Tara Crawford and Scarlett McIntosh each drove in a run to break a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning, leading San Marcos’ softball squad to a 5-3 win over visiting Carpinteria in the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader.
Warrior pitcher Nicole Pearce struck out 12 in the second game and also nabbed a double and a triple as Carpinteria (7-8) picked up the split with a 9-0 victory.
San Marcos coach Alex Sheldon said that Natalie Williams did a nice job defensively at third base and shortstop for the Royals (7-9), while Cady Haskell battled hard in the circle during the second game.
The Royals play Dos Pueblos twice this week, beginning with a home matchup on Tuesday.
SAN MARCOS 5, CARPINTERIA 3
Carpinteria…000 102 0 — 3 4 4
San Marcos…210 002 X — 5 9 2
Crowfoot and Pearce; Mason and Kaufman. WP — Mason (6-8).
2B — SM: McKay, Crawford and Haskell.
CARPINTERIA 9, SAN MARCOS 0
Carpinteria…021 004 2 — 9 13 0
San Marcos…000 000 0 — 0 2 4
Pearce and Haeringer; Haskell and Flattery. LP — Haskell (1-1).
2B — C: Pearce, Freeman. 3B — C: Pearce, Perez.
