It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lexington had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Springfield Spartans as they made off with an 18-1 victory. Lexington might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 17 contests by six runs or more this season.
Makaree Chapman made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Chapman has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Chapman was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Jillian Morr was incredible, firing off four doubles, five RBI, and two runs while going 4-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kylie Galownia, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI.
On Springfield's side, Destiny Ruggiero made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases.
The win (which was Lexington's seventh in a row) raised their record to 28-2. As for Springfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-9.
Lexington is on the road again on Friday to play Bryan at 5:00 p.m. Bryan will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Lexington surely won't give up without a fight. Springfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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