It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Diamond Bar had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the St. Paul Swordsmen onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Diamond Bar might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Quinton Mendoza tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Jake Mestas was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Henness, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
On St. Paul's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fernie Soto, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Soto has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
The victory (which was Diamond Bar's third in a row) raised their record to 13-10. As for St. Paul, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-10.
Diamond Bar will square off against Alhambra at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Alhambra is coming into the contest with six straight wins on the road, so Diamond Bar will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. St. Paul does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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