It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Italy had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Celeste Blue Devils a 16-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Italy, who have now won 18 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ella Hudson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Hudson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Olivia Ramirez was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tinzley Enriquez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Italy is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season. As for Celeste, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11-1.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Italy beat Celeste by a score of 10-5.
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