St. Bonaventure put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let the Santa Clara Saints onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for St. Bonaventure.
Azaria Aguilar made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Aguilar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. Aguilar was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Godoy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Audrina Tinoco was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Santa Clara's side, Alyssa Zaragoza spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on ten hits.
St. Bonaventure's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2-1. As for Santa Clara, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
St. Bonaventure will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Grace at 4:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Grace: 1.7, St. Bonaventure: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Santa Clara, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Dos Pueblos at 10:30 a.m.
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