Falling short of a goal is always frustrating, and that is what happened with the Knoxville Softball Squad this season. The Panthers were hoping to have played on Tuesday in a regional final but fell to Fairfield on Saturday in the semi-finals. The Panthers will have nearly everyone back for next summer, and one person that Coach Carla Smith is glad to be returning is Brittany Bacorn. Bacorn played behind the plate and Smith says her command at the position shows how dependable she is.

Smith: “She is a player that we depend on greatly. Her energy depends on how we do. When she’s up we’re up and she did a great job of keeping everyone up and controlling our defense.”

The Panthers finished 17-9 and will see two seniors, Jadyn Streigle and Tara Bacorn, Brittany’s sister depart the program.