It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Dinuba had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Sanger West Hornets with a sharp 9-1 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Dinuba also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Dinuba got a great performance from Austin Kelly as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Kelly has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Daniel Pruneda, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Guido, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Dinuba's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-19. As for Sanger West, their loss dropped their record down to 19-11.
As of now, neither Dinuba nor Sanger West have any future games scheduled.
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