It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Smithfield had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Classical Purple a 10-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for North Smithfield as they're now sitting on four straight.
Kayden Artruc made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Artruc has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Artruc was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dylan Nickerson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Classical's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominic Mazza, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
North Smithfield is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Classical, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-10.
North Smithfield will square off against West Warwick at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. Classical does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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