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| 03/18/25 - Away | 6-4 W |
| 03/16/24 - Away | 2-2 T |
| 04/15/23 - Neutral | 8-6 W |
| 03/16/22 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 03/23/21 - Home | 11-4 W |
| + 2 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but El Capitan ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Clairemont Chieftains 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vaqueros.
Addison Higuera made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Higuera was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Quinnley Morehouse and Kylee Frazier did most of the damage at the plate: Morehouse got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two RBI, while Frazier went 2-for-5 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Frazier has posted since back in April of 2024. Isabella Farris also deserves some recognition as she got her first hits of the season.
El Capitan hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in three consecutive contests.
The win got El Capitan back to even at 2-2. As for Clairemont, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Looking ahead, El Capitan is taking a road trip to take on Westview at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Westview's pitching crew has only allowed two runs per game this season, so El Capitan's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Clairemont, they will be playing at home against Southwest EC at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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