It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Fulshear had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the Katy Taylor Mustangs 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Chargers have posted since February 21st.
Brinley Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
Gabriella Castillo (OSU)
| 04/24/25 vs Katy Taylor | 3 |
| 04/11/25 vs Alief Elsik | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Alief Hastings | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Alief Hastings | 2 |
| 02/21/25 vs Trinity | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Gabriella Castillo (OSU), who went 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Stratman (ETBU), who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Fulshear is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Katy Taylor, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-7.
Fulshear will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Mustangs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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