San Bernardino Valley soccer standout Mariela Ortega (Desert Hot Springs) has signed a letter of intent with NCAA Division II University of West Georgia.
Ortega, a sophomore forward, was a first team All-Foothill Conference standout last season with 14 goals, seven coming in conference play.
She earned honorable mention as a freshman in 2010, helping the Wolverines to their first state title in the sport.
West Georgia (7-9, 2, 2-3-2) finished sixth in the Gulf South Conference.
The difference between first place and fourth place in the Foothill Conference when it comes to baseball isn’t much.
San Bernardino Valley College lost to Rio Hondo 3-2 on Thursday. It lost to the same school by the same score on Tuesday. So theWolverines have lost ground in their bid for the playoffs.
It was a pretty good game as Rio Hondo scored all three of its runs in the second inning. Four walks were the biggest issue. And there didn’t have to be any damage as SBVC starter Adam Quintana retired the first two batters in the inning.
The next guy singled and looked to be picked off but the first baseman dropped the ball. Oops! Then came walk, walk, walk (forcing in a run), then a two-run single.
SBVC just managed lone runs in thethird and seventh innings.
Quintana pitched pretty well in all but that one inning and those were unearned.
SBVC had seven hits while Rio had five but the Wolverines stranded seven runners, six in scoring position.
Cal State San Bernardino outfielder Ethan Chapman has been named the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s (CCAA) baseball Player of the Week for the week of Mar. 5-11.
Chapman, a junior from Upland, had a big offensive weekend while helping the Coyotes win three of four games against Cal State Los Angeles. During the four-game series, the Coyotes leadoff hitter batted .667 (12-for-18) with eight runs scored, four doubles, two triples and an RBI.
Chapman collected multiple-hits in all four games, including a 4-for-5 performance in game two of the series, and had at least two runs scored in three of four games.
Cal State Bernardino is off until Mar. 29 when it begins a four-game series at Cal Poly Pomona.