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The Klein Oak softball banquet will be held on May 20th at 7:00 at Northgate Country club. Tickets available to booster club members for $25 and for non-members $35.

After leaving 2 runners on in the 1st inning, it wasn't until the 2nd inning that Klein Oak got on the board. After a single and a walk, Jami Schkade put the Panther's up 3-0 with a home run over the left field fence. Brittany Walker followed with a double and stole 3rd base. Ashleigh Walker then squeezed her home to make the score 4-0. The scoring continued in the 4th inning, when Jill Bussell reached on a single and Jami sacrificed her to 2nd. Then after a fielder's choice and an error, Bree Brown drove in Jill from 3rd with a fielder's choice. Meagan May then emptied the bases with a 2 run single. With Meagan on base, Katelyn Thomason then put the ball over the left field fence for a 2-run home run for a 9-0 lead. In the 6th, the Panther's added 2 more runs when Bree hit a single, Meagan followed with another single and then Katelyn drove them both in with a triple to right center field. Meagan May went 2-3 with 2 rbis, 4 Panthers batted .500 for the game. Jami had 3 rbis and Katel

Klein Oak softball advanced against Round Rock Westwood by taking 2 games, 5-0 and 2-0. In game one while Katelyn Thomason took care of Westwood at the plate, while Ashleigh Jones and Bree Brown took care of business at the plate for Oak. In the top of the 3rd, Jill Bussell reached by walk and then advanced on Jami Schkade's single up the middle. Brittany Walker reached on a fielder's choice. Ashleigh Jones followed with a 2 run double down the left field line. Bree then followed with a 2 run triple to stake the Panthers to a 4 run lead. Katelyn continued to buzz through the Westwood lineup. In the 5th, Ashleigh reached on a bunt base hit then stole 2nd. Bree Brown then grounded out to shortstop and Ashleigh advanced to 3rd and scored on a Westwood error. In the top of the 7th, Bree drove in another run with a double. Bree went 2-4 with a 2B and a 3B and 3 RBIs. Ashleigh Jones also went 2-4 with a 2B and 2 RBIs. Katelyn finished the game with 8 Ks while giving up just one hit. In ga

Oak handled College Park in 2 games 5-0 and 3-0. On Friday, after a quick first inning for College Park, Oak jumped in front early on the strength of Meagan May's 3-run home run in their half of the 1st. Katelyn Thomason kept College Park at bay, not allowing a base running until the 3rd inning. In the bottom of the 5th Oak added 2 more runs for the final score of 5-0. Meagan May went 3-3 with 4 rbis. Katelyn finished the game with 7 Ks, 1 BB while giving up just 3 hits. Game 2 was a slower start for Klein Oak. College Park threatened in the 1st when they loaded the bases but were not able to score. It wasn't until the 3rd inning that Oak got on track when Kaydee Rayburn lead off with a single and Brittany Walker reached on an error. Ashley Jones then drove in Kaydee from 3rd on a fielders choice. One batter later, Meagan May cleared the bases with a single to left center. Both teams were held in check for the rest of the game for a final score of 3-0. Jill Bussell went 2-3 at the

The Panthers started a new winning streak by run ruling Klein Forest 10-0. Most of the scoring came in the bottom of the 1st when Oak scored 8 runs while sending 12 batters to the plate. In the bottom of the 3rd they added 2 more runs when Brittany Walker reached with a single, then Ashleigh Jones drove her in with a triple. The next batter, Meagan May, brought in Ashleigh with a single. Brittany Walker went 3-3 with an RBI and 2 runs, while Meagan May went 2-2 with 2 RBIs and a run. Katelyn Thomason pitched a perfect game, retiring 15 batters with 6 Ks.

It looked like it would be a good night for the Panther in the bottom of the 1st. Unfortunately with bases loaded and no outs Klein Oak manage to score only 1 run. That proved to be a big missed opportunity. Spring tied the score in the top of the 3rd when a 2 out single drove in a run. Klein Oak bounced back to take the lead in the bottom of the 5th when Brittany Walker lead off with a single, was sacrificed to 2nd by Ashleigh Jones and then driven home on Meagan May's RBI single. However in the top of the 6th Spring came back with a 2 run home run to take the lead. It looked like Oak would put runs on the board in the bottom of the 6th, loading the bases with 2 outs but could not push a run across. Spring added 2 more runs in the 7th for the final score of 5-2. Brittany Walker went 2-2 with 2BB and Meagan May drove in both runs with a sac-fly and a single. Bree Brown finished the game giving up 5 hits and striking out 5.

Oak took care of the Westfield Mustangs in 5 innings to complete the 1st round of district play undefeated. The first 5 batters each had hits and scored in the 1st inning. In the 2nd it was more of the same with 4 hits and a BB scoring 4 runs. The Panthers batted around in the 3rd scoring 4 more runs and added 1 more run in the 4th. Meagan May went 2-4 with 3 rbis. 3 players had 3 rbis, Brittany Walker had 2 while going 4-4, Ashleigh Jones wend 2-3 and Katelyn Thomason went 2-3. Bree Brown was one batter away from a perfect game, she finished the game striking out 14 of the 16 batters she faced with 1 BB.

The Panthers continued their winning ways with a 5-1 victory over Klein Collins. The Panthers started quickly with Brittany Walker and Ashleigh Jones reaching on walks, then Katelyn Thomason drove them in with a double to right field. Hayliegh Maisel capped off the scoring with a solo home run. After the 1st, the scoring slowed down although the action did not. Oak left 2 runners on base in the 2nd,3rd and 4th innings. In the bottom of the 4th, Klein Collins scored their only run of the game when the ball got away at 1st base and the runner circled the bases. The Panthers got that run back the very next inning when Jill Bussel drove in Jessica Beltran with an RBI single. In the 7th the same tandem, Jessica and Jill, teamed up for the last run of the game when Jessica, who singled, scored when Jills fly ball to left was misplayed. Jessica Beltran went 2-4, with a double and 2 runs. Katelyn finished the game with 9Ks, 1BB and 1 hit.

The Panthers remained undefeated in district play but it took 16 innings to overcome Spring 6-3. It wasn't until the 2nd inning before the Panthers generated any offense when Meagan May lead off with a single. Pinch runner, Cassen Salamone stole second, then was driven home by Hayleigh Maisel with a 2-out single. The Panthers added another run in the 3rd for a 2-0 lead. All was going well until, Spring started the 5th inning with and infield hit and tied the score on a 2-run home run. In Klein Oak's half of the 7th, Bree Brown lead off with an infield hit, followed by a single by Jessica Beltran. On batter later, Jami Schkade drove in pinch runner Morgan Herrig with a fielder's choice. Bree Brown had come on to relieve Katelyn Thomason but unfortunately after seemingly getting the last out to end the game, Spring came up with a base hit to tie the score at 3-3. The 8th-15th innings were real pitching duels. Bree shutdown the Spring bats, but Oak could not capitalize leaving 4 runners

True to form the Panthers struck earliy in the Klein Forest game scoring 5 runs in the 1st inning. Ashleigh Jones reached on an error and was driven in by Katelyn Thomason. Bree Brown reached base and then a sngle by Jessica Beltran, a double by Hayleigh Maisel and a single by Jill Bussell plated 3 more runs. In the 2nd, Brittany Walker and Ashleigh scored to bring the score to 5-0. In the 3rd it was more of the same with Jessica Beltran leading off with a double and then being driven home along with Hayleigh, who had walked, on Brittany's single. Then the Panthers didn't pick up the scoring again until the top fo the 7th. With 4 consecutive hits by Jill, Jami Schkade, Brittany and Ashleigh, the Panthers added 4 more runs to bring the score to 13-0. Klein Forest managed some offense in the bottom of the 7th scoring 1 run on 2 hits. Right fielder, Cassen Salamone threw out the final runner at home plate to end the game. Ashleigh Jones went 4-5 and Jessica Beltran was 2-2 with a 2B. Bree

The Panthers took their first home distict game from the Kliein Bearkats 11-0. After the 1st inning when Klein collected their only hit of the night, the Bearkats were stifled by the Panther's pitching and defense. However that was not the case for Klein Oak at the plate. After 2 quick outs in the 1st inning, Katelyn Thomason walked and Meagan May drove her in with an RBI triple. Bree Brown followed with a single to stake the Panthers to a 2-0 lead. In the 2nd inning, Jessica Beltran had a lead off walk and then Hayleigh Maisel connected to put the ball over the center field fence for 1st of 3 Panther home runs on the night. The 3rd inning was the only inning that Klein Oak did not score. In the 4th, it was Hayleigh reaching with a leadoff double and then Jill Bussell drove the ball over the left field fence for a 6-0 lead. The 5th was almost a repeat of the 2nd inning, with Meagan reaching on a leadoff walk and then Bree Brown connected for the 3rd Panther home run of the night. Still

It was not the kind of night that you wanted to be out playing softball with the low temperature and the gusty winds, but the Panthers made the best of it jumping on Tomball early. In the first inning, Brittany Walker started us off with a single. Ashleigh Jones reached on an error and Katelyn Thomason walked. Brittany scored on a wild pitch before Meagan May drove in Ashleigh and Katelyn with a single. Tomball came back in the bottom of the 1st to score 2 runs on one base hit and an error to make it 3-2. Thinks settled down then until the top of the 3rd when Meagan hit a mamoth shot over the centerfield fence to bring the score to 4-2. In the top of the 4th the Panterse added 3 more runs when Jessica Beltran hit a single, Jami Schkade reached on a error. Brittany drove in Jessica with an RBI single. Jami also scored and Brittany scored when Ashleigh's ground ball was misplayed. In the 5th, Jill Bussell drove in Jessica, who had reached on an error, with an RBI double. Tomball struck

Coming off last night's victory over Katy Taylor, the Panthers picked up where they left off by shutting out Deer Park, by the score of 5-0. The Panthers started early with Brittany Walker leading off with a single and being sacrificed to second by Ashleigh Jones. Then Katelyn Thomason stepped to the plate and launched a 1-1 pitch over the centerfield fence to post Klein Oak to a 2-0 lead. Bree Brown, making her first pitching start as a Panther, kept the Deer Park bats quiet through 3 innings. In the 4th she contributed to her cause by singling and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Jill Bussell. In the 4th, Deer Park managed their only hit of the game but were never a real threat to score. In the 6th, Bree contributed at the plate again when she hit a 2-run home run of her own over the left field fence, driving in Meagan May who had singled. 5-0 was the final score as time expired after the 6th inning. Bree finished with a 1-hitter and 7 strikeouts.

The Panthers continued their winning ways against Lamar Consolidated in game 2 of the Katy Tournament. Brittany Walker remained hot, leading off with a triple for Klein Oak. Ashleigh Jones then collected an RBI with a sacrifice bunt which scored Brittany. Katelyn Thomason was on her game from the pitching circle, striking out 4 in the first 2 innings. Klein Oak had a big 2nd inning at the plate, started by Bree Brown's leadoff single. After stealing 2nd, Bree scored on Jill Bussell's single to right. After Jami Schkade was hit by a pitch, Brittany Walker hit a ball hard that was misplayed by the Lamar Consolidated second baseman allowing Bree and Jami to score. Brittany would score on Ashleigh's single to bring the score to 5-0. Lamar Consolidated would score a run in the 4th and a run in the 5th, for the final score of 5-2, with the game ending on time in the middle of the 5th inning. Katelyn would finish the game with 10 strikeouts through 4 innings. Bree Brown continued to be hot at

The Klein Oak Panthers completed the SPARQ testing with the highest rating of high school teams in the country. To read more about their fantastic results see the SPARQ web site and the article on the Student Sports Softball website.

Be sure to join us in meeting the 2008 Panthers at 'Meet the Panther night'. Be prepared to enjoy the hot dog supper and purchase your KO Softball Spirit items. Get ready to POUNCE on another exciting season of OAK Softball.

Klein Oak opened their 2008 season with a road-win against the Katy Taylor Mustangs, 7-0. Brittany Walker started the season off right with a single to start the game. After Ashleigh Jones had sacrificed her to 2nd, Meagan May collected the 1st RBI of the season with a single up the middle. Katelyn Thomason effectively shut down the Mustang lineup in the first 2 innings. In Klein Oaks half of the 3rd, Brittany came back to the plate and lead off with a double. Ashleigh again sacrificed her over, and Brittany scored when Casson Salamone, pinch running for Meagan, got in a rundown between 1st and 2nd allowing Brittany to score. When the Panthers came to bat in the 4th, it was Jill Bussell leading off with a single and scoring on Jami Schkade's double. Klein Oak's scoring continued in the 5th when Meagan hit a triple in the right field corner, her pinch runner, Casson scored on a throwing error on Bree Brown's push bunt. In the 6th, Oak scored again when Jami Schkade singled and was drive

Show your support for the girls on and off the field by joining the KO Softball Booster Club. The booster club raises monies to support the improvement of KO softball and provide a end of season banquet for the team. This years fund raising efforts will go toward adding an additional batting cage, home and visitor pitching lanes and the cost of reworking the field. Membership is $100 and includes 2 tickets to the Softball Banquet. Click here for the Booster Club Membership form.

The Panther's lone senior, Katelyn Thomason, has signed a letter of intent to attend Southeastern Louisiana University, located in Hammond, La. The Southeastern Lions are a Divison I school in the Southland Conference. Katelyn has been a 4-year starter for Klein Oak and has garnered All-District honors each year. Congratulations and good luck to Katelyn!

The annual fund-raising golf tournament has been scheduled for April 15th at Tomball Country Club. Start contacting your neighbors and friends about playing in this scramble-style tournament. Player fees are $95 and include dinner, range balls, green fees and carts. Hole sponsors ($100) and silent auction items are need as well. For more details, see the golf tournament flyer. All proceeds go toward the support of the Klein Oak softball program.

Thanks to all the players and Booster Club members for their help on the work day. A lot was accomplished to get the field ready for the upcoming season. A fresh coat of paint was added to the foul poles as well as the woodwork in the dugouts. The equipment rooms got a good cleaning as well as the home stands and don't even look the same. We also now have pitching lanes behind the Home and Visitor's dugouts. Thanks to Don Alongi for spearheading the building of the pitching lanes and to the Herrigs for donating the timbers.
After a long day at the ball park, a second try with a different paint sprayer the panther paws were painted in the parking lot, with a few added at the softball field.
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Klein Oak softball gets started with a flurry of scrimmages beginning Jan 28th with a scrimmage at Oak Ridge High School. Check back here for game summaries throughout the season.

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