It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hauser had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They skirted past the South Ripley Raiders 7-6. The win was nothing new for Hauser as they're now sitting on four straight.
Hauser's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Holden Pittman, who went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was R.J. Foster, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
On South Ripley's side, Mason McNew put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 14 batters over 7.2 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. McNew has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. McNew was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Braydon Dilk was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, South Ripley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hauser only tossed 12.
Hauser has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for South Ripley, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
Hauser will square off against Milan at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. Hauser is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. South Ripley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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