Beckman is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Trabuco Hills Mustangs at 3:30 p.m. Beckman is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Trabuco Hills' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Beckman hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Beckman never let Segerstrom get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won five matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Kiyomi Okamoto, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Segerstrom off the board. Okamoto has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
Bree Nguyen
| 03/27/25 @ Segerstrom | 4 |
| 02/26/24 vs San Clemente | 3 |
| 03/04/24 vs Northwood | 2 |
| 02/22/24 vs Westminster | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Western Christian | 1 |
At the plate, Bree Nguyen was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Heimann, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Nguyen wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Beckman lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Trabuco Hills posted their closest win since February 22nd on Thursday. They skirted past San Juan Hills 9-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Beckman pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 12.4 hits in those games compared to only 5.4 in the others. As for Trabuco Hills, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
Beckman beat Trabuco Hills 6-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2018. Does Beckman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Trabuco Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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