Paradise put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They beat the Winters Warriors by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-3. The victory was familiar territory for Paradise who now have three in a row.
Nyah Baker was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Baker has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Baker was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Grace Meldrum was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. Samantha Rist was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
On Winters' side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aylin Molina, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Paradise pushed their record up to 12-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Winters, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-20.
Paradise will be playing at home against Oroville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Paradise knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy run totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Oroville likes a good challenge. Winters does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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