Hernando had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Oxford Chargers a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for Hernando as they're now sitting on four straight.
Hernando saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brody Martin, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Oxford's side, they got a good showing from Robert Upchurch, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Upchurch has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Hernando is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 26-6 record this season. As for Oxford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-12.
As of now, neither Hernando nor Oxford have any future games scheduled.
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