ST. GEORGE, Utah – UC Santa Barbara (2-1) split a pair of games on the second day of the Red Desert Classic, defeating Tulsa (1-1), 3-1, before falling to the tournament’s host BYU (3-0), 13-3, later in the day.In the first game of the day, Tulsa got on the scoreboard in the first inning when Samantha Cobb drove Lauren Lindsay in for the first run. The Gauchos trailed until the fourth inning when senior Kelsey Anderson hit a two-run homer to give UCSB a slight, 2-1, … [Read more...]
Do or die rally marks Gaucho opener
Thursday, February 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
ST. GEORGE, Utah – UCSB (1-0) had a wild start to the 2010 season on Thursday afternoon as it rallied back from a one run deficit at the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat Northern Colorado (0-1) on the opening day of the Red Desert Classic being played this weekend in St. George, Utah.Trailing by two runs at the bottom of the seventh inning with no outs and the bases loaded, freshman Kelly McDonald hit a walk-off homer in her Gaucho debut, catapulting UCSB to the 6-4 … [Read more...]
First inning runs hold up for SBCC
Thursday, February 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Four SBCC pitchers combined on a four-hitter Thursday and the defense was spectacular in a 2-1 nonconference softball victory over L.A. Mission at Pershing Park.The Vaqueros (3-0) scored their runs in the first on RBI singles by Amanda Sharp and Jasmyne Holmes. They had two runners on in the second and fifth frames and loaded the bases in the sixth but couldn't score. Mission got its run in the second on a walk and two straight singles."It was good to play a low-scoring game," said coach … [Read more...]
Cannons explode in Vaqs’ season-opener
Saturday, January 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Fueled by the offense of the Cannon twins, SBCC opened its softball season with a 24-run eruption on Saturday in a sweep of Foothill at Pershing Park. The scores were 14-6 and 10-1 and both games were halted after five innings due to the eight-run rule.SBCC jumped ahead 6-0 after three innings of the opener on two-run singles by Lauren Takayesu and pitcher Kailey Snyder. Foothill responded with six runs in the top of the fourth but the Vaqueros sent 10 batters to the plate in the fourth, … [Read more...]
UCSB softball signs six heralded recruits
Saturday, November 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
UC Santa Barbara head softball coach Brie Galicinao has signed six student-athletes to National Letters of Intent it was announced this week. Lauren Boser, Andriana Collins, Kendall Gill, Brittany Grier, McKenzie Kane and Kathryn Pilpil will join the Gauchos for the 2010-11 season."It's kind of hard to not be excited about the future of Gaucho softball when thinking about the 2010 class and our group of returners next year," said head coach Brie Galicinao. "In addition to the overall … [Read more...]
Goleta Thunder come out on top in Bakersfield
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 By
With solid pitching and impressive defense, the U12 Goleta Thunder softball team won the Central California State Championship in Bakersfield on June 26-28. The Thunder became the top team out of 17 teams and outscored their opponents 26 to 3 in 110 degree weather conditions.Representing Central California as the highest ranked team, the Goleta Thunder will be competing in the Western Nationals in Milwaukie, Oregon from July 27 to August 2. … [Read more...]
Martony, Briner make nationals with Cal Stars Coast team
Monday, June 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos softball players Krista Martony and Kiersty Briner have found considerable success this summer with their traveling club team, the Cal Stars Coast 16U.The team recently won four consecutive games on the final day of the 27th annual Junior Olympics Tournament in Las Vegas, which features teams from around the country, to finish second. … [Read more...]
All-Frontier League Softball 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MVP – Kassy Dunn, Soph., Grace Brethren FIRST TEAM Grace Brethren: Danielle Fletcher, Rhianne Topp, Brianne Lundgren. Nordhoff: Ashley Pulido, Kelsey Endo, McKenna Myers, Alex Thorp. Carpinteria: Nicole Pearce, Dani Mendoza. Bishop Diego: Jennifer Jimenez. Malibu: Jamie Samuel, Lauren Haag, Sanja VanSoelen. … [Read more...]
DP’s Harris earns All-CIF nod as freshman
Thursday, June 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dos Pueblos freshman Hannah Harris was the lone Channel League player named to an All-CIF team for the 2009 season, making the second team in Division IV. Harris led DP to a 14-14 record and a CIF playoff berth while batting .333 on the season and allowing only 1.35 earned runs per nine innings as the Chargers' ace pitcher. … [Read more...]
ALL-CHANNEL LEAGUE SOFTBALL 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
MVP --Danielle Markmann, Buena FIRST TEAM--Lacey Chesser (12), Buena --Hannah Roberg (9), Buena --Brystal Hood (12), Buena --Jordan Roberts (10), Dos Pueblos --Hannah Harris (9), Dos Pueblos --Shelli Sibbert (12), Dos Pueblos --Brittney Marks (12), Ventura --Elana Palace (11), Ventura --Alexis Purifoy (10), Ventura --Mary Ann Giles (11), Santa Barbara --Rebecca Neilsen-Robbins (11), Santa Barbara … [Read more...]
Chargers stopped in playoff opener, 2-0
Thursday, May 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Dos Pueblos softball team couldn't get anything going in a 2-0 loss at Torrance on Thursday, ending the Chargers' season in the first round of the Division IV playoffs.DP mustered only a pair of hits against the Tartars' Mea Flores, who collected nine strikeouts.Starting pitcher Hannah Harris and sophomore Natalie Waugh were responsible for the Chargers' hits. … [Read more...]
Scoring feast advances Warriors
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Carpinteria softball team made sure it advanced through its CIF wildcard game on Tuesday, scoring 23 runs in a 23-12 victory at Marlborough, confirming a Thursday first-round matchup with Marantha.Myriah Diaz tallied four hits and six RBIs for the Warriors, who also had a four-hit game from Roxanne Hugo. Carpinteria piled on 19 hits in the high-scoring affair.Sierra Freeman and Nicole Pearce got in on the action with three hits each. Hugo, Dani Mendoza, Katrina Haeringer and Maribel … [Read more...]
