It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Paradise had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Oroville Tigers with a sharp 12-2 victory. Paradise might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Grace Meldrum was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). Meldrum was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Paradise got a massive performance out of Dusti Smith, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Samantha Rist, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Oroville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ellie McDonald, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydyn George, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Paradise has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Oroville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Paradise will face off against Colusa at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Paradise is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season. Oroville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
