It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pioneer can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bremen Lions by a score of 6-4 on Wednesday. Pioneer just can't catch a break and has now endured four defeats in a row.
Brayden Erickson put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Erickson has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Erickson was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Erickson wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brodie Howard, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pioneer's loss dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Bremen, the victory got them back to even at 11-11.
As of now, neither Pioneer nor Bremen have any future games scheduled.
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