It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Satsuma had no problem doing just that on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the New Brockton Gamecocks. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 7-2 on Friday.
Parker Sells looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Satsuma saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tucker Hicks, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Hicks has posted since back in February.
Satsuma has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for New Brockton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-13.
Satsuma will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Gamecocks: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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