It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact White Pine can now relate to. They lost 12-1 to the Needles Mustangs on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, White Pine couldn't push the score so high this time.
White Pine saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camden Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Needles' side, Jaelyn Garcia made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 23 consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Liana DeLeon was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Audrina Bullchild, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
White Pine's defeat dropped their record down to 19-13-1. As for Needles, the win was the 23rd in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 28-4.
As of now, neither White Pine nor Needles have any future games scheduled.
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