Taft put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lincoln Park Lions a 15-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Taft who now have three in a row.
Olivia Saldana was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Saldana was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Samantha Ricken and Michaela Power did most of the damage at the plate: Ricken scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Power went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Elena Gonzalez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Taft is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Lincoln Park, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8-1.
Taft will be playing in front of their home fans against Jones at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Taft is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Lincoln Park, they will head out on the road to square off against Hancock at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln Park has given up an average of 11 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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