CHATHAM–Arguably the two top softball teams in the Patroon Conference opened their league schedules against each other Tuesday and Wednesday of last week as Chatham hosted and defeated Taconic Hills 2-0 in game one, before going on the road and topping the Titans 8-1 Wednesday. The two early season wins put the Panthers in great shape, while the Titans will now have to hope Chatham slips up somewhere along the way.
On Tuesday Kayla Doty racked up 11 strikeouts to shut down Taconic Hills, while Kaitlin Pearson racked up three hits and Karsyn Sawyer slugged a home run in the 2-0 win. Nicole Torchia and Hannah Sears shared pitching duties for the Titans in the loss, as Michelle Link and Michelle Kostszewski each tallied two hits. Read more…