Sierra College proved the 3-2 victory in Game One of the state tournament versus the Cerritos College softball team was not a fluke.
Cerritos faced Sierra Saturday in a rematch and this time, Cerritos had no chance as it was eliminated from the tournament,8-1.
After Sierra sent Cerritos into the loser's bracket in their first meeting, Cerritos was forced to win six straight games to win the championship.
On day two of the tournament, Cerritos beat Riverside and Cypress but fell short again to Sierra.
The Falcons were able to get a quick 7-0 lead on Riverside and win, 10-4.
But it was the second game of the day versus Cypress that might have been the deciding factor in Cerritos' elimination.
Although the Falcons beat Cypress, 11-10, in walk-off fashion in 11 innings, they paid a price as Pitcher Hillary Perez-Ashley finished with a total of 20 innings pitched for the day.
Perez-Ashley was asked to start the third game of the day versus Sierra. With the short rest in between games, she allowed five runs in four innings.
Cerritos' offense gave a mere contribution as well with only three hits in the losing cause.
Sierra went on to lose in the championship game on Sunday against Mt.San Antonio.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Softball team sent to loser bracket
Outfielder Jennifer Salas was up to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning with two runners on base with no outs. The stage was set for the walk off victory.
Salas, who hit a two-run homerun in the fourth inning, managed to hit a soft line drive out resulting in a baserunning blunder leading to a game ending triple play by Sierra College sending the Cerritos College softball team to the losers bracket in the state tournament on Friday.
The 3-2 loss in the first round snaps the Falcons' 14-game winning streak and forces Cerritos to win six games on Saturday and Sunday to win the state championship.
The last time a team accomplished that feat was in 1985 when Santa Ana was able to win the title after losing the first game.
Earlier this season when the Falcons were beating teams by double-digits, I wrote an article saying this wouldn't happen in the postseason. I went on to say that this young team would not be ready to handle close games in the playoffs.
It comes to no surprise that the deficit of Game One of the state tournament was by one run.
Sixty percent of the Falcons' losses this year have been by one run.
Pitcher HIllary Perez-Ashley suffered a loss and allowed two homeruns including one to the state's homerun leader, third baseman Rochel Vanyi.
The Falcons will face Riverside in an elimination game on Saturday at noon. They faced Riverside on March 27 and lost. Guess how much they lost by...you have a 60 percent chance of getting it.
Salas, who hit a two-run homerun in the fourth inning, managed to hit a soft line drive out resulting in a baserunning blunder leading to a game ending triple play by Sierra College sending the Cerritos College softball team to the losers bracket in the state tournament on Friday.
The 3-2 loss in the first round snaps the Falcons' 14-game winning streak and forces Cerritos to win six games on Saturday and Sunday to win the state championship.
The last time a team accomplished that feat was in 1985 when Santa Ana was able to win the title after losing the first game.
Earlier this season when the Falcons were beating teams by double-digits, I wrote an article saying this wouldn't happen in the postseason. I went on to say that this young team would not be ready to handle close games in the playoffs.
It comes to no surprise that the deficit of Game One of the state tournament was by one run.
Sixty percent of the Falcons' losses this year have been by one run.
Pitcher HIllary Perez-Ashley suffered a loss and allowed two homeruns including one to the state's homerun leader, third baseman Rochel Vanyi.
The Falcons will face Riverside in an elimination game on Saturday at noon. They faced Riverside on March 27 and lost. Guess how much they lost by...you have a 60 percent chance of getting it.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
No National Anthem...again
Prior to starting game two of of the first round playoff series between the Cerritos College softball team and Ventura, the United States National Anthem failed to play on Sunday.
The players and coaches were introduced and each team stood down the baseline waiting for the national anthem to play and it never did.
Last Fall, at a Cerritos College football game, there was no National Anthem played as well.
One begins to wonder how many times it's not being played. I have not attended every single Cerritos sporting event but it makes me wonder how many times they've done it.
The National Anthem means much more to others than just a routine song before a game.
Many veterans take the anthem seriously and it has a big impact for them if it isn't played prior to a game. Many feel disrespected
The players and coaches were introduced and each team stood down the baseline waiting for the national anthem to play and it never did.
Last Fall, at a Cerritos College football game, there was no National Anthem played as well.
One begins to wonder how many times it's not being played. I have not attended every single Cerritos sporting event but it makes me wonder how many times they've done it.
The National Anthem means much more to others than just a routine song before a game.
Many veterans take the anthem seriously and it has a big impact for them if it isn't played prior to a game. Many feel disrespected
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