Castaic won against Glendale on Saturday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Castaic Coyotes didn't even let the Glendale Nitros on the board, marking the Castaic Coyotes' second-straight 17-0 shutout. While the Coyotes didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-17-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Kate Eppenbaugh made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. Eppenbaugh was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Castaic got a massive performance out of Lulu Smith, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, two triples, and three RBI. Smith has been hot recently, having also posted three or more hits the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alexis Steen, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple.
Castaic always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .758. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Coyotes
| 03/01/25 vs Glendale | 17-0 |
| 03/01/25 vs Glendale | 17-0 |
| 02/27/25 @ Van Nuys | 13-3 |
| 02/24/25 vs Chatsworth | 7-3 |
The victory (which was Castaic's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12 runs. As for Glendale, they dropped their record down to 4-3-1 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Looking ahead, Castaic will be playing in front of their home fans against Heritage Christian at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Castaic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Heritage Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Glendale, they are taking a road trip to face off against Bell Gardens at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Glendale has given up an average of 8.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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