It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Bettye Davis East Anchorage had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the Colony Knights onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. Considering Bettye Davis East Anchorage has won 16 contests by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sela Rodriguez made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Rodriguez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Valley Wakefield, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aulelei Wong, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Colony's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alli Morrissey, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The victory (which was Bettye Davis East Anchorage's third in a row) raised their record to 23-3. As for Colony, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 25-17-2 record this season.
Bettye Davis East Anchorage will square off against Chugiak at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bettye Davis East Anchorage is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road. As for Colony, they will take on West Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Colony is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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