It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sickles can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bloomingdale Bulls by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Sickles of the 4-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Sickles got a good showing from Nick Hartley, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hartley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Sickles saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Lichtenfels, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Bloomingdale's side, Hayden Porter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
Sickles' defeat dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Bloomingdale, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 19-10.
As of now, neither Sickles nor Bloomingdale have any future games scheduled.
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