Softball Recap: Tracy Bulldogs vs. West Wolfpack
There's no place like home for Tracy, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. Everything went their way against the West Wolfpack on Thursday as the Tracy Bulldogs made off with a 12-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for Tracy, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Elisa Galli was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Galli has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Galli was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Taylor Sansaver was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Golden, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
On West's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexcia Cedillo, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Tracy pushed their record up to 11-2 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs per game. As for West, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Tracy will head out on the road to take on Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tracy's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Mary's at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. West has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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