It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Pine Grove had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Houlka Wildcats a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Pine Grove, who have now won 13 matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Coy Childs made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Childs has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Childs was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Gehrig Shinall was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with six RBI and two doubles. Brittan Fryar was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Pine Grove is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Houlka, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-18.
Pine Grove will have a chance to go back-to-back against Houlka: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on Saturday.
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