It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Southwest Florida Christian had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Seacrest Country Day Stingrays. The result was nothing new for Southwest Florida Christian, who have now won seven contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Logan Waldrup made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Waldrup has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Waldrup was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Ingole, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jake Trottier was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
On Seacrest Country Day's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cort Campins, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Southwest Florida Christian pushed their record up to 16-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home. As for Seacrest Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 9-12.
Southwest Florida Christian will square off against Evangelical Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Evangelical Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Seacrest Country Day does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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