Rocky Ford won the last time they faced Alamosa, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Rocky Ford Meloneers were the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over the Alamosa Mean Moose. The result was nothing new for the Meloneers, who have now won ten matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Leticia Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.1 innings per game. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. What's more, she also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in August.
In other batting news, Deja Warman was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with three runs, three doubles, and an RBI. What's more, she also posted a .800 OBP, which is the highestshe's posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Berg, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Rocky Ford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .537. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alamosa only posted an OBP of .346.
Rocky Ford is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season. As for Alamosa, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-11.
Rocky Ford has already played their next matchup, a 7-5 win against Southeast Colorado on the 3rd. As for Alamosa, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, an 8-1 defeat against Lamar on the 5th.
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