It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Kerens had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They never let the Carlisle Indians onto the board and left with a 5-0 win. Kerens' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last 12 matches.
Not much got past Krayton Ritchie, who gave up just one hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Carlisle off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matt Rickard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Adrian Solis was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Kerens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Carlisle, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14.
Kerens will have a chance to go back-to-back against Carlisle: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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