It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Martin County had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Atlantic Eagles a 10-0 shutout. Martin County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Aidan McGucken tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joseph Cuccurullo, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Sanchez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Atlantic's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Krolikowski, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Martin County's win bumped their record up to 19-7. As for Atlantic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-17.
Martin County will take on West Boca Raton at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Martin County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. Atlantic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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