With a playoff game on the line, Jay rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lafayette Hornets and snuck past 4-2. The win was nothing new for Jay as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Wyatt Peaden was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Lafayette's side, Hyatt Richardson put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched seven innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Richardson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Richardson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Garrett Taylor made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Jay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-10 record this season. As for Lafayette, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 23-3.
Jay will challenge Bozeman on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jay: 3.2, Bozeman: 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lafayette does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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