It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Benedictine had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Baldwin Braves an 11-0 shutout. Considering Benedictine has won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Landon Ludwig made a splash while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Ludwig has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ludwig was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Omari Burse, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Jadon Muller was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Benedictine is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season. As for Baldwin, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-12.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Benedictine beat Baldwin by a score of 10-0 later that day.
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