It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Academy for Innovative Education can now relate to. They fell just short of the Florida Christian Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Academy for Innovative Education couldn't push the score so high this time.
Mia Gil spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Academy for Innovative Education saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Van Arman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Florida Christian's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Serena Gillen gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Samantha Otano, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Emily Ruiz, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Academy for Innovative Education has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13-1 record this season. As for Florida Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-9 record this season.
Academy for Innovative Education does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Florida Christian, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Miami Christian at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Miami Christian: 2.9, Florida Christian: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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