It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Great Bend can now relate to. They fell just short of the South Cougars by a score of 5-4 on Wednesday. Great Bend just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
For South's part, Brady Howard and Kaden Budke were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Howard didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Budke struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Howard scored a run while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances, while Budke scored a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jace Humphrey was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-5.
Great Bend's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-9. As for South, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-13.
Great Bend does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 6-2 victory vs. Emporia on the 15th.
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