up the win.

In the second game, the Lady Panthers took control early and never looked back. The lady panthers scored 5 in the first, 9 in the second and one in the third ending the game by the run rule 15-0 after 3 innings. Freshman Alesha Laning picked up the win on the mound striking out 7 of the 9 batters she faced.