It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Belleview can now relate to. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (10-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Gianni Santiago was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Santiago was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Santiago wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lynnay Howard, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Like Belleview, Lecanto also got a great game from a two-way player: Abigail Males. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Males has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Males was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
In other batting news, Melissa Plante was a standout: she scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Izzy Coimbre was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Belleview's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Lecanto, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-10.
As of now, neither Belleview nor Lecanto have any future games scheduled.
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