Dublin was handed a 14-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Patterson Tigers 7-5. That's more bragging rights for the Gaels, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Alana Ha made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Ha was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Payton Tolliver
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In other batting news, Dublin let Payton Tolliver and Sydney Salazar run wild. Tolliver went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run, while Salazar went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those two hits gave Tolliver a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn Carr, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
The victory got Dublin back to even at 1-1. As for Patterson, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Dublin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 14-4 win against Campolindo on the 3rd. As for Patterson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 4-0 loss against Orestimba on the 3rd.
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