It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Eastern had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the South Webster Jeeps a 5-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Eastern sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Brady Rockhold made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Rockhold was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Rohwan Gilmore was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Peyton Buckley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Eastern has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for South Webster, their loss dropped their record down to 14-16.
As of now, neither Eastern nor South Webster have any future games scheduled.
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