Samantha Pochop tossed a five-hitter and struck out 12 on Thursday to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 1-0 win over visiting Coronado in a matchup of the top two teams in the Division I Sunrise League.
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Skylar Gorrell tossed a four-hitter and struck out six Tuesday as Las Vegas High’s softball team handed visiting Rancho its first loss in Division I Sunrise League play, 4-3.
Winning pitcher Heather Holman went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI on Saturday to help Eldorado’s softball team rally for an 11-5 win at Valley.
Yvette Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Tiare Lee added a home run to help Rancho’s softball team to a 6-1 win at Green Valley on Tuesday.
Caitlyn Stevenson singled in the bottom of the eighth inning to plate Kaitlyn Enzweiler with the winning run as the Foothill softball team edged visiting Liberty, 8-7 on Wednesday.
Lili Gutierrez and Samantha Pochop combined on a three-hitter Saturday to help the Rancho softball team to a 7-0 win over visiting Las Vegas.
Cassandra Bueno had three hits and two RBIs Monday to lead the Desert Pines softball team to a 22-8 road win over Clark, snapping a 104-game losing streak.
Alexia Campbell hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning that plated the eventual winning run as the Foothill softball team edged host Las Vegas, 4-3 on Friday.
Samantha Pochop threw a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 6-1 home win over Green Valley on Monday.
Coronado junior Basia Query has been named the Southeast League”s Most Valuable Player. She hit .452 with 12 doubles and 36 RBIs for the Cougars, who won the Southeast softball title. Query floated between catcher and shortstop, depending on where her team needed her.
Sam Pochop led Rancho’s softball team throughout the regular season and through the first two games of the playoffs, so it was no surprise Thursday that she was once again the key player.
Foothill’s softball team has lost 11 games on the road this season, but in the team’s most important road game of the year, it came up big.
Rancho’s softball team didn’t hit a ball to the outfield until the third inning Tuesday.
Kristina Manthei threw a five-inning no-hitter on Wednesday to lead Valley’s softball team to a 10-0 victory over visiting Basic.