It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mt. Vernon can now relate to. They fell just short of the Centralia Orphans by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Cale Maurer was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Mt. Vernon is 4-1 when Maurer allows one or fewer earned runs, but 9-19 otherwise. Maurer was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. That home run was his first of the season.
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In other batting news, Alex Kiefer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs. He has become a key player for Mt. Vernon: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one home run, but 11-19 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Nolan Mast, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Mt. Vernon dropped their record down to 13-20 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Centralia, their record is now 17-13.
As of now, neither Mt. Vernon nor the Orphans have any future games scheduled.
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