It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Santa Clara can now relate to. They fell just short of the Ocean View Seahawks by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday.
Sophia Romero made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Santa Clara didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ocean View only tossed three.
On Ocean View's side, Kayla Delgado spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On the hitting side, Ocean View saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Mayorga, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Santa Clara's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Ocean View, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 13-11.
Santa Clara does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ocean View, they will head out on the road to take on Providence at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Providence's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Ocean View's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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