It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Scotland/Menno had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Alcester-Hudson Cubs with a sharp 11-5 win. Considering Scotland/Menno has won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Olivia Binde was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. Binde has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Binde was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kylie Guthmiller and Trinity Bietz did most of the damage at the plate: Guthmiller went 2-for-4 with a home run, while Bietz scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Grace Robb, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Alcester-Hudson's side, Jaeley Christensen was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Alcester-Hudson didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Scotland/Menno only tossed five.
Scotland/Menno is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Alcester-Hudson, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-8.
As of now, neither Scotland/Menno nor Alcester-Hudson have any future games scheduled.
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