It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but South Harrison had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Doddridge County Bulldogs a 10-0 shutout. South Harrison might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Layton Wageman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Wageman has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wageman was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Dane Tate was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Landon Ross, who scored three runs and stole two bases.
The win (which was South Harrison's third in a row) raised their record to 23-11. As for Doddridge County, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-10.
As of now, neither South Harrison nor Doddridge County have any future games scheduled.
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