It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Academy of the Holy Names had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lake Placid Dragons a 3-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Academy of the Holy Names who now have 12 in a row.
The result came thanks to Keala Hollenkamp's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elise McQuiston, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Faith DeRing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Lake Placid's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaedince Ruelas, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Academy of the Holy Names pushed their record up to 18-5 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lake Placid, their loss dropped their record down to 11-16.
Academy of the Holy Names will challenge Bishop Verot at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Bishop Verot: 3.2, Academy of the Holy Names: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Lake Placid does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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