West Campus put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on the Natomas Nighthawks with a sharp 19-2 victory. The win was familiar territory for West Campus who now have four in a row.
Jake Gaub made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Gaub was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Maxton Creeger and Curtis Muraki did most of the damage at the plate: Creeger scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Muraki scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Creeger is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last six games he's played. Samuel Anderson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
West Campus is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10-1 record this season. As for Natomas, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
West Campus didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-3 defeat vs. Burbank on the 27th. As for Natomas, they will head out on the road to face off against Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Natomas is facing Valley at the right time seeing as Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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