St. Francis continues to be superb at softball.
The Lancers weren’t in a position to win the Michelle Carew Traditional they competed eventually weekend in Anaheim. However this week in Livermore, the top-ranked Lancers confirmed that they’re nonetheless a pressure to be reckoned with within the Bay Space.
Dealing with off towards quite a few prime groups from across the Bay on the Livermore Stampede, No. 1 St. Francis went 6-0, wrapping up its good event run with a 6-0 win over Whitney Excessive College to clinch the championship.
Hayden Hummel’s two-run single with two outs within the first inning bought the Lancers began, giving St. Francis a 2-0 lead.
Freshman Mercedes Coller pitched 5 no-hit innings to earn the win for St. Francis within the championship recreation. Junior Hailey Nguyen relieved her and pitched two good innings to seal the win.
Senior Ava Bulanti pitched a complete-game one-hitter within the Lancers’ 8-0 semifinal win over Casa Grande.
St. Francis (16-2) added on within the second as Maya Yumiba bought caught in a rundown on a steal of second, however held it up lengthy sufficient for Maya Meltz to attain. The throw went to residence and each runners had been protected, extending the inning.
The Lancers added yet another run within the fifth, as Bulanti plated Peyton Tsao with a single to middle. Two extra got here throughout within the fourth when Jamie Oakland drove in pinch-runner Emi Yumiba, then Tsao doubled residence Oakland to go up 6-0.
Within the event’s different remaining video games, Liberty and Casa Grande confronted off within the third-place recreation, with the end result not but finalized at publication time. Livermore beat Benicia 9-5 within the fifth-place recreation.
Sheldon topped San Ramon Valley 5-4 within the seventh-place recreation. Granada beat Alameda 5-4 within the battle for ninth.
Mitty triumphed Faculty Park within the battle for eleventh. California beat Amador Valley 4-3 to complete thirteenth. Carondelet edged Freedom 4-3 to take fifteenth.
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