It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Simla had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Kiowa Indians 16-1. Considering Simla has won seven matchups by more than eight runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Caston Cox made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Cox has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cox was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Simla got a massive performance out of Treven Kochera, who scored two runs and stole six bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Kochera has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was T.J. Eurich, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-3.
Simla has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Kiowa, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
Simla will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Evangel Christian Academy at 3:00 p.m. Evangel Christian Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.18 runs per game on average), something Simla will no doubt try to take advantage of. Kiowa does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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