Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oxnard). They put the hurt on the Santa Barbara Dons with a sharp 21-4 victory on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Yellowjackets in their matchups with the Dons: they've now won five in a row.
Destinee Herrera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, two doubles, and one run.
Layla Mukul
| 03/18/25 vs Santa Barbara | 4 |
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In other batting news, Layla Mukul was a standout: she scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Another player making a difference was Kayla Lorona, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Oxnard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .581. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Oxnard's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Santa Barbara, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
Oxnard will have a chance to go back-to-back against Santa Barbara: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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