It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pinecrest can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ashley Screaming Eagle by a score of 3-2 on Friday. Pinecrest's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Mitch Baek was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Pinecrest didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ashley only tossed five.
On Ashley's side, Cole Barnes was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched nine innings while giving up just two earned runs off ten hits. Barnes has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Barnes was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Barnes wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Will Hartzell, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Pinecrest's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-5. As for Ashley, they pushed their record up to 23-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
As of now, neither Pinecrest nor Ashley have any future games scheduled.
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