It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cardinal Gibbons had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mater Lakes Academy Bears an 8-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Cardinal Gibbons who now have 12 in a row.
Michael Kass looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cardinal Gibbons saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brenden Trujillo, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Cardinal Gibbons pushed their record up to 23-4-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home. As for Mater Lakes Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-14.
Cardinal Gibbons will take on Mulberry at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cardinal Gibbons: 3, Mulberry: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Mater Lakes Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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