It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Modoc had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the East Nicolaus Spartans an 11-0 shutout. Modoc's win was all the more impressive since East Nicolaus was averaging only 4.08 runs allowed on the season.
Colin Jeffers was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Jeffers has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jeffers was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jafeth Mendez, who scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ryan Weber, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On East Nicolaus' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Marshall, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, East Nicolaus didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Modoc only tossed three.
Modoc has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-11 record this season. As for East Nicolaus, they dropped their record down to 14-10 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Modoc will take on Los Molinos at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Modoc comes in on three and Los Molinos on ten. East Nicolaus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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