But the Mustang bats were too much fot the Lady Pack to rally and win, with Kingwoods power hitters blasting two-run home runs each, it was just too much for them to over come in the end of the game.

Lufkin senior Bianca Jasso made the most of her final home apperance in a Lufkin uniform, accounting for three of the Lady Panthers’ four runs with a solo homer in the fourth and a two-run double in the fifth. Senior Natasha Vigil drove in the final Lady Pack run with an RBI single in the sixth, cutting Kingwood’s lead to 10-4. But the Lady Mustands tacked on a five-run seventh to seal the win.

Prior to the game, coaches and fan recognized seniors,Bianca Jasso, Natasha Vigil, Lindsey Lyles, Nicole Castillo, Blaire Reynolds, Shervonda Taylor, A’mya McVey and Monica Vasques.

The Lady Pack close out the regular season Tonight in Conroe at 6 p.m.

K.K. Samford, who went 3 for 3 with a triple and a pair of singles, launched a three run, walk off homer to give the Lady Pack its first district victory of the season, 6-5 Friday night at Morris Frank Park.

“The girls deserved this,” head coach Heather Slaton said. “We’ve lost so many one run games or close games when we just couldn’t hang on or close it out. I really believed we were due for a win.”

In the bottom of the seventh was when Lufkin started its rally, when Hope Montelongo led off with a walk and scored when Lindsey Lyles hit turned into a three base error. Nicole Castillo then put out a perfect bunt for a single, and Blaire Reynolds drove in Lyles with a single to put the College Park lead to 5-3.

The last batter was the one who made a difference, as Samford blasted a pitch over the fence to end the game 6-5.

Lufkin will travel to The Woodlands Tuesday, with game time set at 6 p.m.

The Lady Pack ended the game with two singles and a double from Lindsey Lyles. Nicole Castillo, Blaire Reynolds, and Valencia Bennett each singles twice. K.K. Samford recorded a double and a walk and Angela Batson, Natasha Vigil, and Patrice Hadnot each added singles.

The Lady Panthers will be hosting College Park Friday, with the game time set for 6 p.m.

Lufkin’s best scoring opportunities came in the second and fourth innings. Lufkin’s Bianca Jasso singled twice, and Valencia Bennett, KK Samford and Blaire Reynolds singled for the Lady Panthers to end the game.

The Lady Pack will travel to Oak Ridge on Tuesday for 6 p.m start.

Team captain and first basemen KK Samford said she felt very confident going into the game even though the team ended up with a loss.

“I think we never really showed up. We didn’t play as the team we are, we played as semi-individuals,” Samford said. “Next game we should show up the minute we step onto the field, meaning warm up, no joking around, no playing, and get focus on the goal and work to achieve it.”

According to senior right fielder Patrice Hadnot, the team should just work harder together and stay focus on the prize.

“We just need to unclutter our minds when we step out on the field and be selective when we go up to bat and we should be successful.”

Lufkin Lady Panthers will host the College Park Cavaliers at 6 p.m. Friday and will be raffling off  two Houston Lifestock Show and Rodeo tickets to see Blake Shelton.

The game ended that way as the Lady Pack was unable to score in the bottom of the seventh.

“We’ve got to be more selective at the plate,” Head Coach Heather Slaton said. “It’s the pitchers job to throw us junk to try and make us chase bad pitches. The hitters have to wait for a good pitch to hit. We were swinging at some stuff tonight we’ll leave alone later.”

The Lady Pack ended the game with two doubles from Lindsey Lyles and singles from Nicole Castillo, Blaire Reynolds and Kristie Hernandez.

Lufkin will travel to Conroe on Tuesday, with game time set for 6 p.m.

“I think the team played well,” Head Coach Heather Slaton said. Our record was 3/2 but overall I was excited that we got more field time in and I got an opportunity to see all the players at a position.”

The Lady Panthers follow their latest performance with a district opener 6 p.m. tomorrow at Morris Frank Park against arch rival New Caney Eagles. And Slaton feels that her team can always improve and their goal is to take each day and game one at a time.

“We still need to get comfortable in our own skin,” she said, “and we need to be able to communicate and make every game our best.”

Senior outfielder Patrice Hadnot said she believes the team needs to work on more basic skills at practice and come together as team more in order to play well when district starts.

With the Playoffs on the line, The Lady Panthers faught til they had no more fight left in them, as they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Conroe Lady Tiger in 10 innings of softball play, Tuesday night at Morris Frank Park.
With the game tied at 1-1 after 9 inning of play, The  Lady Tigers came out swinging, with an impressive 3 run inning to give them a 4-1 lead over The Lady Panthers.
Which spoiled a stellar performance  by Lufkin pitcher Starla Deponte, who finished the game with nine strikeouts,  pitching a complete-game in the loss.
Through four innings, Deponte faced just two batters over the minimum and after Conroe posted its first run in the fifth, Deponte and the Lady Panther defense combined for three straight 1-2-3 innings.
“Our kids played hard — both teams played hard. Defensively, we looked very good for about seven innings. Most times, 21 outs are enough to win; tonight it wasn’t. Conroe took the momentum in those last few innings. We have to find a way to get it done no matter how long it takes”, said Coach Slaton.
With the loss, The Lady Pack and Tigers records  now stand at 4-8 a piece with the Lady Tiger holding the tiebreaker .

Stats From the game-

Haley Bennett- two singles
Bianca Jasso- 1 single
Julie Rodriguez – 1 single
KK Samford – 1single
Lindsey Lyles- 1 double
Blaire Reynolds- 1 double
Holley Hawkins- 1 double
Starla Deponte- 9 strikeouts, 1 double

Lufkin will travel to College Park on Friday, with game time set for 6 p.m

“I was so proud of the girls,” said Slaton.

The Lady Pack team are trying to find ways during practice to keep them up beat and make it more rigorous and to better their team.

“We are always making small changes-tweaking the lineup and such,” Slaton said. “But we want to stick to the game plan.”

So far, Slaton does not think that her team has a weakness, but just a matter of being a young team.

“We are a faintly young team (age wise). We have many strenghts including overall power and size,” said Slaton. “And when we play ‘our’ game, we are unstoppable.”

Lady Pack Softball team stands at a respectable 4-6, loosing to Oak Ridge last night putting them tied with Conroe for second place in district play. This year’s softball team is trying to acheive the unbelievable–making it to the playoffs.

“I think it is definitely possible. We have to continue to work hard and be coachable. With determination and hard work we can accomplish anything,” said Starla Deponte

The Lady Panthers leave Thursday to face the New Caney Eagles in their third and final round of district.

The Lady Pack continued to exhibit dominance on the softball field with their 10-1 win over Conroe.

The win comes as the fourth straight for the Lady Pack in district play, and appears to be a glimpse of an even larger streak due to the large margin of victory and the explosive offense of the Lady Pack.

Lufkin faced Conroe earlier in the season and took home a 1-0 loss at home.

The ace on the mound, junior Starla Deponte, secured the win and pitched a complete game. She held the Conroe offense to a solitary run and managed to spread out seven hits for the game. She also put five strikeouts on the stat card during the game.

The Lady Pack will hope to continue the winning streak at 6 p.m today against College Park at Frank Morris.