It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Joseph had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the Righetti Warriors onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs St. Joseph has scored all year.
Not much got past Taylor Mediano, who gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Righetti off the board. Mediano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, St. Joseph's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cali Gamble, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Righetti's side, Emily Fortin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 14 Ks.
St. Joseph is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3-1 record this season. As for Righetti, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
St. Joseph will stay at home for another game and welcome Clovis West at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Joseph's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Clovis West's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Righetti does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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