The San Luis Obispo Tigers will head out to take on the Nipomo Titans 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 bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Atascadero, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Tigers blew past the Greyhounds 8-2 on Friday. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers, who have now won four games in a row.
London Sutton was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 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. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March.
Caitlin Shaw
| 05/09/25 vs Atascadero | 4 |
| 04/11/24 vs Orcutt Academy | 3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Santa Ynez | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Nipomo | 2 |
| 04/08/25 @ Santa Ynez | 2 |
In other batting news, San Luis Obispo let Sadie Huff and Caitlin Shaw run wild. 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. Those four hits gave Shaw a new career-high. 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.
Meanwhile, while Nipomo put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Santa Maria. The Titans were the clear victors by a 20-0 margin over the Saints. The Titans haven't had any issues with the Saints recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Ava Camacho made a big impact 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 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, Alyssa Van Muysen and Amber Briones did most of the damage at the plate: 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. Another player making a difference was Alie Camacho, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Nipomo pushed their record up to 13-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs over those games. As for San Luis Obispo, their record is now 14-9-1.
San Luis Obispo couldn't quite finish off Nipomo in their previous matchup back in April and fell 9-7. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
