The Nipomo Titans will square off against the San Luis Obispo Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
San Luis Obispo will be up against a hot Nipomo team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Titans' pitcher stepped up to hand Santa Maria a 20-0 shutout on Thursday. The Titans' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Ava Camacho made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with one RBI.
Amber Briones
| 05/08/25 @ Santa Maria | 4 |
| 03/27/25 @ Santa Maria | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ San Luis Obispo | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Santa Ynez | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Santa Ynez | 1 |
In other batting news, Nipomo let Alyssa Van Muysen and Amber Briones run wild. Van Muysen got on base in three of her five plate appearances with three runs and three RBI, while Briones went 1-for-2 with four runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four runs gave Briones a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Vivianne Goss, who got on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo hadn't done well against Atascadero recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 8-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won four matches in a row.
Like Nipomo, San Luis Obispo also got a great game from a two-way player: London Sutton. She tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Sutton was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Sadie Huff and Caitlin Shaw did most of the damage at the plate: Huff went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Shaw went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. Kailani Howard was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
San Luis Obispo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Atascadero only posted an OBP of .241.
Nipomo's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for San Luis Obispo, their victory bumped their record up to 14-9-1.
Nipomo came out on top in a nail-biter against San Luis Obispo in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 9-7. Do the Titans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
