It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Capital can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the Coeur d'Alene Vikings on Saturday.
For Coeur d'Alene's part, Aidan Blanco tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Blanco has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Owen Field was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Chase Saunders was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI and a run.
Capital's loss dropped their record down to 8-19. As for Coeur d'Alene, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.
As of now, neither Capital nor Coeur d'Alene have any future games scheduled.
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