Softball: May 2008 Archives

NORCO STAYS ALIVE

Norco 4, Camarillo 0
Teagan Gerhart struck out 15 and we<NO><NO1>nt 2-for-3, scoring a run for the Cougars (28-5).
Brianna Smith drove in three runs for Norco, which will play Hart in Thursday<NO><NO1>'s quarterfinals.

DIVISION II
Ayala 5, Mission Viejo 3
Jessica Hall pitched a six-hitter for the Bulldogs (22-10-1). Mary Maffei had two hits and three RBI and Allie Farmakis had two hits.
Ayala will now face El Modena on Thursday in the quarterfinals at a site to be determined by a coin flip today.

DIVISION III
Cajon 4, Fullerton 3
On the road, Cajon fell down 3-0 in the first inning but pitcher Terilyn Boude settled in, giving up just two more hits the rest of the game and Alex Mitchell's two-RBI triple was the highlight in the fifth inning of the comeback victory.
Mitchell, who finished 2-for-4 against Cal State Fullerton-bound pitcher Katey Laban scored the go-ahead run on a ground out by Lindsey Kent.
Brehanna Rodrigues went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases for Cajon, which will play.
Cajon reaches the quarterfinals against  Rancho Alamitos on Thursday.

DIVISION IV
Pomona Catholic 5, Chaminade 1
Mandee Camargo went 4-for-4 with an RBI and Shelby Reis hit a fifth-inning grand slam to lead Pomona Cathloic (18-12) into the quarterfinals.
Tori Sadlak didn't allow an earned run or a walk, struck out seven and gave up six hits in a complete game for the Christian League champs.
Chaminade finished the season with a 16-11 record. Pomona Catholic will face the winner of Lompoc and No. 1 seed La Quinta on Tuesday.
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EAGLES CRUSH TITANS

Liz Santana went 3-for-4 with four RBI, including a three-run home run, to lead the Baseline League-champion Eagles (24-3) into the second round 12-1 defeat over Colony.
Santana's three-run shot was the big blow in a seven-run third inning for Etiwanda, which will play Glendora Tuesday. Maggie Karros struck out eight for the Eagles, only giving up three hits, while Jessica Garcia went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

DIVISION III
Cajon 5, Palmdale Knight 3
Lindsey Kent's three-run homer in the first inning set the tone for Cajon, which never lost the lead.
Kent finished 2-for-3 with four RBI and Alex Mitchell scored two runs for the Cowgirls.
Cajon will play Fullerton on Tuesday, a rematch of the 2006 CIF championship game, which Cajon won. The home team will be determined by coin flip today.

Colton 4, Lake Elsinore 0
>Samantha Powell and Vanity Martinez each had two hits and an RBI for the Yellowjackets (19-7), co-champions of the San Andreas League.
Clarissa Molina allowed three hits, struck out nine and walked one.

Garden Grove 1, Kaiser 0
The Cats (18-9) fell in eleven innings via a error despite the pitching performance of Alyssa Palomino, who struck out 11 in her complete game.
Although she gave up 13 hits, she allowed no walks and no earned runs for the Sunkist League champs.

DIVISION IV
Pomona Catholic 2, Warren 1
Tori Sadlak doubled in Breanna Flores for the game-winning run with no outs in the bottom of the seventh. Then Sadlak later scored the insurance run for the Pacers (17-12).
Sadlak also recorded the win in the circle striking out eight with no walks. Her one run was unearned.

 
Segerstrom 2, Ontario Christian 1
Lexi Thomas allowed three hits and struck out four for the Knights (13-15).
Segerstrom scored its only two runs in the first inning.

DIVISION V
San Dimas 4, Rim of the World 1
The Fighting Scots (19-2) won their first league title since 1988 this season, going 14-0 in the Mojave River League. The title was also Rim's third in school history<NO>. But the Scots could not solve the Saints (18-9), who won a wild-card game 18-0 over Twentynine Palms on Wednesday to advance to the opening round.
Two unearned runs in the third inning and a pair of home runs off Erica Prentice (18-1) bedeviled the Scots. Prentice, a junior, allowed four hits, struck out six and walked one.
Freshman Elizabeth Caporuscio had a double for Rim and Kat Kolde had two hits and an RBI.

WILD CARD WEDNESDAY

TITANS ADVANCE FOR MOORE

Colony 7, Valley View 3
Andasha Moore slapped a two-run double in the second inning to give the Titans (13-9-1) a lead Jordan Sauceda never surrendered against the Eagles (16-14).
Sabrina Cavanaugh added another two-run double in the third and the Titans closed it out with a three-run sixth, two runs coming on a single by Ariel Lopez.

Chaffey 1, Long Beach Poly 0 (8)
Rebecca Greenwood hit a walk-off single with the bases loaded, driving in Megan Centeno with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning for the Tigers' (14-6) victory against the Jack-Rabbits.
Syvannah Kooyman struck out 11 in her complete game only allowing two hits for Chaffey, which advances to the first round.

ARROWHEAD LEAGUE
Sherman Indian 18, Upland Christian 12
The Highlanders (18-8-1, 9-1) settled for a tie for first in league with the regular season finale loss to Sherman Indian (12-8, 6-1).
Destinee Duncan finished 3-for-4 with 4 RBI including a double and a home run for Upland Christian while Amanda Angel and Bri Remlinger each hit 2-for-4.

CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
Aquinas 3, Pomona Catholic 1
Stevie Goldstein struck out eight and allowed two hits and no earned runs as the Falcons (18-7, 6-4) defeated the first-place Pacers.
Catelyn Ogle drove in a run for third-place Aquinas.
Both teams wait their opponents in the CIF division IV playoffs.

MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Rim of the World 2, Hesperia 1
Erica Prentice homered and concluded the regular season with a perfect 18-0 pitching record, a first for the Fighting Scots (19-1, 12-0) in their win over the second-place Scorpions (15-9, 7-5).
Prentice struck out nine in the victory for the Mojave River league champions.
Rim of the World ended the regular season with a undefeated league record for the first time in school history and now await their CIF division V pairings this Sunday.

MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Montclair 4, Chaffey 3
Montclair knocked Chaffey into second place with an upset on the final day of the regular season.
Liz Castaneda went 3-for-3 with two RBI for the Cavaliers (9-18, 5-10) and Zolie Velasquez hit a two-run home run to give Montclair a 4-1 lead in the fifth inning.
Chaffey fell to 12-3 in league and behind first-place Don Lugo.

SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Arroyo Valley 5, Pacific 1
Chelsea Parker doubled in two runs in the third inning as the Hawks (6-16, 5-9) clinched fourth with the season-ending win over the Pirates (5-16, 3-11).
Ardrena Boykins had two doubles and Angelica Diaz doubled in support of Sammi Peters, who scattered three singles.

Colton 17, San Bernardino 0 (5)
Krystal Lucero went 2-for-3 with six RBI, including a grand slam in Colton's rout.
Clarissa Molina went 3-for-3 with three RBI for Colton (18-7, 13-2) and Eileen Garcia (10-3) struck out 10 in the five-inning game.

Cajon 16, San Gorgonio 0 (5)
Catcher Lindsey Kent had doubles in her first three at-bats and drove in eight runs to lead the Cowgirls (20-6, 14-1) to the season-ending rout.
Alex Mitchell scored four runs and drove in two, giving her Cajon's single-season RBI record with 42. The Spartans (11-12, 9-6) will await their playoff opponent, as will Cajon.

SIERRA LEAGUE
Ayala 2, Diamond Bar 1
Stephanie Martinez tripled in two runs in the fourth and Jessica Hall (19-9-1) made it stand as the Bulldogs (19-10-1, 7-3) edged the Brahmas ((10-15-1, 2-8).
Losing pitcher Erica Miller doubled in the lone run for Diamond Bar.<NO><NO1>

NONLEAGUE
Big Bear 17, Citrus Hill 9 (5)
Winning pitcher Janae LaPierre slammed a pair of homers and had five RBI and Megan Westover hit a grand slam as the Bears (16-7) prepared for the playoffs in a shorten game against the Hawks.
Syndree Rawlings had two hits and two RBI for Big Bear, which had eight extra base hits among its total of 17.

REV capitzlizes on Miller's largest error of season.

Redlands East Valley capitzlized on a ninth-inning Miller error to take sole possesion of third place in the Citrus Belt League in 4-3 victory. Amy Nece lead off with a single and scored all the way from first after a throwing error made by Miller on a sacrifice bunt attempt by Megan Silva. Nece scored all four runs for the Wildcats (8-5 league) and Silva drove in a run.
Emily Kakuska hit two-run homer for Miller (7-6 league).

BASELINE LEAGUE

Alta Loma 4, Upland 3
Jessica Gonzalez stroke a two-run walk-off homer for the Braves (15-10, 8-6), clinching a playoff spot in the process. against the Scots (16-7-1, 9-5) She had earlier knocked in two runs with a single in the third.
Upland (16-7-1, 9-5) took a 3-0 lead in the third, with two runs scoring on a double by losing pitcher Whitney Jones.

Etiwanda 17, Claremont 2
Eleven Eagles combined for 22 hits, including nine extra-base hits, in a runaway win. Etiwanda (21-3, 13-1) will play Upland Friday in its last game of the regular season.
Claremont (4-21, 2-12) trailed 7-0 after two innings.

Rancho Cucamonga 4, Los Osos 3
The Cougars (10-13, 4-10) eliminated the rival Grizzlies (15-10, 6-8) from playoff contention, scoring four runs in the first two innings.
Adrienne Monka had a leadoff homer and an RBI double for the Cougars, while Caitlin King added two doubles. Brittany Brenner went 2-for-2 with a walk for Los Osos.

CITRUS BELT LEAGUE
Redlands 8, Rialto 0
Andrea Torres had up two RBI and went going 2-for-2 from the bench after substituting in for the first-place Terriers (22-4, 12-0), who are currently on top of a C.B.L race.
Jessica Garcia also drove in a pair of runs and scored once for Redlands, which ends the regular season hosting Redlands East Valley Friday at Redlands at 3:15 p.m.

Fontana 4, Carter 1
Kayla Uphold had a no-hitter broken up by a bunt single by Rachel Varela in the seventh but the Steelers (18-9, 9-4) downed the Lions to clinch second place in the league.
Uphold struck out seven and didn't walk a hitter without a walk. She also knocked in a run offensively.
Erin Fernandez and Alyssa Rivera each went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI.

Yucaipa 12, Eisenhower 2
The Thunderbirds (15-13, 7-6) let the bats loose against the Eagles, as they recorded six doubles, three coming from Katie Olinger. Olinger finished 4-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored.
Megan Allen went 2-for-3 with a homer and tripled in three runs also scored as many times for Yucaipa.

SUNKIST LEAGUE
Kaiser 8, Jurupa Valley 0
Alyssia Palomino scattered three singles and did not allow a runner to second as the Cats (17-8, 12-2) stayed in the hunt for the league title by downing the Jaguars (7-14, 5-9).
Samantha Trujillo and Lizzie Pulido combined for six hits and five RBI for the Cats, while Vanessa Lenart had three hits and scored three times.

Bloomington 13,Summit 0 (5)
Nicloe Peluffo went 2-for-4 with five RBI, including a grand slam in the fourth inning.
Ashley Carter went 3-for-4 with two RBI for the Bruins (19-7, 12-2) and Michelle Carranza 3-for-4 with an RBI. Oliva Fimbrers went 2-for-2 with two doubles for Summit (12-7, 7-7).

SENIOR KNIGHTS PREVAIL OVER FALCONS.

Alana Rodriguez went 2-for-3 and Morgan Marcos went 2-for-4 as the two seniors led the Ontario Christian softball team to a 5-3 win over visiting Aquinas on Senior Day.
Knights pitcher Lexi Thomas (11-10) picked up the win, allowing five hits and striking out nine as Ontario Christian (12-14 overall, 6-3 Christian League) broke a second-place tie in the league standings with the Falcons (17-7, 5-4).
Brittni Hernandez doubled in the loss for Aquinas, which ends its season at home against Pomona Catholic at 3:45 p.m. Thursday. Ontario Christian ends its season at Loma Linda Academy at the same time.

ARROWHEAD LEAGUE
Upland Christian 15, La Verne Lutheran 3
Tera Abbott hit for the cycle and battted in two runs as the Eagles (18-7-1, 9-0) scored in all but one inning against the Trojans (8-8, 4-5).
Kylie Edgemon collected a triple and homer with three RBI among her four hits, and Brei Remlinger added three hits. Shannon Thomas also homered for Upland Christian.

CHRISTIAN LEAGUE
Arrowhead Christian 8, Loma Linda Academy 5
Courtney Fik went 3-for-4 with three RBI and scored twice for the host Eagles, who broke open a tie game with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Lily Daniels finished 2-for-4 with two RBI for ACA (4-5 in league).

Pomona Catholic 4, Western Christian 3
Tori Sadlak drove in the game-winning run with a double in the bottom of the seventh as the first place Pacers (16-11, 9-0) defeated the Lancers. Sadlak also earned the victory in the circle, striking out seven for Pomona Catholic.
The Christian League champions have one game remaining until the start of the playoffs.

DE ANZA LEAGUE
Big Bear 9, Yucca Valley 7
Brittney Holden had two two-run homers, including a go-ahead dinger in the sixth, to lead the Bears (15-7, 12-0) to a regular season-ending victory over the visiting Trojans.

MT. BALDY LEAGUE
Colony 17, Garey 0
Kimberly Tagami struck out seven, only allowing four hits in her shutout win for the Titans (15-7, 8-7).
Sabrina Cavanaugh went 3-for-4 with a triple and two doubles, driving in two runs and scoring twice.

MOJAVE RIVER LEAGUE
Rim of the World 4, Hesperia 3
Freshman Elizabeth Caporuscio, who had hit a school-record fifth homer in the second inning, singled home the winning run for the Scots (18-1, 11-0) in the sixth against the Scorpions (15-8, 7-4).
Winning pitcher Erica Prentice, whose 17-0 mark is another school record, tied the game when she was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the sixth. That allowed Rim to overcome a two-run homer by Toni Schurtliff in the fifth.
Caporuscio had three hits and Kat Kolde added two for Rim, which wrapped up its first league title since 1987 last week.

SAN ANDREAS LEAGUE
Cajon 16, San Gorgonio 0
The Cowgirls (19-6, 13-1) wrapped up their sixth league championship in seven years by scoring in all seven innings and riding the two-hit pitching of Sharon Estrada and Terilyn Baude, who combined for 11 strikeouts against the Spartans (11-11, 9-5).
Alex Mitchell had four hits for the Cowgirls and batted in five runs, while Estrada also collected four hits with three RBI. Lindsey Kent added a homer for Cajon.
Breja'e Washington, who had three hits, stole three bases to increase her season total to 34.

Arroyo Valley 11, Pacific 4
Chelsea Parker doubled and homered for two of her three hits and batted in two runs as the Hawks (4-16, 1-10) won their first league game by beating the Pirates (5-16, 3-11).
Sandy Thur collected two hits for the Hawks, who broke open a 2-1 game with four runs in the fourth and five in the last two innings. Nicole Mitchell added a two-run home run and Alex Ruvio drove in two runs for Arroyo Valley.
Dalia Dena had two hits for Pacific.

SIERRA LEAGUE
Ayala 3, Diamond Bar 0
Jessica Hall recorded her 10th shutout of the season in the Bulldogs' win over Diamond Bar. Hall only allowed two hits and struck out seven for Ayala (18-10-1, 6-3).

Chino Hills 5, Chino 3
The Huskies (17-10, 7-3) scored five times with two out in the fifth inning against the Cowboys (14-15, 3-7) to remain in the race for first with Ayalafor the Sierra League title.
Katie Manchester doubled twice for Chino Hills and batted in two runs while Stephanie Thompson also had a RBI in the pivotal inning.