Missing seven starters due to SATs on Saturday, Dos Pueblos' softball team couldn't keep up with Division I's Rio Mesa at the Suzanne Manlet Tournament, falling 6-1. It was Rio Mesa's second win over Dos Pueblos of the young season.Jordan Roberts went 3-for-3 with a triple and Hannah Harris struck out six with no walks, but the Spartans broke a scoreless tie by putting up four runs in the fourth inning. Facing a Division-I college-bound pitcher, the Chargers (0-3) managed to put runners in … [Read more...]

San Marcos pitcher Corinne Yingling made sure to give herself a head start on Friday, belting a 3-run homer in the first inning as the Royals softball team mercy-ruled visiting Channel Islands 10-0."We just hit the ball real well in general. We had our best round of hitting so far in practice yesterday and it carried over to the game," said coach Alex Sheldon.Four Royals — Chelsea Friedman, Jenise Fretz, Yingling and Natalie Williams — had multi-hit games. Fretz has had multiple hits … [Read more...]

Kelly McKay hadn’t stepped into the pitcher’s circle since she was a freshman on the JV team, but the senior made a triumphant return on Tuesday in San Marcos’ 14-4 softball win at Bishop Diego.McKay, who normally plays first base, struck out eight and walked none while allowing nine hits. She was taking the place of usual-starter Corinne Yingling, who pitched nine innings on Monday and needed the rest.“Kelly showed us that we won’t have to worry about putting her in if Corinne … [Read more...]

Dos Pueblos' girls softball team had a rough outing on Tuesday at Rio Mesa, allowing the Spartans a six-run fifth inning that led to an 8-0 non-league defeat.Dos Pueblos, which played without four starters, committed six errors - three alone in the sixth - that led to four Rio Mesa runs.The Chargers' lone hit came off the bat of starting pitcher Hannah Harris in the third inning."It was a great learning experience against a quality team," said Chargers coach Don Roberts.The … [Read more...]

Carpinteria's softball team rallied from three runs down in the seventh inning on Monday, surprising San Marcos with an 8-5 nine-inning decision in favor of the Warriors.The Royals took a 5-1 lead after five innings, but Myriah Diaz's two-run double in the top of the seventh capped a four-run comeback by the Warriors and forced extra innings.Catalina Maldonado hurled a complete game for Carpinteria, which won the game with three runs in the top of the ninth."We gave them an … [Read more...]

Freshman Hannah Ball hit a 2-run double as part of a 4-run third inning as the San Marcos softball team opened its season with a 9-5 home win over Hueneme on Friday."I think we surprised some people with how well we executed today," said coach Alex Sheldon. "We have seven seniors, and they have a real good concept of what it takes to have a successful season."Corinne Yingling got the win in the circle in her first varsity start. Ball finished with three hits including the double, … [Read more...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

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...]

All the day's scoring was done in the first inning of Dos Pueblos' 2-1 softball win over visiting Santa Barbara on Thursday.Jordan Roberts hit a two-run blast off the top of the scoreboard in left-field that proved to be enough for the Chargers, who had already clinched second place in the Channel League.Santa Barbara, meanwhile, finishes a successful season at 10-13 overall and 2-10 in the Channel League. Before last week, the Dons had not won a league contest for over seven years. … [Read more...]