It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Myrtle Beach can now relate to. They fell just short of the Lucy Beckham Bengals by a score of 6-5 on Saturday. North Myrtle Beach has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ellie Joynson and Hadley Leonhardt did some serious damage despite the final result: Joynson scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Leonhardt went 1-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Kiera Olson, who scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Lucy Beckham's side, Lauren Bas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. Bas has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eliza Hoover, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooke Reich, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
North Myrtle Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Lucy Beckham, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
As of now, neither North Myrtle Beach nor Lucy Beckham have any future games scheduled.
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