STRONG EFFORT: Freshman Alexis Borden pitches the last three innings for Esperanza in a 3-1 victory over Marina. Borden did not allow a run. KEN STEINHARDT, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER |
Rosary's Magdaleno beats pressure, Beckman with clutch double
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Softball roundup: Esperanza, El Toro and Kennedy also triumph in league games.
Rosary's Briana Magdaleno didn't feel confident stepping to the plate with two outs in the top of the ninth inning against Beckman ace Jasmin Harrell on Tuesday at Beckman High.
Magdaleno had struck out, popped out to the shortstop and grounded out meekly to Harrell in her first three at-bats.
“I don't do that well under pressure,” Magdaleno said. “I get nervous. I've known their pitcher (Harrell) since I was like 12 (years old). Going up there being 0 for 3, the whole day is frustrating and stressful. I just wanted to do something.”
She did something alright. Magdaleno doubled to left-center field, allowing Caitrin DeBaun, who who had singled, to score the go-ahead run from first base as Rosary defeated the Patriots, 2-1, in a nonleague game.
The Royals had to sweat out a dicey bottom half of the ninth. Beckman's Francine Carranza reached base on an error by the third baseman. Megan Denio hit a grounder to the left side of the infield and Rosary shortstop Alyssa Gonzales got the lead runner out at second.
Denio stole second base and advanced to third on a ground out to second by Trista Thomas. Celene Silva walked to put runners on second and third, but Rosary ace Alex Peyton got Harrell to line out to first to end the game.
Peyton scattered eight hits, walked three and struck out eight to nail down the victory. Harrell gave up five hits, no walks and struck out seven to take the loss.
Rosary avenged a 4-2 loss to Beckman at the Foothill Roundtable Invitational with its fifth consecutive victory, which included triumphs over Mission Viejo and El Modena on Saturday at the Woodbridge/Victory Softball Classic.
“We're bringing it all together, finally,” Rosary coach Nicola Walsh Huerta said. “We've had games where we've had good defense and not the hitting, good pitching and not the good defense. We're actually finally bringing it all together and having it at the same time. Everybody is helping out. Everybody is contributing.”
Peyton staked the Royals to a 1-0 lead with a solo blast to left-center field in the top of the fourth.
Beckman responded in the bottom of the fourth. Allison Kaprielian led off with a double and scored on Katie Heldreth's RBI single.
The Royals upped their record to 15-9, while the Patriots dropped to 13-4.
In the Sunset League:
No. 5 Esperanza 3, Marina 1: The Aztecs (13-5-1, 2-0) scored two runs in the top of the eighth to knock off the host Vikings (14-7, 0-3). Freshman Kelsea Roth drove in two runs for Esperanza, and freshman Alexis Borden pitched three scoreless innings of relief to lock down the victory.
Los Alamitos 3, Edison 2: Brittany Spalding delivered a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the sixth as the Griffins (13-7, 3-0) rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat the visiting Chargers (6-13, 2-1).
In the Pacific Coast League:
Laguna Hills 18, University 0: Lauren Lastrapes went 3 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs, and Christine Gomez pitched a perfect game with seven strikeouts to lead the Hawks (15-5-1, 2-0) over the visiting Trojans (3-12, 0-2).
Irvine 12, Corona del Mar 2: Bree Costa went 3 for 5 and Brittany Rochford hit a grand slam to lead the Vaqueros (8-11, 2-1) past the visiting Sea Kings (2-13, 0-3).
In the Sea View League:
No. 1 El Toro 12, Huntington Beach 1: Washington-bound Niki Williams hit a solo homer in the fourth, and freshman Lauren Chamberlain hit a three-run shot in the fifth as the Chargers (16-6-1, 3-0) took care of the host Oilers (11-9, 0-3).
Northwood 4, Foothill 3: Rita Kim's RBI single capped a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to give the Timberwolves (13-7, 2-1) the victory over the visiting Knights (11-10, 1-2).
In the Empire League:
No. 2 Kennedy 3, Loara 0: Chelsee Herron went 2 for 2 with a run and Ashley Hewett went 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI as the Fighting Irish (19-3, 3-0) defeated the Saxons (8-10, 2-1).
Pacifica 10, Katella 0: UCLA-bound Andrea Harrison went 3 for 4 with a homer and two RBIs, Kristen Arriola went 3 for 4 with a homer and Christina Zambrana went 3 for 4 with two runs and an RBI as the Mariners (14-9, 2-1) pounded the host Knights (5-12, 0-3).
In the Trinity League:
No. 6 Mater Dei 8, Orange Lutheran 6: Brittany Schutte went 3 for 3 with a homer, three runs and two RBIs as the Monarchs (16-3, 3-0) beat the host Lancers (12-8, 1-2).
Santa Margarita 10, JSerra 0: Nicole Ontiveros had three hits and scored two runs, and Cassie Monnahan, Nicki Jacobucci and Meghan Harman each drove in two runs for the visiting Eagles (15-8-1, 2-2) in a victory over the Lions (9-8, 0-3).
In the South Coast League:
San Clemente 3, Capistrano Valley 2: Marie Joiner went 2 for 4 and drove in the winning run in the eighth to help the Tritons (7-12, 1-2) knock off the host Cougars (12-8, 1-2).
In the Freeway League:
Sonora 2, Troy 1: Ariel Tsuchiyama went 2 for 4 with an RBI, and Amanda Rodriguez went 2 for 3 with an RBI to lift the Raiders (11-9, 2-1) over the visiting Warriors (8-10, 1-2).
Fullerton 2, La Habra 1: Cal State Fullerton-bound Katey Laban pitched a complete game, allowing two hits and striking out seven to lead the Indians (15-6, 3-0) past the visiting Highlanders (7-9, 1-2).
In the Garden Grove League:
Rancho Alamitos 6, La Quinta 0: Gabby Aragon went 1 for 3 and drove in two runs as the Vaqueros (11-6-1, 3-0) defeated the visiting Aztecs (10-6, 1-2).
Garden Grove 10, Santiago 0: Caitlin Bradac tossed a no-hitter and struck out 15 to lead the Argos (10-10, 3-0) over the visiting Cavaliers (5-6, 1-2).
In the Orange League:
Savanna 12, Magnolia 1: Tanya Dowler pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and went 3 for 3 with three runs to lead the Rebels (10-8, 3-0) past the visiting Sentinels (5-7, 1-2).
In the San Joaquin League:
Connelly 7, Saddleback Valley Christian 0: Vanessa Pro hit a two-run homer in the first, and Monica Sepulveda tossed a one-hitter as the Koalas (8-5-1, 4-2) defeated the visiting Warriors (8-1, 5-1).
In the Academy League:
Brethren Christian 12, St. Margaret's 2: Heather Williams struck out 12 and allowed two hits for the Warriors (4-4-1, 1-2) in a victory over the host Tartans (1-6, 0-3) in a game that was called after five innings because of the mercy rule.
Contact the writer: carias@ocregister.com
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