It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Middleton had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Eagle Mustangs by a score of 5-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Middleton.
Treyton Swygart made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Swygart has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Swygart was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a home run.
In other batting news, Ryan Collins was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Eagle's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adam Fulton, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Middleton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Eagle, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-3.
Middleton will have a chance to go back-to-back against Eagle: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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