It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Norwell had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Peru Tigers out 6-4. The victory was familiar territory for Norwell who now have three in a row.
Cade Shelton made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Shelton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Shelton was also big at the plate, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drew Graft, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Korben Neuenschwander was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
On Peru's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Eldridge, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Peru didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Norwell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Peru, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-6.
Norwell will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Bellmont at 11:00 a.m. Bellmont will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. Peru does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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