Capital put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 15-5 margin over the Mountain View Mavericks. The high-scoring effort was just what Capital needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Tyra Price was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Price has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Price was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, McKenna Chavez and Audrey McKibben did most of the damage at the plate: Chavez went 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while McKibben went 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Keyten Erickson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Mountain View's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katy Tentinger, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.
Capital's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for Mountain View, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-4.
As of now, neither Capital nor Mountain View have any future games scheduled.
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