Dunn is 0-5 against Santa Ynez since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Dunn Earwigs will head out on the road to challenge the Santa Ynez Pirates at 3:30 p.m. Dunn is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Dunn was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 26-10 walloping at the hands of Thacher. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Hudson Von der Lieth was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Federmann, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Santa Ynez was handed a 12-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Golden Valley on Saturday. Santa Ynez came out on top in a nail-biter against Golden Valley and snuck past 5-3. The win was just what Santa Ynez needed coming off of a 14-2 defeat in their prior contest.
Tate Minus made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Minus was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, ADAM STEPHENS and Dallas Deforest did most of the damage at the plate: STEPHENS went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Deforest scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Dunn now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Santa Ynez, their record is now 8-5.
Wednesday's matchup might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Dunn has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .458. However, it's not like Santa Ynez struggles in that department as they've averaged .450. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Dunn might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Santa Ynez in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Minus, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. Now that Dunn knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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