It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fayetteville-Perry had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Ansonia Tigers onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Give Fayetteville-Perry's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Izabella Waddle made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Waddle has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Waddle was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Lilly Carlier was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Fayetteville-Perry is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Ansonia, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-7.
Fayetteville-Perry will challenge Minster at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Minster will roll in looking for their 25th straight victory, something Fayetteville-Perry surely won't give up without a fight. Ansonia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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