SPRINGDALE -- The Siloam Springs baseball team lost its ninth straight game Saturday, dropping a 4-0 nonconference game to Springdale at Tyson Park.
Springdale scored all four of its runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, breaking a 0-0 tie.
Springdale only had two hits in the game, but the big blow was a three-run double by Whitaker, turning a 1-0 game into a 4-0 lead.
Logan Hamilton (0-2) took the loss for Siloam Springs, pitching four innings and allowing one earned run. Zac Bolstad and Josh Hunt also pitched in relief for the Panthers (2-14, 0-6 7A/6A-Central Conference).
Offensively, the Panthers only had three hits -- doubles from Dodge Pruitt and Harrison Kretzer and a single from Chandler Cook.
Siloam Springs was scheduled to host Russellville on Tuesday for a 7A/6A-Central Conference game, however rain in the area on Monday made for wet field conditions and the game was postponed. A makeup date has not been announced.
The Panthers are scheduled to play at Conway on Friday for a 7A/6A-Central Conference doubleheader.
Softball
The Lady Panthers' 7A/6A-Central Conference game against Russellville was rained out on Monday and the make-up set for Tuesday was also postponed.
As of presstime, a third make-up date had not been set.
The Lady Panthers (2-8, 0-5) are scheduled to host Pea Ridge in a nonconference game today. The Lady Panthers play a 7A/6A-Central Conference doubleheader at Conway on Friday.
Sports on 04/15/2015