Douglas County West had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Fort Calhoun Pioneers an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Falcon have won 20 contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sydney Atkins made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in September. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Bella Zach was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bailey Anderson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Douglas County West didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now tossed at least ten strikeouts in three consecutive games.
Douglas County West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-8 record this season. As for Fort Calhoun, with the loss, they broke their 13-game winning streak and moved their record to 25-6.
Douglas County West has already played their next match, an 11-2 victory against St. Cecilia on the 16th. As for Fort Calhoun, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-0 win against Aquinas on the 17th.
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