Fastpitch
Fastpitch: Panthers down Lynx to book spot in Round 2
The Seattle Prep Panthers beat the Lincoln Lynx 11-1 to secure a spot going into round two of District 2 3A fastpitch tournament.
The Lincoln Lynx faced off against Seattle Prep in the playoffs, but unfortunately for Lincoln, the Lynx lost badly to Seattle, 11-1. Two super star sophomore players, Erika Daher and Hayden Downer, showed out to help the Seattle Prep Panthers secure a spot going into round 2 of the District 2 3A Fastpitch tournament.
The Seattle Prep Panthers sophomore Erika Daher showed out on the day with a career high with 14 strikeouts. The Panthers batted in 11 runs off of 11 hits. Daher is ranked top 52 in Washington for slugging percentage (1.083), top 16 in Division 3A for 2 stats, and top 2 in 3A Metro for 1 stat. In the 4th inning, Audrey Crommett hit a big 3 run home run.
Seattle Prep sophomore Hayden Downer has led the way (and the state) for the Panthers all season, showing off a 0.718 batting average (.200 more than the next player in the state), the highest on-base percentage of 0.780 for the team, 8 homeruns (5 more than the next player), the most runs scored (27), the most hits (28), and is tied for most RBIs (runs batted in) (26). Not only that, Downer has the highest slugging percentage (1.461) for the Panthers, and also the most triples (1) on the team. She is ranked in the top 60 nationally for her on-base percentage (0.780).
The Seattle Prep fastpitch girls made it to the 2nd round of the district 2 3A Fastpitch tournament. This was the panthers first district win since 2013. Seattle Prep Lost to West Seattle 12-5 on May 10, which sent them to the loser’s bracket with another chance of making state. This time, they took their chance with a win over Holy Names Academy 4-1 on May 10.
The Lynx lost in the second round in the winner’s bracket, which sent them to the losers’ bracket who then beat Holy Names 5-3. After that, the Lynx wiped out West Seattle with a 15-5 win to send them into the District 2 3A tournament.
After this amazing win for the Panthers, they will go on to play in second round of the District 2 tournament against the 2nd seeded team for all 3A teams, the Juanita Ravens. The game will be taking place on May 14th, at Juanita. The Ravens are coming off of a 20-1 statement win against the No. 1 team, the Lake Washington Kangaroos.