The San Diego Cavers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Coronado Islanders at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in San Diego's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matchups.
San Diego's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Morse with a sharp 10-0 win. With that victory, San Diego brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
AnaSophia Zeigler made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Zeigler was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Giselle Peregrina and Hanna Patterson did most of the damage at the plate: Peregrina went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double, while Patterson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Leah Hermosillo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Coronado had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Madison on Thursday.
Susanna Pate was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base.
San Diego's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. San Diego hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Coronado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
San Diego suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Coronado in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Thankfully for San Diego, Anneliese Wong (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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