It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jay had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Bozeman Bucks. The win was familiar territory for Jay who now have eight in a row.
Ethan McDonald made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. McDonald has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive pitching appearances. McDonald was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Nick Baxley was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double. Grayson Shehan was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Bozeman's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lane Hathaway, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Purdie, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Jay has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Bozeman, their loss dropped their record down to 27-4.
As of now, neither Jay nor Bozeman have any future games scheduled.
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