It's playoff time, and Taft had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 17-4 margin over the Sherman Oaks CES Knights on Friday. 17 seems to be a good number for the Toreadors as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Chiara Cioffi made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season.
Alexandra Chase
| 05/23/25 vs Sherman Oaks CES | 3 |
| 04/30/25 @ Cleveland | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Grant | 2 |
| 03/07/25 @ Calabasas | 2 |
| 05/21/25 vs Fremont | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alexandra Chase, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those three runs gave her a new career-high. Macy Gunderson also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Taft was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory (which was Taft's third in a row) raised their record to 7-11. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Sherman Oaks CES, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 19-1.
As of now, neither Taft nor the Knights have any future games scheduled.
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