With a playoff game on the line, Jacksonville rose to the challenge on Saturday. They never let the Rochester Rockets onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. Four seems to be a good number for Jacksonville as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Hayden Hicks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Hicks has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hicks was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Hicks wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Anderson Decker, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Jacksonville pushed their record up to 21-13 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Rochester, their loss dropped their record down to 19-13.
As of now, neither Jacksonville nor Rochester have any future games scheduled.
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