Softball secures 30th win in second straight shutout 8-0 over College of the Canyons with a big batting performance by Jaiden Lopez on Wednesday, April 24.
The game was a pointedly one-sided affair after a 5-0 first inning in favor of the Vikings.
Freshman pitcher Bayleigh Fry pitched four scoreless innings before the Vikings brought reliever Abby Hansen to pitch the last inning.
This marked the third day straight of playing games for the Vikings with another scheduled to happen the day after
“Of course it’s hard with the rainouts we’ve had to play back to back but we love playing here at our beautiful facility,” Director of Softball Operations Megan Martinez said.
The Vikings only have one more regular season game being the very next day against El Camino and Long Beach currently sits at 17-3 and second in the South Coast Conference.
To tie Mount San Antonio for the South Coast crown the team would need to beat El Camino in a road game.
This win marked the 30th win of the season improving the overall record to 30-9 marking a great season for the program.
“This team is really special, I think we’ve kept true to our mantra and our motto of being a good teammate, and that’s held true this entire season, they are a special group because they believe in one another and in being a good teammate,” Martinez said.
Fry shared her thoughts on the overwhelmingly successful and winning season the Vikings have had.
“This team is something that I’ve been waiting for, I’ve been waiting for a team this dominant because I am a dominant player and I like to be that competitive,” Fry said.
Long Beach City College has not won the South Coast Conference since 2002 and looks to tie for the title with a win at El Camino.
Softball lost in their game at El Camino putting them at second in the South Coast Conference where they await Regional playoffs starting May 3rd.