5 2 ▁Rum sey ▁improved ▁to ▁ 9 – 1 0 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 . 3 3 ▁E RA , ▁leading ▁her ▁team ▁with ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁pitch ed . ▁Second ▁place ▁South ▁B end ▁defeated ▁fourth ▁place ▁Grand ▁Rap ids ▁Ch icks ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁play offs , ▁two ▁games ▁to ▁one , ▁adv ancing ▁to ▁the ▁best - of - final ▁series ▁to ▁face ▁the ▁Rock ford ▁Pe aches . ▁Rum sey ▁started ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁with ▁her ▁team ▁against ▁the ▁wall , ▁ 2 - to - 1 . ▁She ▁hur led ▁a ▁complete ▁game , ▁allowing ▁the ▁Pe aches ▁one ▁un ear ned ▁run ▁while ▁defe ating ▁Rose ▁Ga ci och ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 0 - in ning ▁pitch ing ▁du el , ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 2 – 1 . ▁In ▁decis ive ▁Game ▁ 5 , ▁Jean ▁F aut ▁drove ▁in ▁two ▁runs ▁and ▁held ▁the ▁Pe aches ▁to ▁three ▁runs ▁to ▁cl inch ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁South ▁B end ▁went ▁through ▁a ▁poor ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁Rum sey ▁suffered ▁with ▁the ▁team , ▁posting ▁an ▁ 1 1 – 1 9 ▁mark ▁and ▁a ▁ 2 . 4 2 ▁E RA , ▁though ▁she ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed ▁( 2 4 9 ), ▁third ▁in ▁shut outs ▁( 4 ) ▁and ▁sevent h ▁in ▁strike outs ▁( 8 6 ). ▁ ▁Rum sey ▁and