It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Saint James had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Beulah Bobcats a 5-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Saint James sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
Not much got past Emily Needham, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Beulah off the board. Needham has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaitlyn Hudson was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Tatiana Shuford was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Beulah's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Libby Buchanan, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Saint James has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 35-2 record this season. As for Beulah, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-16-1.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Alabama Christian Academy the next time they take the field. Saint James will head out to face Alabama Christian Academy at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, while Beulah will play them later in the day, at 3:15 p.m.
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