Softball Recap: West Park Panthers vs. Manteca Buffaloes
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact West Park can now relate to. They fell just short of the Manteca Buffaloes by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. West Park has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jessica Cochran spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits.
At the plate, West Park saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mady Schultze, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
On Manteca's side, they also let their pitcher toss all nine innings and she was also dialed-in: Nayellys Torres gave up one run (which was unearned) on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. Torres has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maleiah Garza, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Lauren Moncada was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
West Park's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Manteca, they pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
As of now, neither West Park nor Manteca have any future games scheduled.
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