It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mandarin can now relate to. They fell just short of the Atlantic Coast Stingrays by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Mandarin has not been shut out since back in March.
Chloe Jenkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on nine hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mandarin saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Enicks, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
On Atlantic Coast's side, not much got past Morgan Brown, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Mandarin off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Cano, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Mandarin's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Atlantic Coast, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.
Mandarin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Atlantic Coast, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Creekside at 6:00 p.m. Creekside is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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