It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Anthony had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They beat the St. John the Baptist Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-0. The result was nothing new for St. Anthony's, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Luke Coats's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, C.J. Alfano was a standout: he scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Phil Mazzola, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
The win (which was St. Anthony's fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-8. As for St. John the Baptist, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
As of now, neither St. Anthony's nor St. John the Baptist have any future games scheduled.
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