It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Colton can now relate to. They fell just short of the DeSales Irish by a score of 12-10 on Saturday. Colton has not had much luck with DeSales recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
For DeSales' part, Kate Dunham was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over seven innings while giving up eight earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Dunham has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Dunham was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Teresa Holtzinger, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She hasn't dropped below three hits for three straight games. Linley Donnelly was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Colton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-6. As for DeSales, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Colton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DeSales, they will be staying on the road on Sunday to face off against Republic at 8:58 a.m. DeSales is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.
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