Softball Recap: Nipomo Sets Scoring Season-High Against Santa Maria

Titans

Team Score (Highest)

05/08/25 @ Santa Maria	20
03/25/25 @ Santa Ynez	19
04/15/25 vs Santa Maria	17
04/10/25 vs Santa Ynez	17
05/06/25 @ Santa Ynez	16

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nipomo). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Santa Maria Saints a 20-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the Titans in their matchups with the Saints: they've now won nine in a row.

Ava Camacho made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been consistent: 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.

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. Alie Camacho was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Nipomo pushed their record up to 13-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Maria, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-12.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Nipomo will square off against rival San Luis Obispo at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Titans 3.2, the Tigers 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Santa Maria is set to face off against their familiar foe Morro Bay at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.