It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Catholic had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They never let the Elizabeth Forward Warriors onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. North Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Tommy Schafale made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Schafale has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Schafale was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Josef Safar, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 3-for-4. Blake Primrose was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Elizabeth Forward's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was JB Crovak, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
North Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Elizabeth Forward, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
North Catholic will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against West Mifflin. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (North Catholic: 3, West Mifflin: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Elizabeth Forward does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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