It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Trinity Presbyterian had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Northside Rams with a sharp 10-1 win. Trinity Presbyterian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 18 games by six runs or more this season.
Patton Mitchell was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Mitchell has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Mitchell was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Copper Bernier was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Wilson Albrecht, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
On Northside's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Kightlinger, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Bennett Green, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Trinity Presbyterian is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for Northside, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-15.
Trinity Presbyterian is on the road again on Friday to play Bibb County at 2:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bibb County: 1.5, Trinity Presbyterian: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Northside does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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