It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Del Norte had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Salesian College Preparatory Pride and snuck past 4-3. The win was familiar territory for Del Norte who now have ten in a row.
For Salesian College Preparatory's part, DeAmor Coleman was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out six batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Coleman has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances. Coleman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
Coleman wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jisselle Rodriguez, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Del Norte's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-6. As for Salesian College Preparatory, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-3-1.
Del Norte will head out on the road to square off against St. Helena at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Del Norte: 2.9, St. Helena: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Salesian College Preparatory does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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