It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Grayson had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Richmond Hill Wildcats a 2-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Grayson who now have five in a row.
Vernon Woodard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Grayson's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Alex Espinoza, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Grayson's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-12. As for Richmond Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-13.
Grayson will have a chance to go back-to-back against Richmond Hill: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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