Santa Clara can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Saratoga Falcons a 14-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Santa Clara.
John Kepner and Matthew Conklin made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Kepner didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Conklin pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). At the plate, Kepner scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Conklin went 1-for-4 with four RBI and a run.
In other batting news, Andrew Traffas was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Salgado, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
On Saratoga's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Doug Bettinger, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
The victory got Santa Clara back to even at 6-6. As for Saratoga, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Santa Clara will head out on the road to square off against Del Mar at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Saratoga, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Mountain View at 2:00 p.m. Mountain View is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Saratoga will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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