It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mendon Unity had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Liberty Eagles with a sharp 12-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Mendon Unity sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Cody Shaffer and Sawyer Allen made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Shaffer struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Allen pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Shaffer scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Allen got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Avery Frese was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Simon Rabe, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Liberty's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devon Funk, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Mendon Unity's victory bumped their record up to 19-5. As for Liberty, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-16.
As of now, neither Mendon Unity nor Liberty have any future games scheduled.
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