It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Palm Harbor University had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Sumner Stingrays as they made off with a 12-2 victory. Palm Harbor University might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 12 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Mylie Stout and Emily Boylan made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Stout tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Meanwhile, Boylan pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Stout has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Stout scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Boylan went 4-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Emma Shipley and Samantha Papp did most of the damage at the plate: Shipley scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Papp went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double.
On Sumner's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Joiner, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
The win (which was Palm Harbor University's fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-5. As for Sumner, their loss dropped their record down to 18-9.
Palm Harbor University is on the road again on Wednesday to play Steinbrenner at 7:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Steinbrenner: 3.8, Palm Harbor University: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Sumner does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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