Indiana and Holy Ghost Prep squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Indiana had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Holy Ghost Prep Firebirds by a score of 6-5. Indiana's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Indiana got a good showing from Greg Minnick, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Minnick has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 11 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ben Ryan made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Manzi, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Indiana didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Ghost Prep only tossed three.
On Holy Ghost Prep's side, Benjamin McNab looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Matthew Evans was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Tyler Bergkoetter was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Indiana's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Holy Ghost Prep, they pushed their record up to 18-8 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
As of now, neither Indiana nor Holy Ghost Prep have any future games scheduled.
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