It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rockport-Fulton can now relate to. They fell just short of the Somerset Bulldogs by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. Rockport-Fulton was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Somerset apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played on Friday.
Evan Richardson was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Reid Snyder and Blake Garcia stepped up to the plate in a big way. Snyder scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Garcia went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
On Somerset's side, Eleazar Hernandez made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Hernandez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Hernandez wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hector Torres, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Nick Flores was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Rockport-Fulton's defeat dropped their record down to 20-12. As for Somerset, they pushed their record up to 19-11 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Rockport-Fulton by a score of 8-4 later that day.
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