It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Carlyle had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Litchfield Purple Panthers 5-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Carlyle.
The team relied heavily on Ella Rolfingsmeyer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlie Wademan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Litchfield's side, Lili Anne Readenour spent all ten innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up ten Ks. Readenour has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Litchfield saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Mielke, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI.
Carlyle's win bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Litchfield, their loss dropped their record down to 11-14.
Carlyle will square off against Mater Dei at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Mater Dei is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. Litchfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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