Calaveras waltzed into their match on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Vacaville Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. Calaveras' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five games.
The result came thanks to Kamryn Thornburg's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Calaveras saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brynn Gardina, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Vacaville's side, Xochitl Atayde was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out 13 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk).
Even though they lost, Vacaville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Calaveras only tossed nine.
Calaveras' win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Vacaville, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.
Calaveras is on the road again on Saturday to play Northgate at 6:30 p.m. Calaveras is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season. As for Vacaville, they will head out on the road to challenge Fairfield at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vacaville is facing Fairfield at the right time seeing as Fairfield is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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