Beckman put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They beat the Laguna Hills Hawks by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-3. The win was nothing new for Beckman as they're now sitting on five straight.
Kiyomi Okamoto made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. Okamoto was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Beckman got a massive performance out of Katelyn Park, who went 5-for-5 with four runs, four RBI, and a triple. Park is on a roll when it comes to hits, as she's now hit four or more in the last three games she's played. Diya Malik was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Beckman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7-2 record this season. As for Laguna Hills, they dropped their record down to 2-12 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Beckman is on the road again on Wednesday to play Irvine at 3:30 p.m. As for Laguna Hills, they will play host again on Monday to welcome University, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:30 p.m. Laguna Hills is facing University at the right time seeing as University is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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