There was one sport in action during this past week and one sport that was able to grab some rest and prepare for the stretch run of their season.
Here is a look back at the week in Temple College athletics, and a preview of this week's action.
Baseball: Leopards grab sweep of Navarro College
The Temple College Leopards traveled to Corsicana on Tuesday for the front end of the home-and-home series with the Navarro College Bulldogs at Perry D. Graham Field.
Temple grabbed two early runs and used ten walks to help their lead to seven in the middle innings on their way to an 8-2 win over Navarro.
Kade Davis got the start on the hill for Temple, but hand in staking himself to first pitch double to lead off the game. After a successful sacrifice bunt by Ryder Rutledge, Lance Cantrell walked. A pickoff throw by Navarro starting pitcher Hagen Tijerina was thrown over first baseman Tyler Sessions' head to score Davis and Cantrell advanced to third. Ermis drove home Cantrell to increase Temple's lead to 2-0.
The Bulldogs cut the Leopards' lead in half in the bottom of the first, when Sessions' double scored Brady Englett.
Temple loaded bases to start the fourth when Jacob Shallow walked, and Davis and Rutledge singled. Tijerina was lifted for Alex Caddell. On Caddell third pitch to Cantrell, Shallow scored on a wild pitch. During Andrew Ermis' at-bat, Caddell uncorked another wild pitch that scored Davis. Peanut Brazzle walked to reload the bases. A walk to Kash Millar force home Rutledge to give the Leopards a 5-1 advantage.
The Leopards loaded the bases to start the sixth inning as Davis doubled, and Rutledge and Cantrell both walked. Davis scored on a wild pitch, Brazzle's bases-loaded walk scored Rutledge, and Millar's single to center field scored Cantrell to make the score 8-1.
McCann Libby's double in the bottom of the ninth plated Tarris Murray to complete the scoring.
Davis went 3-of-5 at the plate with three runs scored, Millar drove in two runs, and Rutledge and Cantrell each scored twice.
Davis pitched six innings in the win, allowed one run on three hits, struck out four and walked two. Carter Henderson pitched one inning, allowed three walks and struck out one. Gabe Gutierrez closed out the game with two innings pitched, allowed one run on one hit, two walks and one strikeout.
The Bulldogs used five pitchers, allowed eight runs (five earned) on eight hits, walked ten and struck out four.
On Wednesday, Leopards hosted the Bulldogs to complete the set on a wet, Wednesday afternoon at the Danny Scott Sports Complex.
The Leopards overcame a one-run deficit in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI walk to Davis and broke the tie on Brazzle's single that scored Trae Allen in the bottom of the ninth to give Temple a 6-5 victory.
Patrick Collopy started the game on the hill for TC and retired the first seven batters he faced before Ryan Alexander's single in the bottom of the third. The single snapped a string of 27 straight batters faced. Collopy retired the final two Vernon College batters he faced on March 19 and retired 18 straight in his six-inning perfect game against NCTC on March 26.
Navarro had a prime opportunity in the top of the fourth inning with runners on first and second with one out. A fielder's choice and strikeout put down the Bulldogs' threat.
The Leopards broke into the run column in the fourth. With two outs, Kadyn Martinez blasted a shot down the right field line into the corner. Martinez raced to third for a triple. On the next pitch from reliever Degan Kubat, Jackson Todd was hit on the knee. Todd stole second base before Hunter Baros' infield single gave the Leopards a 1-0 lead.
Temple increased their lead in the bottom of the sixth. Baros' line drive to left field dropped in for a single to score Martinez and Brazzle. Baros scored on a wild pitch with two outs to increase the Leopards advantage to 4-0.
A two-run home in the top of the seventh by McCann Libby got the Bulldogs on the boards against TC reliever Eric Tenery. Hank Harp's bases-loaded walk against Tenery pulled Navarro to within a run, and Brady Englett's two-run single off reliever Bralen Veazey to give the Bulldogs a 5-4 lead.
Navarro reliever Adrian Najar issued a two-out, bases-loaded walk to Davis to score Martinez to make the score 5-5.
Allen walked to start the bottom of the ninth, and attempted to steal second when Ermis hit a ground ball that was fielded by Brock DeYoung. Allen slid into second to force DeYoung to take the out at first. A 2-2 fast ball, Brazzle hit a line drive into the right-centerfield gap for a single. Allen raced around from second for the winning run.
Brazzle, Martinez and Baros all had two hits in Temple's 11-hit attack. Baros had three RBI to lead the Leopards.
Collopy pitched four innings, allowed one hit, one walk, and struck out four. Tenery pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief, allowed five runs (two earned) on three hits, walked two and struck out two. Veazey pitched 2 1/3 innings for the win in relief, allowed one hit and struck out two.
Ryan Alexander led Navarro with two hits, with Englett and Libby each driving in two runs.
The Bulldogs sent five pitchers to the mound, allowed five runs on 11 hits, struck out six, walked three, and hit two batters.
Leopards through the numbers
Through 35 games, the Leopards are hitting .269 with an on-base percentage of .397, and slugging percentage of .398. The team has 201 runs on 266 hits, 52 doubles, three triples, 23 home runs, 179 runs batted in, 393 total bases, 174 walks, have been hit 44 times, 12 sacrifice flies, ten sacrifice hits, and 57 stolen bases in 64 attempts.
The pitching staff earned run average is 6.18 with four complete games and four shutouts. The Leopards have allotted 172 earned runs (221 total runs) on 274 hits, walked 172, hit 40 batters, and struck out 248. Opponents hit .278 against the Leopards in 2025.
Leopards in team categories
Here are the Leopards' top three in each statistical category (minimum 75 at-bats):
Batting average: Kade Davis-.378, Lance Cantrell-.333, Andrew Ermis-.326.
On-base percentage: Ermis-.508, Cantrell-.451, Kade Davis-.443.
At-bats: Cantrell-114, Ryder Rutledge-100, Kade Davis and Jackson Todd-98.
Runs scored: Cantrell-28, Todd-27, Ermis-23.
Hits: Cantrell-38, Kade Davis-37, Ermis and Rutledge-31
Doubles: Cantrell and Kade Davis-8, Peanut Brazzle-7, Rutledge-6.
Triples: Kade Davis, Todd, and Kadyn Martinez-1
Home runs: Ermis-6, Kolvin Davis-4, Kade Davis-3
Runs batted in: Kade Davis-26, Cantrell and Ermis-24, Brazzle-20.
Walks: Cantrell-23, Ermis and Brazzle-18, Rutledge-17.
Hit by pitch: Ermis-17, Rutledge-6, Cantrell and Todd-3.
Stolen bases: Rutledge-10, Brazzle-9, Todd-8.
Earned run average (minimum 20 innings): Patrick Collopy-2.76, Eric Tenery-3.60, Tobin Eschief-4.63, Micah Melott-5.96.
Wins: Collopy-5, Tenery-4, Kade Davis and Eschief-3.
Saves: Collopy, Eschief, Melott, Thomas Perez, and Gavin Oliver-1.
Complete games: Eschief-2, Collopy and Kade Davis-1.
Shutouts: Collopy and Kade Davis-1.
Strikeouts: Collopy 59, Eschief-50, Tenery-32.
Innings pitched: Collopy-49, Eschief-46 2/3, Tenery-40.
Where do the Leopards stand?
The two-game sweep leaves the Leopards with a 16-19 overall record. With action completed for the week in the NTJCAC for the week, the Leopards are 7-9 in conference play. TC is in sixth place, two games out of the final playoff position with 16 games remaining.
What is next for the Leopards?
Temple will return to Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference action at Cisco College on April 9. The Wranglers are 9-9 in fifth place.
Softball rests throughout bye week
After a schedule that saw the Leopards play 41 games, the Leopards had a week of downtime before returning to action this week against Cisco College.
Leopards in the numbers
In 41 games, the Leopards are hitting .375, with an on-base percentage of .444 and slugging percentage of .615. TC has scored 327 runs on 441 hits, 111 doubles, 26 triples, 40 home runs, 294 runs, 724 total bases, 129 walks, 20 hit by pitches, four sacrifice flies, six sacrifice hits, and 118 stolen bases in 128 tries.
Leopards team top three statistical leaders (minimum 90 at bats)
Batting average: Emily Delgado-.416, Marli Kennedy-.408, Lily Garcia-.402
On-base percentage: Kennedy-.531, Delgado-.467, Angie DeLeon-.464
At-bats: Marleigh Manns-141, Garcia and DeLeon-132, Delgado-125
Runs scored: Garcia-40, DeLeon and Manns-37, Kennedy 34
Hits: Garcia-53, Delgado and DeLeon-52, Manns-51
Doubles: Delgado-19, DeLeon-16, Manns-15.
Triples: Manns-6, Kennedy-5, Garcia and Lexi Dudeczka-4.
Home runs: DeLeon-11, Garcia-8, Manns-5.
Runs batted in: Garcia-49, DeLeon-43, Manns-39.
Walks: Kennedy-24, DeLeon-15, Dudeczka and Anissa Hill-14.
Hit by pitch: Reese Cottrell-4, Kennedy and DeLeon-3, Delgado, Manns and Abby Drabek-2.
Stolen bases: Kennedy-41, Hill-11, Dudeczka-9
Earned run average (minimum 30 innings): Haley Crawford-1.57, Cottrell-1.77, Hannah Calhoun-2.83.
Wins: Crawford-16, Calhoun-12, Cottrell-2.
Saves: Cottrell-2.
Complete games: Crawford-13, Calhoun-2.
Shutouts: Crawford-4.
Strikeouts: Crawford-147, Calhoun-43, Cottrell-28.
Innings pitched: Crawford-147 1/3, Calhoun-64 1/3, Cottrell-31 2/3.
Leopards in team top 20 statistics
Runs scored: 327 (10th)
Hits: 441 (8th)
Doubles: 111 (2nd)
Triples: 26 (2nd)
Home runs: 40 (14th)
Runs batted in: 294 (12th)
Extra base hits (doubles + triples + homers): 177 (5th)
Walks: 129 (16th)
Stolen bases: 118 (8th)
Batting average: .375 (15th)
On-base percentage: .444 (18th)
Slugging percentage: .615 (13th)
Earned run average: 1.86 (10th)
Shutouts: 9 (12th)
Batting average against: .233 (15th)
Leopards in top 50 in individual statistics
At-bats: Marleigh Manns-141 (9th), Garcia and DeLeon-132 (tied-32nd).
Runs scored: Garcia-40 (tied-50th).
Hits: Garcia-53 (tied-39th), Delgado and DeLeon-52 (tied-45th).
Doubles: Delgado-19 (tied-4th), DeLeon-16 (tied-11th), Manns-15 (tied-18th), Garcia-14 (tied-26th), Reese Cottrell-13 (tied-44th).
Triples: Manns-6 (tied-9th), Kennedy-5 (tied-18th), Garcia and Lexi Dudeczka-4 (tied-28th).
Home runs: DeLeon-11 (tied-19th).
Extra base hits: DeLeon-28 (12th), Manns and Garcia-26 (tied-18th), DeLeon-22 (tied-45th).
Total bases: DeLeon-103 (18th), Garcia-99 (24th), Manns-93 (tied-34).
Runs batted in: Garcia-49 (23rd), DeLeon-43 (tied-39th).
Walks: Kennedy-24 (tied-19th).
Stolen bases: Kennedy-41 (tied-3rd).
Innings pitched: Crawford-147 1/3 (2nd)
Wins: Crawford-16 (7th), Calhoun-12 (tied-21st).
Saves: Cottrell-2 (tied-16th).
Strikeouts: Crawford-147 (6th).
Where do the Leopards stand?
Following the NTJCAC bye week, the Leopards sit in fourth place at 13-7 five games ahead of Vernon College and NCTC (both at 7-11) and is 30-11 overall with 12 games to play. Temple won each series against the two schools, 3-1.
The Leopards trails Weatherford College by two games (15-7), with two games in hand and a series win over the Coyotes, 3-1.
McLennan Community College (22-2) leads the conference and Grayson College (14-4) is eight games back in second.
What is next for the Leopards?
Temple hosts Cisco College (4-18 NTJCAC, 12-24 overall) on Wednesday to start their four-game conference series.