It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Monarch had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Castle View Sabercats onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Monarch, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Charles Pearce's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Christian Mittleman, who went 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Finn Gardner, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.
On Castle View's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay Ronning, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The win was the fourth in a row for Monarch, bringing their record for this year to 12-12. As for Castle View, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6.
As of now, neither Monarch nor Castle View have any future games scheduled.
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