It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Westfield had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Barker Bulldogs as they made off with a 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for Westfield, who have now won 11 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Eva Gnadzinski spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Madyson Burgess was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Arielle Corbett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Westfield has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Barker, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
Westfield is on the road again on Tuesday to play Chautauqua Lake at 5:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Westfield: 3.6, Chautauqua Lake: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Barker does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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