In what's become a running theme this season, Santa Clara gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lynbrook Vikings an 8-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Santa Clara who now have four in a row.
Jacob Horne made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. Horne was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Andrew Traffas was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times he's played. Connor Houle was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Lynbrook's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan White, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Santa Clara's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for Lynbrook, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-9.
Santa Clara will head out on the road to challenge Pacific Grove at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Santa Clara is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for Lynbrook, they will head out on the road to face off against Terra Nova at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lynbrook is facing Terra Nova at the right time seeing as Terra Nova is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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