Petaluma fell victim to Casa Grande and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Casa Grande Gauchos by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Petaluma's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Petaluma got a good showing from Sam Schnitzer, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Schnitzer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dante Vachini made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
On Casa Grande's side, not much got past Brady Laubscher, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Petaluma off the board.
On the hitting side, Casa Grande saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Bell, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Petaluma's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Casa Grande, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Petaluma will face off against Marin Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marin Catholic: 3.8, Petaluma: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Casa Grande, they are on the road again on Friday to play Vintage at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Vintage: 3.7, Casa Grande: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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