Santa Maria has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.55 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They came up short against the Morro Bay Pirates, falling 12-2. The Saints were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Pirates' pitchers proved too tough.
Santa Maria saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Ybarra, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Having lost for the first time this season, Santa Maria fell to 10-1. As for Morro Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
While Santa Maria had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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