Softball Preview: Fairfield Falcons vs. Vacaville Bulldogs
Fairfield is 0-10 against Vacaville since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Fairfield Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Fairfield will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Thursday, then bounced right back against Armijo on Tuesday. Fairfield sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-13 win over Armijo. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Fairfield's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Hallee Winschell was a standout: she scored two runs while going 1-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Amaya Mendoza, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Vacaville waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Rams out 2-1.
Xochitl Atayde spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Vacaville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ashlyn Wilson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Fairfield's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10. As for Vacaville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Fairfield might still be hurting after the 21-0 loss they got from Vacaville when the teams last played on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Vacaville's Angelique Perez, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Now that Fairfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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