Freshman Bayleigh Fry pitched a complete game shutout as the Vikings defeated Cerritos 3-0 in a game dedicated to Women’s History Month on Friday.
Fry would pitch seven innings posting 11 strikeouts but would give up three hits and one walk.
“It feels great. I have never faced this team before. Being a freshman here and getting the starting position as a pitcher is very overwhelming, today was such a special day being Women’s History Month and I think our team did a great job, ” Fry said.
The Vikings held a ceremony before the game honoring some of the women who have made a difference on campus including Board of Tustee’s President Vivian Malauulu who threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
The team would also hold a tailgate before the game with free food and drinks such as hotdogs, popcorn, chips, water and soda.
The offense for both teams did not come out swinging as the Vikings were held scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning.
“We have a good rhythm right now 1-22. I feel confident in all of our pitchers and all of our hitters. We have a bench that’s always ready to go, I’m just excited about the rhythm that we have right now, ” Director of Softball Operations Megan Martinez said.
Freshman Anaya Togia started the scoring in the fifth inning with a double to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead.
“I knew how to come up big for my team because it was one of the last innings that we were going to play and I knew that I had to get it done,” Togia said.
Earlier this week Togia was named player of week by the California Community College Fastpitch Coaches Association.
“It’s a big accomplishment here. I have been working hard, I’m also a freshman, it’s just a big deal to get player of the week,” Togia said.
Sophomore Jordan Villanueva singled and advanced to second on the throw shortly after during the fifth inning to extend the lead to 3-0.
With this win the Vikings extended their winning streak to eight games, their conference record to 5-0, their overall record to 14-4 as their next game will be against East Los Angeles College on Tuesday at home at 3 p.m.