It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Switzerland County can now relate to. They lost 8-0 to the Southwestern Rebels on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Switzerland County has not been shut out since back in April.
For Southwestern's part, Jamison Lewis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Lewis has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Lewis was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, William Stockdale was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Switzerland County has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season. As for Southwestern, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-7.
Switzerland County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Southwestern, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Brownstown Central at 12:00 p.m. Brownstown Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
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