It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Westfield can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the Hamilton Southeastern Royals on Monday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Westfield of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Shea Vohs was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 15 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Westfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Mahannah, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
On Hamilton Southeastern's side, not much got past Grace Swedarsky, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Westfield off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alex Kiemeyer, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lani Wyrick, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Westfield now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Hamilton Southeastern, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-4.
Westfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they will take on Zionsville at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hamilton Southeastern is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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