With a playoff game on the line, Southern rose to the challenge on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over the Green Bobcats. The win was familiar territory for Southern who now have three in a row.
For Green's part, Jonathan Knapp was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Knapp has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Knapp was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Knapp wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nathaniel Brannigan, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Southern pushed their record up to 12-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Green, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7.
Southern will face off against Fairfield at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Southern: 3.2, Fairfield: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Green does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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