It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact University can now relate to. They fell just short of the Colonial Grenadiers by a score of 6-5 on Monday. University was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Colonial apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Christopher Fagot and Sebastian Montanez were huge no matter where they played even without the win. On the mound, Fagot struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Montanez kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Fagot has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Fagot went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Montanez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Jaxiel Santiago made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Lucas Livingston was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, University didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 17 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
University dropped their record down to 10-11-1 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Colonial, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-11.
University does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colonial, they will square off against Timber Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Timber Creek's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so Colonial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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