Carpinteria unleashes hit parade on Malibu

Carpinteria remained perfect in Frontier League competition on Thursday by defeating Malibu 16-2 in a five-inning game.The Warriors (13-5-1, 6-0) collected 19 hits, including nine in the first inning alone that led to 11 runs.Carmen Campi was a perfect 5-for-5 at the plate and drove in two runs. Erin Saito and Dakotah Wilcox, each with four hits, both knocked in four runs.Catalina Maldonado limited Malibu to just two hits and zero earned runs while striking out seven.The Warriors … [Read more...]

Gulvin takes turn at no-hitter for DP

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Veronika Gulvin and the Dos Pueblos softball team suffocated Santa Barbara High for the second time this week, recording a no-hitter in Thursday's 17-0 five-inning game.Gulvin's five innings of no-hit ball follows up Hannah Harris' seven-inning no-hitter on Tuesday. Of the 15 outs needed to win, 11 came on strikeouts by Gulvin.Dos Pueblos' offense scored five runs in three of their four team at-bats.Chloe Madill, Haley Peterson, Hannah Harris, Emi Parker and Gulvin all recorded two … [Read more...]

Camarillo win makes it 10 straight for Chargers

Dos Pueblos' softball team scored an impressive non-league victory on Wednesday by securing a 1-0 triumph over Camarillo.While both teams are defending CIF champions, the Scorpions are currently the second-ranked team in Division 2, while the Chargers are the No. 3 team in Division 4.Hannah Harris scattered five hits in seven innings to record the shutout. Harris struck out seven without walking anyone.Alyssa Lewis drove in the game's only run in the fourth inning. Lewis' hit to … [Read more...]

Maldonado’s streak snapped, Warriors still win

Catalina Maldonado's scoreless innings streak came to an end on Wednesday in a 9-2 non-league victory for Carpinteria over Hueneme.Maldonado reached 46 consecutive innings of shut-out softball, a streak that was snapped with two runs from the Vikings in the bottom of the seventh. Neither of the runs were earned as the Warriors committed three errors."We lost our focus and unfortunately for Cat, we lost her scoreless streak," explained Carpinteria head coach Henry Gonzalez.Maldonado … [Read more...]

Harris throws no-hitter in rout of Santa Barbara

Hannah Harris threw her first ever no-hitter against Santa Barbara on Tuesday

Dos Pueblos' Hannah Harris threw the first no-hitter of her career on Tuesday to help defeat Santa Barbara 11-0.The pitcher recorded 14 strikeouts and averaged just over 10 pitches per innings. She retired every Santa Barbara batter in 74 pitches, 60 of which were strikes.Harris' stellar pitching over the past several games has built up to this performance and is a big reason why Dos Pueblos has won its last nine games. She was also aided by her defense, which had a flawless day and … [Read more...]

Cabada, Thompson power Vaquero sweep

Samantha Cabada homered in each game and Bryn Thompson went 5-for-7 to guide SBCC to a doubleheader softball sweep over L.A. Pierce on Tuesday in Woodland Hills. The scores of the final regular-season games were 9-6 and 13-2 in six innings.Cabada belted her first homer of the year in the fifth inning of the opener as the Vaqueros (23-15, 13-5) opened up a 7-4 lead. Cabada went 2-4 in the first game and drilled a three-run shot in the nightcap to highlight a nine-run sixth inning.Santa … [Read more...]

Shutout streak continues for Maldonado

Catalina Maldonao pitched her sixth consecutive shutout to lead the Carpinteria softball team to a 10-0 win over Villanova on Tuesday.The Frontier League matchup was called after six innings due to the mercy rule, and the Warriors have still not allowed a run in a league game this season.Maldonado helped her own cause by recording both a double and triple, while Tatiana Verdugo and Jessica Macias also went for extra bases."We hit the ball well again," head coach Henry Gonzalez said. … [Read more...]

Wisdom’s jack propels Gauchos past Tigers

The Gauchos had one of their best offensive performances of the season on Sunday afternoon, tying a season-high with their 11 run output.Following the mercy-rule shortened victory, the Gauchos found themselves tied atop the Big West Conference standings with Pacific at 8-4. UCSB's overall record improved to 23-26, while Pacific fell to 29-16.Nine of UCSB's 11 runs came in a third inning rally that, at one point, saw seven straight Gauchos reach base.The outbreak was started by … [Read more...]

Oxnard is seventh straight for Chargers

Dos Pueblos' softball team won its seventh straight game on Saturday in a 6-2 non-league win over Oxnard.Cassie Davis and Kai Uyesaka led the Chargers at the plate. Davis was 3-for-3 and Uyesaka was 2-for-4 with a triple.Dos Pueblos never trailed, picking up its first lead with a run in the top of the third inning. The Chargers added two runs in the fourth and three in the sixth for a 6-0 lead.Hannah Harris won her 15th game of the year as the Chargers improve to 16-2 overall.DOS … [Read more...]

Pilpil’s two-out walk-off double highlights Gauchos’ day

Kathryn Pilpil's walk-off, two-out double in the bottom of the eighth inning scored Brooke Putich from second base to give UC Santa Barbara a 3-2 win in the first game of its Big West Conference doubleheader with the University of Pacific on Saturday.The Tigers came back to win the second game, 6-2, and remain one game ahead of the Gauchos in the league standings.After game one, UCSB (22-26 overall, 7-4 in the Big West) was temporarily tied with Pacific (29-15 overall, 8-3 in the Big … [Read more...]

Maldonado pulls out no-hitter for fifth-straight shutout

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Carpinteria's softball team recorded its fifth straight shutout on Saturday before falling in the second game of a doubleheader with Pacifica.Catalina Maldonado threw a no-hitter and allowed just one baserunner in a 16-0 victory for Carpinteria. In game two, the Tritons erased a 9-1 Carpinteria lead with a nine-run fourth inning and went on to win 14-13 in eight innings.Before Pacifica scored its first run in the third inning of Game 2, Carpinteria had held its opponents scoreless for 34 … [Read more...]

Royals crush Dons behind Berlo

Kristen Berlo and San Marcos' softball team recorded their second win of the week over Santa Barbara, posting a 15-1 Channel League victory over the Dons on Friday.Berlo allowed three hits in six innings to Santa Barbara three days after throwing a no-hitter against the Dons. Berlo added 10 strikeouts and was 2-for-4 at the plate with two extra-base hits.Jocelyn Flattery connected for a pair of doubles and scored three runs. Angel Mermis also scored three times.After Friday's … [Read more...]