It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jackson-Reed had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Eastern Ramblers a 19-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Jackson-Reed, who have now won 12 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Simon Corbin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Evan Rosario was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Jannsen, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
On Eastern's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Williams, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Jackson-Reed's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7-1.
Jackson-Reed will be playing in front of their home fans against School Without Walls at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. School Without Walls will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Jackson-Reed surely won't give up without a fight. Eastern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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