Softball Recap: Prout Crusaders vs. Cumberland Clippers
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Prout had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cumberland Clippers a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Prout, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Lucy Kaiser's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Molly Green was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Prout is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Cumberland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-12.
Prout will head out on the road to challenge Chariho at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Chariho: 3.6, Prout: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Cumberland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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