It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Trinity Catholic can now relate to. They fell just short of the Trinity Prep Saints by a score of 4-2 on Wednesday. Trinity Catholic has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Caylee Barbe spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Emma Simms made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played.
On Trinity Prep's side, they also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Mckenna Hawley gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 14 Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Hartung, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3.
Trinity Catholic's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-8. As for Trinity Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season.
Trinity Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Trinity Prep, they will challenge Santa Fe at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Trinity Prep: 2.1, Santa Fe: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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