It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but University City had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Morse Tigers. University City is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 14 straight.
Garret Gillum spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Josh Kaplan was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Mateo Torres-Chapa was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Morse's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Westover, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
University City has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for Morse, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-12.
University City does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Morse, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Valley Center at 11:00 a.m. Morse is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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