It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Centerville had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Joaquin Rams a 3-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Centerville who now have 13 in a row.
Not much got past Gunner Bazar, who gave up just one hit to keep Joaquin off the board. Bazar has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jake Pineda, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Centerville is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4-2 record this season. As for Joaquin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-13-1.
Centerville is on the road again on Saturday to play Garrison. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Centerville: 3, Garrison: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned. Joaquin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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