It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Parma had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Marsh Valley Eagles. This was payback for Parma, who suffered a 15-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
Samuel Hultman and Braxton Heffelfinger were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Hultman tossed five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Heffelfinger pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Hultman scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Heffelfinger went 2-for-5 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ethan Obenchain, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jared Mikelson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Parma is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-19 record this season. As for Marsh Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-8.
Parma is on the road again on Saturday to play South Fremont at 10:00 a.m. South Fremont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. Marsh Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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