It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gulf Coast can now relate to. They fell just short of the Immokalee Indians by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Gulf Coast in their matchups with Immokalee: they've now lost three in a row.
Taylor Stalling put in work no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Stalling was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emilie Perez was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
On Immokalee's side, Morgan Conran spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Naraly Guzman was excellent, going 3-for-4 with four RBI. Leyah Rodriguez was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Gulf Coast's loss dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Immokalee, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Gulf Coast does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Immokalee, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 13-3 defeat vs. Barron Collier on the 2nd.
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