Softball Recap: Santa Clara Comes Up Short

The Santa Clara Bruins came up short against the Terra Nova Tigers on Tuesday and fell 8-4. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Jasmine (Jazzy) Ramirez made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Averie Lopez, who earned one run and two stolen bases.

Santa Clara's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Terra Nova, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season.

Santa Clara will head out to challenge MacDonald at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Condor have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.1 runs per game on average), something the Bruins will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Terra Nova, they will welcome Menlo-Atherton at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bears have averaged an impressive 8.9 runs per game this season.