Tuesday just wasn't the day for Italy's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Rio Vista Eagles on Tuesday. Italy has not had much luck with Rio Vista recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
For Rio Vista's part, Bradley Hietzman looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Hietzman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Zepeda, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Warlick, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Italy's defeat dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Rio Vista, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
While Italy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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