Long Beach City College softball extended its winning streak as sophomore Jordyn Villanueva had a 3-4 hitting performance which helped give the Vikings a dominant 8-1 win over Pasadena on Tuesday.
“I thought we started off a little slow but in the end our pitching held us down as usual and our hitters made adjustments at the plate, and I’m really proud of them for sticking to the plan,” Megan Martinez said, director of softball operations.
This win marked the Vikings 14th straight win, as they continue to breeze through the South Coast Conference.
Freshman Mariah Zapata pitched all seven innings putting up 11 strikeouts, five hits, and three walks.
“After having a tough time last week, I was able to come back this week and be strong for my team, ” Zapata said.
The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the third inning when freshman Robin Garcia singled to score Natalie Wilson and make the score 1-0.
In the bottom of the fifth inning the Vikings would add to their lead as Robin Garcia doubled, Jordyn Villanueva singled, and sophomore Alejandra Mota singled to give the Vikings six safety runs and set a 7-0 lead.
“I just told myself to shorten up and just try to keep it simple,” Villanueva said.
Pasadena did not get shut out, as they scored one run off a single in the sixth inning making the score 7-1.
The Vikings were able to get that run right back as Anaya Togia singled in the bottom of the sixth scoring Xiomei Geluz, making the score 8-1.
Pasadena was not able to add any more runs as the Vikings defense was able to put a stop to their offense in the top of the seventh inning.
With this win the Vikings extend their overall record to 20-4 and their conference record to 9-0 as the team gears up to play Mt. San Antonio on Thursday.