It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tulare Western had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Bakersfield Drillers as they made off with a 9-2 win. Considering Tulare Western has won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Addison Lee was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off eight hits. Lee was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Faith Powell was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Janmarie Topalian, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The victory (which was Tulare Western's third in a row) raised their record to 14-11. As for Bakersfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-16-1.
Tulare Western will take on Independence at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Tulare Western is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. Bakersfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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