It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tatum had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the White Oak Roughnecks a 10-0 shutout. Considering Tatum has won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Carson Gonzalez made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Gonzalez was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jaxen Prince was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Brody Downs, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Tatum's win bumped their record up to 18-9-1. As for White Oak, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-13.
Tatum will have a chance to go back-to-back against White Oak: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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