Baseball Recap: Southwestern Rebels vs. Milan Indians
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Southwestern had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Milan Indians. The win was familiar territory for Southwestern who now have eight in a row.
Brady Cook was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Cook has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cook was also big at the plate, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, William Stockdale and Austin Jenkins did most of the damage at the plate: Stockdale scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Jenkins scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Peyton Cloud was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Milan, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Southwestern is on the road again on Saturday to play Providence. One thing working in Providence's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests. Milan does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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