It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Blue Mountain had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Archbishop Carroll Patriots a 5-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Blue Mountain who now have 19 in a row.
Marla Freiwald was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Freiwald has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Freiwald was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Heim, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Blue Mountain pushed their record up to 24-1 with that victory, which was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Archbishop Carroll, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-8.
Blue Mountain will take on Pope John Paul II on Thursday. Pope John Paul II is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. Archbishop Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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