It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Father Judge had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They skirted past the Conwell-Egan Catholic Eagles 4-2. This was a revenge matchup for Father Judge, as the team was forced to settle for a 1-0 loss when these two played last Wednesday.
Dave Rodriguez was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Rodriguez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shane Hayes, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jason Lebold, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Conwell-Egan Catholic's side, they had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Chase Forester and Kyle Tuthill Forester struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits, while tuthill tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Conwell-Egan Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Linn, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Father Judge has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Conwell-Egan Catholic, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
As of now, neither Father Judge nor Conwell-Egan Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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