Santa Maria stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Del Oro Suns an 11-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Santa Maria sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jordan Medina made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Medina has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Medina was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Santa Maria let Dominic Martin and Julius Medina loose on the outfield. Martin scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Medina scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Mateo Peinado, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Santa Maria's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 15.7 runs. As for Del Oro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-16.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Santa Maria will challenge Coastal Christian at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Coastal Christian will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Del Oro, they will head out on the road to square off against Arvin at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Arvin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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