South Bend St. Joseph extended their postseason success on Friday against Mishawaka. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mishawaka Cavemen an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for South Bend St. Joseph, who have now won 16 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Berkley Zache, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Mishawaka off the board. Zache has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than 11 strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, South Bend St. Joseph let Payton Wulf and Riley Zache loose on the outfield. Wulf went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Zache went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kenadie Schrock, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
The win (which was South Bend St. Joseph's fourth in a row) raised their record to 22-5. As for Mishawaka, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-4.
South Bend St. Joseph is on the road again on Tuesday to play Penn at 6:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (South Bend St. Joseph: 2.5, Penn: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Mishawaka does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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