It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Palmer Trinity can now relate to. They lost 15-0 to the Florida Christian Patriots on Tuesday. Palmer Trinity has not had much luck with Florida Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
For Florida Christian's part, Serena Gillen made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Gillen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Gillen was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other batting news, Carly Hernandorena was incredible, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Samantha Otano was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Palmer Trinity's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Florida Christian, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-8.
As of now, neither Palmer Trinity nor Florida Christian have any future games scheduled.
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