St. Anthony had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Roxana Shells a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. The victory was nothing new for St. Anthony as they're now sitting on three straight.
Brock Fearday made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Fearday has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Fearday was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Aiden Lauritzen looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Fearday wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brady Hatton, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Beau Adams was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Roxana was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
St. Anthony is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5-1 record this season. As for Roxana, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-14.
As of now, neither St. Anthony nor Roxana have any future games scheduled.
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