{"id":47565,"date":"2025-04-22T10:17:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=47565"},"modified":"2025-04-22T10:17:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:17:33","slug":"paulding-dominates-hicksville-in-10-3-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/paulding-dominates-hicksville-in-10-3-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulding Dominates Hicksville in 10-3 Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PaulvsHicksSB-Mariah-Klopfenstein.jpg?resize=800%2C494&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47566\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PaulvsHicksSB-Mariah-Klopfenstein.jpg?w=1454&amp;ssl=1 1454w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PaulvsHicksSB-Mariah-Klopfenstein.jpg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PaulvsHicksSB-Mariah-Klopfenstein.jpg?resize=560%2C345&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PaulvsHicksSB-Mariah-Klopfenstein.jpg?resize=260%2C160&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PaulvsHicksSB-Mariah-Klopfenstein.jpg?resize=160%2C99&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Paulding\u2019s Mariah Klopfenstein cracks the ball to left field in this powerful hit and gets a base hit! More pictures at westbendnews.net<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Paulding Varsity Lady Panthers put together a complete performance on Thursday, April 17, defeating the Hicksville Aces 10-3 behind powerful hitting, aggressive base-running, and a stellar pitching outing from junior Tia Mendez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"318\" height=\"637\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hicksville-vs-Paulding-SB-Kennedy-Adams.jpg?resize=318%2C637&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47567\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hicksville-vs-Paulding-SB-Kennedy-Adams.jpg?w=318&amp;ssl=1 318w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hicksville-vs-Paulding-SB-Kennedy-Adams.jpg?resize=260%2C521&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Hicksville-vs-Paulding-SB-Kennedy-Adams.jpg?resize=160%2C321&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Hicksville\u2019s junior Kennedy Adams leaps into the sky and catches the ball hit to center field! More pictures at westbendnews.net<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulding wasted no time getting on the board, scoring in each of the first three innings to build a 5-0 lead. They added three more runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to seal the win. Senior center fielder Marley Parrett led the offensive charge, going 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI, and two stolen bases. Freshman Civil Pumphrey made a statement with a three-hit, two-RBI performance, including a two-run home run that electrified the home crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior shortstop Brooklynn Bakle stayed hot at the plate with two doubles and an RBI, while sophomore Cadence Schwab and junior catcher Mariah Klopfenstein each added multi-hit games. Freshman first baseman Delaney Johanns reached base three times and scored a run, and sophomore Darcy Taylor came off the bench to deliver a clutch two-run single.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the circle, Mendez was dominant. She pitched a complete game, allowing nine hits and just one earned run while striking out 13. She also helped her cause at the plate with a hit, a walk, and two stolen bases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paulding collected 15 hits in the game and did not commit an error defensively. Head coach Mallory Clark praised the team\u2019s cohesion and focus, as every starter contributed either a hit, a run, or a defensive play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the win, the Lady Panthers continue to build momentum in the 2025 season, showcasing a deep lineup and confident pitching that will make them a threat in upcoming matchups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Paulding Varsity Lady Panthers put together a complete performance on Thursday, April 17, defeating the Hicksville Aces 10-3 behind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,7,5],"tags":[25313,17546,14557,16144,14354,16553,18534,25411,18841,22260,11112,23477],"class_list":["post-47565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-school","category-sports","tag-brooklynn-bakle","tag-cadence-schwab","tag-civil-pumphrey","tag-darcy-taylor","tag-delaney-johanns","tag-hicksville-lady-aces","tag-high-school-softball","tag-mallory-clark","tag-mariah-klopfenstein","tag-marley-parrett","tag-paulding-lady-panthers","tag-tia-mendez"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/PaulvsHicksSB-Mariah-Klopfenstein.jpg?fit=1454%2C897&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-cnb","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 01:56:34","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47568,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47565\/revisions\/47568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}