It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wiley can now relate to. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Simla Cubs on Saturday. Wiley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Evan Larrick was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Larrick was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Larrick wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grant Mauch, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Simla's side, the team relied heavily on Treven Kochera, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dalton Hisle, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Wiley now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Simla, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
As of now, neither Wiley nor Simla have any future games scheduled.
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