It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Evergreen Park had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Bremen Braves a 6-0 shutout. Considering Evergreen Park has won 19 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Grady Elwood's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Evergreen Park's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Medina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Medina is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Caleb Keyser, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
On Bremen's side, Aiden Licea-Gonzales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
Evergreen Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-10 record this season. As for Bremen, they dropped their record down to 12-20 with that defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road.
Evergreen Park will challenge Oak Forest at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oak Forest will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Evergreen Park surely won't give up without a fight. Bremen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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