It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mount Miguel had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons a 2-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Mount Miguel who now have seven in a row.
Mount Miguel got a great performance from Charlie Sandoval as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Alfredo Rodriguez and Jeremiah Castillo did most of the damage at the plate: Rodriguez went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Castillo went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
On Pacifica Christian/Orange County's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jude Dravecky, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Pacifica Christian/Orange County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mount Miguel only tossed four.
Mount Miguel's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-16. As for Pacifica Christian/Orange County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-8.
Mount Miguel will challenge Azusa at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Azusa is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. Pacifica Christian/Orange County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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