Merced put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past the El Capitan Gauchos 8-2. Winning may never get old, but Merced sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Annalise Ramirez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up 16 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Antonia Lejarde and Lillian Gallegos did most of the damage at the plate: Lejarde went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Gallegos went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Merced has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10-1 record this season. As for El Capitan, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-13.
As of now, neither Merced nor El Capitan have any future games scheduled.
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