It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Harrison can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Charlestown Pirates on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for North Harrison seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in April.
For Charlestown's part, Hannah Burns made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. Burns has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Burns was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Kennadi Schleicher-Drasler looked comfortable as she tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Addison Smith was excellent, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Avarie Freiberger, who scored a run while going 1-for-5.
North Harrison's defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Charlestown, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-3.
North Harrison does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Charlestown, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Silver Creek at 5:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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