It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jupiter had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Wellington Wolverines a 2-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Jupiter.
Not much got past Sasha Seidel, who gave up just three hits to keep Wellington off the board. Seidel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sam Basen was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Wellington's side, Victoria Payne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on eight hits and racked up 11 Ks.
Even though they lost, Wellington didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jupiter only tossed five.
Jupiter's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Wellington, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-4.
Jupiter will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Centennial at 7:00 p.m. Centennial will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Jupiter surely won't give up without a fight. Wellington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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