It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Capital had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Lewiston Bengals with a sharp 12-1 win. Considering Capital has won ten games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Tyra Price spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, McKenna Chavez was a standout: she scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Stone, who went 3-for-4 with five RBI and a double.
On Lewiston's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jenna Barney, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI. Barney has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Capital's victory bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Lewiston, they dropped their record down to 15-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Capital will challenge Eagle at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. Eagle has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.54 runs per game on average), something Capital will no doubt try to take advantage of. Lewiston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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