Birmingham waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Taft Toreadors a 26-0 shutout. Birmingham's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Rebecca Lozano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Lozano has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Lozano was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI.
In other batting news, Jazmine Olmos was incredible, going 5-for-5 with six RBI and three runs. Bella Gonzalez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
Birmingham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Taft, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Birmingham will head out on the road to challenge Cleveland at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Birmingham's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Cleveland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Taft, they will be playing at home against Chatsworth at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Chatsworth hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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