It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Prout had no problem doing just that on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cumberland Clippers a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Prout, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The result came thanks to Lucy Kaiser's shutout, as she gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Molly Green was excellent, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Prout is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Cumberland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-12.
Prout will head out on the road to challenge Chariho at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Chariho: 3.6, Prout: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Cumberland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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