Morse put the finishing touches on their 15th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against the La Jolla Vikings as the Morse Tigers made off with a 12-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Morse considering their one-run performance the game before.
Reylyn Sakamoto was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Sakamoto was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
In other batting news, Jaelyn Miller was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Melody Wheatley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
On La Jolla's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jerri Taylor, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with an RBI.
Morse's win bumped their record up to 18-7. As for La Jolla, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-22.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Morse will take on San Diego at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. San Diego is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for La Jolla, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mission Bay at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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