Tracy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bear Creek Bruins a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tracy.
Hayden Fell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Fell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Emma Golden, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Tracy's victory was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-3-1. As for Bear Creek, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-10-1.
Tracy will face off against Granite Bay at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Granite Bay: 3.8, Tracy: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Bear Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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