It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Middle College can now relate to. They lost 19-1 to the University Wildcats on Saturday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Middle College has scored all season.
For University's part, Payton Graue was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Graue was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, Evan Han and Adrian Marquez did most of the damage at the plate: Han scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Marquez got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Dylan Garcia, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1.
Middle College's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for University, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-9.
Middle College does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for University, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against East Valley at 3:00 p.m. University's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so East Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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