The Atwater Falcons will square off against the Pitman Pride at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Atwater will be strutting in after a victory while Pitman will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Wednesday, Atwater made easy work of Gustine and carried off a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Genesis Velasquez made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and not a single walk). Velasquez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI.
Mia Hendrickson
| 02/12/25 vs Gustine | 3 |
| 04/26/24 @ Buhach Colony | 2 |
| 04/17/24 vs El Capitan | 2 |
| 03/13/24 @ El Capitan | 2 |
| 02/11/25 vs Ceres | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mia Hendrickson, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Romo, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Pitman had to start their season on the road on Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They lost 26-2 to Central Valley.
Pitman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylee Fuller, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
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