It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Benicia had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the American Canyon Wolves onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Benicia is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 15 straight.
Sinead Maas tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Alana Robinson and Kyra Mason did most of the damage at the plate: Robinson scored two runs while going 2-for-4, while Mason scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Vanessa Smith, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Benicia's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-1. As for American Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.
Benicia will head out on the road to square off against Livermore at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Livermore: 2.9, Benicia: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. American Canyon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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