Arcadia put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Hoover Tornados a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Apaches, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Samantha Almaraz made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Kiana Gomez
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kiana Gomez, who fired off three home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in runs (three). Another player making a difference was Lilly Dawkins, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Arcadia hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least five batters in four consecutive contests.
Arcadia's win bumped their record up to 6-1-1.
Coming up, Arcadia will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Pasadena at 3:45 p.m. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.5 runs per game on average), something the Apaches will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hoover, they will head out to challenge Lawndale at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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