Pioneer Valley had won three straight at home, but on Tuesday they bumped up to 9-4 to make it four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Santa Maria Saints, sneaking past 3-2. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 9-5 on March 12th.
Izaiah Garcia got the start for Pioneer Valley and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. Garcia has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. David Cortez picked up the save, pitching one inning while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
Kyle Milner
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At the plate, Kyle Milner was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles and one RBI. Those three doubles gave him a new career-high.
As for Santa Maria, they moved to 4-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Santa Maria's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Calderon, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Pioneer Valley will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Saints: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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