It's playoff time, and Central City/Centura had no trouble coming through when it counted. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats on Saturday, sneaking past 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for the Kernels as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Mason Gorecki and Luke Vakiner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Gorecki tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Vakiner struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Gorecki has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances. At the plate, Gorecki went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Vakiner went 1-for-3 with one home run. That's the most hits Gorecki has posted since back in April.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jakob Ruhl, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Kernels
| 05/17/25 vs St. Paul/Palmer | 6-4 |
| 05/09/25 vs Thurston-Cuming County | 6-0 |
| 05/08/25 vs Falls City | 11-1 |
| 05/05/25 @ Elkhorn | 1-0 |
| 05/01/25 @ Twin River | 10-4 |
The win was the fifth in a row for Central City/Centura, bringing their record up to 22-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Paul/Palmer, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Central City/Centura nor St. Paul/Palmer have any future games scheduled.
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