It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Waldron had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles. The win was familiar territory for Waldron who now have six in a row.
Jacob Bennett was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Bennett was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Troy Atwood was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Like Waldron, Jac-Cen-Del also got a great game from a two-way player: Brady Borgman. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Borgman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Waldron has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Jac-Cen-Del, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Waldron is on the road again on Monday to play South Decatur at 10:00 a.m. Waldron is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. Jac-Cen-Del does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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