Salinas entered their tilt with Pacific Grove with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Pacific Grove Breakers a 7-0 shutout on Monday. That's more bragging rights for Salinas, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ben Ramirez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Ramirez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Palmer, who went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Dezmond Corn, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Salinas pushed their record up to 11-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Pacific Grove, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Salinas will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pacific Grove: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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