It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mariner can now relate to. They fell just short of the Braden River Pirates by a score of 8-7 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Tritons have lost by just one run.
Morgan Waltz led a balanced group of hitters, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double. Princeton (PJ) Marino also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Mariner and nudges their season record down to 17-11. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Braden River, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
While Mariner had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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