It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Windermere had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Alonso Ravens. This was a revenge game for the Wolverines: when they faced off against the Ravens on Wednesday, they had to take a 9-3 loss.
Oscar Fernandez looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Randy Ruiz, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run and four runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Waddingham, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs.
Windermere always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alonso only posted an OBP of .344.
Windermere is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That somehow still isn't as good as their 22-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Alonso, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Windermere will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Ravens: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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