It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Elkton/Lake Benton can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Deuel Cardinals on Saturday. Elkton/Lake Benton's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
For Deuel's part, Katrina Hagberg made a splash while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. Hagberg has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Hagberg was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Roxanne Raml was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Sara Kreger was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Elkton/Lake Benton's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Deuel, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Elkton/Lake Benton nor Deuel have any future games scheduled.
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