It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gibson Southern had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Evansville Memorial Tigers out 4-2. The victory was familiar territory for Gibson Southern who now have 11 in a row.
Morgan Burgess made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Burgess has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Burgess was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Lauryn Adamson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Evansville Memorial's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madison Thomas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Gibson Southern is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-4 record this season. As for Evansville Memorial, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Gibson Southern is on the road again on Wednesday to play Princeton at 5:00 p.m. Evansville Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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