It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tivy had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They never let the Southwest Dragons onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Tivy who now have three in a row.
Stormy Rhodes made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Rhodes has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rhodes was also solid in the batter's box, getting three hits from his three at bats.
In other batting news, Robert Johnson and Hayden Kneese did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Kneese scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Adan Hernandez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Tivy's victory bumped their record up to 13-18. As for Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 24-10.
Tivy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Southwest: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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