Softball Recap: Mission Bay Buccaneers vs. La Jolla Vikings
Mission Bay scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on the La Jolla Vikings with a sharp 13-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Mission Bay considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Eden Jaramillo made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Jaramillo has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Jaramillo was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Angelie Pablos and Kimber Manuel did most of the damage at the plate: Pablos scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances, while Manuel scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kassie Zavala, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On La Jolla's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aviv Laska, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Mission Bay's victory bumped their record up to 3-12. As for La Jolla, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-18.
Mission Bay will head out on the road to challenge Morse at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Morse's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home while Mission Bay has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season. La Jolla will take on Madison at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.2 runs per game on average), something La Jolla will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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