Santa Maria is 1-9 against Nipomo since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Saints will head out on the road to take on the Titans at 4:30 p.m. Santa Maria has given up an average of 12.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Santa Maria is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs last Thursday, they were much more limited against San Luis Obispo on Thursday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 15-0.
Meanwhile, Nipomo entered their tilt with Santa Ynez on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Pirates get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Considering the Titans have won five games by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Alyssa Van Muysen made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mariah Valdivia, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Allison Robles, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Nipomo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Nipomo pushed their record up to 8-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Santa Maria, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Santa Maria might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Nipomo when the teams last played back in March. Can the Saints avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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