It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Martin County West can now relate to. They lost 17-0 to the New Ulm Cathedral Greyhounds on Thursday. The defeat leaves Martin County West without a win on the season.
For New Ulm Cathedral's part, Levi Franta was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Franta has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Franta was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, New Ulm Cathedral got a massive performance out of Elijah Rieser, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3. Alex Portner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-2.
Martin County West's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for New Ulm Cathedral, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-4.
As of now, neither Martin County West nor New Ulm Cathedral have any future games scheduled.
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