South Summit had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They beat the Ogden Tigers on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-0. Considering South Summit has won 12 games by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Toshlyn Louder made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Louder has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Louder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Mariah Bowen was incredible, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Emma Broadbent was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
On Ogden's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bridgette Powell, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The win (which was South Summit's seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-6. As for Ogden, their defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-15.
South Summit will square off against Grantsville at 12:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Ogden, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Union at 5:30 p.m. Union has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.1 runs per game on average), something Ogden will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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