It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hernando had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They never let the Hudson Cobras onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hernando.
Not much got past Colten Cloud, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Hudson off the board.
At the plate, Hernando saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Knierim, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Eric O'Dell, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Hernando's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-8. As for Hudson, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.
Hernando will head out on the road to challenge Nature Coast Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Nature Coast Tech: 2.7, Hernando: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. Hudson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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