For the second straight game, Santa Monica will face off against Morningside. Santa Monica will take on Morningside at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Santa Monica has four straight wins, Morningside has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Santa Monica is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Morningside get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Tuesday. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by six runs or more this season.
Kaveh Naini
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Kaveh Naini made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only one walk, the fewest he's had since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Santa Monica got a massive performance out of Aaron Heirigs, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those two runs gave Heirigs a new career-high. Tre Camp was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Santa Monica was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Santa Monica's record now sits at 9-4. As for Morningside, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Morningside's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Santa Monica has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .458. It's a different story for Morningside, though, as they've only averaged .357. Will they be able to contain Santa Monica's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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