It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cactus Shadows had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They never let the Youngker Roughriders onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Cactus Shadows' win was all the more impressive since Youngker was averaging only 3.68 runs allowed on the season.
The result came thanks to Wyatt Schottel's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks.
At the plate, Cactus Shadows let Carter Brown and Luke Kiernan loose on the outfield. Brown went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base, while Kiernan went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Adin Oeltjen, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Youngker's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeremiah Garcia, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases.
The victory got Cactus Shadows back to even at 13-13-1. As for Youngker, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 20-8.
Cactus Shadows will head out on the road to face off against Notre Dame Prep at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cactus Shadows will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. Youngker does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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