Merced owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They blew past the Lodi Flames 6-0. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won three contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Annalise Ramirez
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Annalise Ramirez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Madison Cabral was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Antonia Lejarde also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
The win made it two in a row for Merced and bumps their season record up to 3-1-2. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 10.5 hits in those games compared to only 4.25 in the others. As for Lodi, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2-1.
Merced has already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Patterson on the 22nd. As for Lodi, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, an 11-0 win against Big Valley Christian on the 22nd.
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