It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westmont had no problem doing just that on Saturday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Los Altos Eagles a 1-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Westmont sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Not much got past Mason Pound, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Los Altos off the board.
On the hitting side, Westmont saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lakin Anderson, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
On Los Altos' side, Eric Colgrove spent all 8.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits. Colgrove has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Westmont is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Los Altos, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13 record this season.
Westmont will face off against Leigh on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Leigh: 4.1, Westmont: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Los Altos does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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