It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Swansea can now relate to. They lost 16-5 to the Lake City Panthers on Wednesday. Swansea's loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Mackenzie Sease spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered 16 runs (all of which were unearned) on nine hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Olivia Porter was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Hayden Moody was another key contributor, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
Swansea's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5-1. As for Lake City, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6.
Swansea will look to defend their home field on Friday against Beaufort at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Swansea: 3.5, Beaufort: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lake City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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