It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Righetti can now relate to. They fell just short of the St. Joseph Knights by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Righetti's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Emily Fortin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 16 consecutive pitching appearances.
On St. Joseph's side, the result came thanks to Taylor Mediano's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, St. Joseph's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cali Gamble, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Righetti's loss dropped their record down to 14-10. As for St. Joseph, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-3-1 record this season.
Righetti does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Joseph, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Clovis West at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Clovis West's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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