OC Varsity » softball playoffs http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com High school sports talk by the staff of the Orange County Register Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:52:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en-us hourly 1 Softball playoffs: Wagner dominates for El Modena http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2009/05/21/softball-playoffs-wagner-dominates-for-el-modena/51901/ http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2009/05/21/softball-playoffs-wagner-dominates-for-el-modena/51901/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 03:49:41 +0000 CARLOS ARIAS http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=51901 softball_icon_blog10In a Division I first-round game today:

El Modena 3, Cypress 0: Sophomore Haylie Wagner pitched a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts as the Vanguards (22-9) moved past the visiting Centurions (12-12-1).

Wagner had her perfect game broken up in the top of the sixth after an error by the shortstop, but she still faced the minimum because El Modena picked off Cypress' lone base runner.

"She has held herself with such great poise all season," El Modena coach Steve Harrington said. "She just doesn't get rattled."

Freshman Alyson Kulp led the Vanguards offense, going 1 for 3 with an RBI double and a run scored.

(More details on this game and others played today to come on OCVarsity.com)

]]> http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2009/05/21/softball-playoffs-wagner-dominates-for-el-modena/51901/feed/ Softball playoffs: Esperanza stuns top-ranked Mater Dei http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2009/05/21/softball-playoffs-esperanza-stuns-top-ranked-mater-dei/51893/ http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/2009/05/21/softball-playoffs-esperanza-stuns-top-ranked-mater-dei/51893/#comments Fri, 22 May 2009 03:10:13 +0000 CARLOS ARIAS http://ocvarsity.freedomblogging.com/?p=51893 softball_icon_blog10Esperanza put together a four-run rally in the second inning and went on to stun top-ranked Mater Dei, 5-2, in the first round of the CIF-SS Division I softball playoffs on Thursday at Thornton Park.

The Aztecs needed an at-large berth to get into the playoffs after finishing fourth in Sunset League and they needed a 6-4 wild-card victory over Roosevelt on Tuesday just to get into the main draw.

Esperanza (18-13-2) moves on to the second round where it will play host to third-ranked El Modena on Tuesday at 3:15 p.m. The Monarchs finished the season 20-5-1.

The Aztecs got eight hits off Mater Dei's freshman ace Bri Matthews. Trea Steele led the way, going 2 for 3 with a double and three RBIs. Brittany Virgoe went 2 for 3 with an RBI and Kailyn Johnson went 2 for 3 with a run scored.

(More softball playoff results to come on OCVarsity.) 

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