Softball Preview: Fairfield Falcons vs. Vacaville Bulldogs
Fairfield is 0-10 against Vacaville since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Fairfield Falcons will be playing at home against the Vacaville Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Fairfield was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their rough 16-9 defeat to Armijo might stick with them for a while.
Hallee Winschell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three runs and three doubles. Another player making a difference was Kailee Cox, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Vacaville's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (1-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The matchup marked that first time this season in which they were not able to get on the board.
Xochitl Atayde was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Vacaville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Paige Witte, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Fairfield's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Vacaville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Fairfield might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Vacaville in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Atayde, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Fairfield knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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