St. Vincent Pallotti Shortstop Hopes To Bounce Back

Allison Isrin, a senior at St. Vincent Pallotti High, walked slowly through the parking lot at Fairland Regional Park in West Laurel on Wednesday evening. Her team had just lost to Park, 14-1, and the Panthers certainly could have used her on-field leadership.

But Isrin, a three-year player, injured her right kneecap during a slide earlier this month and the game against Park was the second contest she has missed. "It is hard. I would like to play," said Isrin, the Pallotti captain. "We have a really young team."

Isrin is the only senior on the team who played for the Panthers in 2010. The only other senior on the roster is Jordyn Crockett, who transferred to the Laurel private school and played basketball this past winter for Pallotti.

Isrin, a shortstop, is the only member of the infield from last year who returned to the team from a year ago. The Panthers had to replace catcher Kelly Trimble (now at Maryland) and Karlyn Buker, now a pitcher/infielder for Division II Tampa in Florida.

Before the first regular-season game Pallotti's top pitcher, a freshman, was expelled from the school. The Panthers turned to Lyndsey Llewellyn, now the top pitcher as a sophomore.

The Panthers lost three of their first four games after dropping down from the A league to the B level in the IAAM. "We have had a lot of bumps. We have had bumps that have set us back," Isrin said.

Isrin transferred to Pallotti after her freshman year at a public school in Montgomery County. Now a senior, she did not suffer ligament damage on her right knee. She had an MRI earlier this week and hopes to return to the field soon. Isrin plans to play club softball at James Madison University in Virginia when she enters the school in the fall.

Laura Horstkamp, the first-year head coach for Pallotti, said the move from the A league to the B level made sense since she has such a young team this spring. And an injury to the only returning senior starter has also made the first part of the season more of a challenge.

Laurel High softball rolls past Parkdale

The Laurel High baseball team fell to Parkdale, 10-1, on Thursday. The Spartans beat DuVal, 20-4, on Monday. The Laurel softball team beat Parkdale, 34-2, on Thursday after falling 19-9 to DuVal on Monday.

In the win over Parkdale, Becca Jayne of Laurel had six hits, four RBIs and fanned nine as the pitcher. Sarah Allsop had a homer and three RBIs, Casey LiCausi had a homer, Bria Wallace had four hits in four at bats with three RBIs and Zelle Ndika had three hits in three at bats with four RBIs.

Pallotti High baseball pounds St. Mary's

The Pallotti High baseball team allowed just two hits on Wednesday but lost at Mt. Carmel, 2-1.  Starter Jackson Souder allowed just two runs and one hit in four innings but gave up 10 walks. He was replaced on the mound by Johnny Maloney, who allowed no runs and one hit in two innings. Souder had two of the five hits for Pallotti.

The Panthers were coming off a 12-4 win at home on Monday against St. Mary's of Annapolis as the team from Laurel had 14 hits. Matt DeFrank and Ryan Basile each had three hits for Pallotti, and Maloney, Raffi Correa and Nate Spicher each had two. Souder pitched the first four innings and allowed four hits and two runs. Dominic Marchetti pitched three innings and did not allow a run.

The Panthers beat Loch Raven, 7-2, at home at Panther Park in West Laurel on Saturday as Souder had two hits. Corey Dirks was the starting pitcher for Pallotti and pitched a complete game in seven innings and allowed five hits and just one earned run.

Pallotti girls lacrosse falls at home

The Pallotti High girls lacrosse team lost, 18-5, at home to Saints Peter and Paul on Wednesday at Fairland Regional Park in West Laurel. The Panthers were coming off a 22-6 win against Mt. Carmel, also at home, on Monday.

The Pallotti boys lacrosse team lost its fifth straight game Tuesday, falling 10-4 at Glenelg Country in Howard County.