It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Tri-Township had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They never let the Triton Trojans onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Tri-Township.
Dillon Stewart made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. Stewart was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Blain Rust was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kade Koselke, who scored a run and stole three bases.
Like Tri-Township, Triton also got a great game from a two-way player: Drew Bingamon. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Bingamon was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Tri-Township has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season. As for Triton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-13.
Tri-Township is on the road again on Monday to play Westville at 11:00 a.m. Tri-Township is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season. Triton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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