It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Strawn can now relate to. They lost 19-0 to the Blum Bobcats on Thursday. Considering the last time Strawn couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
For Blum's part, Caelan Ringer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Ringer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Ringer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, Katy Pinyan was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Emma Peacock, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Strawn now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Blum, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
Strawn does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Blum, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Graford. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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