Long Beach City College softball freshmen Bayleigh Fry would pitch a complete game shutout to continue the Vikings winning streak to four games as they defeated Compton 9-0 Tuesday.
Fry pitched five innings posting nine strikeouts, two hits, all of which came in the second inning, and one walk.
“She’s our ace on the mound, we’re so excited to watch her throw the ball. She has good command of all her pitches right now. She’s really confident and she knows that her bats are gonna come through for her,” director of softball operations Megan Martinez said.
This game followed after a bad start against El Camino in which Fry allowed eight runs and was taken out of the game in the first inning.
“I felt better, I built more confidence than what I had on Friday. I took Friday as a learner and I am so glad my team always has my back,” Fry said.
The Vikings would take advantage of two struggling Compton pitchers early as they would score four runs in the first and three runs in the second inning.
“I’m excited about our performance, our bats are hot. We continue to stick with the basics and put the bat on the ball, and it’s a team win and 1-21 is powerful enough to get the job done,” Martinez said.
In the fourth inning Anaya Togia hit her second home run of the season into the parking lot.
“That was a fun one. I think she went 250 feet which is the farthest home run that’s ever been hit here,” Martinez said.
The Vikings would also load the bases twice in the fourth, but would only score by freshmen Kylee Rodriguez drawing a walk.
With this win the Vikings extended their conference record to 3-0 and their overall record to 10-4 and are looking to keep the streak going to Thursday as they play a non-conference game at home against San Bernardino Valley at 1 p.m.