It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but White Pine had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They never let the Lincoln County Lynx onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The victory was familiar territory for White Pine who now have five in a row.
Gianna Sedlacek made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Sedlacek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sedlacek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Sedlacek wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kenna Brunson, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base.
White Pine is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9-1 record this season. As for Lincoln County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-12.
White Pine is on the road again on Friday to play Needles at 1:00 p.m. Needles will roll in looking for their 19th straight win, something White Pine surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lincoln County, they will challenge Awaken Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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