
Cats
05/15/25 vs Santiago | 14 |
04/09/25 vs Jurupa Hills | 13 |
03/15/25 vs Arroyo | 13 |
02/18/25 vs Montclair | 13 |
05/02/25 vs Jurupa Hills | 12 |
With a playoff win on the line, Kaiser rose to the challenge on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Santiago Cavaliers. The Cats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Vanessa Contreras made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one double.
In other batting news, Kaiser got a massive performance out of Aubriana Espinoza, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that Espinoza has hit this season. Aaliyah Davis was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Kaiser pushed their record up to 11-16 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Santiago, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-8.
Coming up, Kaiser will challenge Patriot at 3:15 p.m. on Saturday. Santiago does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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