It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mary Persons can now relate to. They fell just short of the Columbus Blue Devils by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Mary Persons was not able to get on the board.
For Columbus' part, not much got past Jack Brown, who gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Mary Persons off the board. Brown has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Columbus' victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Duece Malone, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Mary Persons' loss dropped their record down to 20-12. As for Columbus, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-15.
While Mary Persons had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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