They relied a great deal on pitching arms to begin their current run of three straight Far East tournament titles.

But the last two seasons, Kadena has broken out the lumber.

As a team, the Panthers are batting .582 with a 1.654 OPS, 57 extra-base hits with all but four out of 18 on the roster hitting .450 or better en route to a 13-1-1 record. Senior Jazlene Vergara leads the way at .737 and 1.805.

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