It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central Catholic had no problem doing just that on Monday. They put the hurt on the Oakdale Mustangs with a sharp 8-1 victory. Central Catholic might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine games by six runs or more this season.
TP Wentworth made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Wentworth has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wentworth was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kayden McHenry was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Fernado Alaniz was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Oakdale's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Velazquez, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The win (which was Central Catholic's sixth in a row) raised their record to 20-8. As for Oakdale, their loss dropped their record down to 23-8.
Central Catholic will have a chance to go back-to-back against Oakdale: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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