It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Newburgh Free Academy had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the Monroe-Woodbury Crusaders onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Newburgh Free Academy as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Not much got past Chase Rounds, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Monroe-Woodbury off the board. Rounds has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jake Cross was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Clifford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Monroe-Woodbury's side, they got a good showing from Braeden Burke, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Monroe-Woodbury saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Hayes, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Newburgh Free Academy now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Monroe-Woodbury, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
As of now, neither Newburgh Free Academy nor Monroe-Woodbury have any future games scheduled.
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