It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Noble had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wawasee Warriors and snuck past 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for West Noble.
Brooks Ruisard looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, West Noble's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Eash, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Tyler Shisler was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Wawasee's side, Ty Brooks was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Brooks has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Brooks was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
West Noble's win bumped their record up to 5-17-1. As for Wawasee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-15.
West Noble is on the road again on Monday to play NorthWood at 6:00 p.m. West Noble has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. Wawasee does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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