Bowie had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Vista Ridge Rangers a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bowie.
Ryder Melsa tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 7.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bowie's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Garrett Gautier, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Bowie's win bumped their record up to 22-10. As for Vista Ridge, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10-1.
Bowie will have a chance to go back-to-back against Vista Ridge: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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