Baseball Recap: Santa Paula Has No Trouble Against Fillmore

Cardinals

Previous 5 Games

04/11/25 vs Fillmore	6-0
04/09/25 @ Fillmore	5-0
04/04/25 vs Carpinteria	12-0
04/02/25 @ Carpinteria	5-0
03/31/25 @ Hueneme	1-0

Santa Paula put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over the Fillmore Flashes. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Flashes: they've now won five in a row.

Santa Paula got a great performance from Santiago Ramirez as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Those nine strikeouts gave Ramirez a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Isaak Medina was incredible, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Ruben Venegas was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.

Santa Paula was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fillmore only posted a batting average of .130.

Santa Paula's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Fillmore, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season.

Santa Paula will be playing at home against Rio Mesa at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games the Spartans have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Fillmore, they will venture away from home to challenge Camarillo at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.