It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Delone Catholic had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Fairfield Knights as they made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering Delone Catholic has won ten games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Emma Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jill Sherdel was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Funkhouser, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Delone Catholic's win bumped their record up to 13-7. As for Fairfield, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
As of now, neither Delone Catholic nor Fairfield have any future games scheduled.
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