Freshman Bayleigh Frye pitched all seven innings as the Vikings defeated Citrus College 7-2 in game one of regionals on May 3.
“Pitching all seven innings isn’t a problem for me because I feel like I get stronger as the inning goes and I feel like I just have to keep working hard,” Frye said.
Frye put up four strikeouts, two walks, two runs, and four hits one of which came from Citrus’s pitcher in the third inning.
“Bayleigh trusted her defense when some of her pitches weren’t working and I am proud of her for continuing to be stoic on the mound,“ Director of Softball Operations Megan Martinez said.
The Vikings started the scoring in the bottom of the first inning as Freshman Robin Graia scored on a groundout by Jordan Vilaneva making the score 1-0.
The second inning is where the Vikings scored most of the their runs as the team scored off a single from freshman Xiomei Geluz, a double from freshman Robin Garcia, and a single from freshman Anaya Togia making the score 5-0
Citrus was able to gain to runs in the top of third inning off a single and groundout in which the runner on third base was able to make the score 5-2
In the third inning sophomore Alynna Gonzalez hit a foul ball that ended up getting stuck in the netting above the Citrus dugout, the ball would remain there for the rest of the game.
The very next pitch Gonzalez hit a single, but that would be the only hit of the inning as the Vikings were unable to extend their lead.
The Vikings were able to score one run in the fifth inning which came off a single from sophomore Breanna Lucero making the score 6-2.
Freshman Xiomei Geluz extended the Vikings lead in the sixth inning, as Geluz scored off a wild pitch making the score 7-2.
“We stuck to our plan and our plan has been all year to be a good teammate, pound the strike zone, and attack the pitcher,” Martinez said.
The Vikings then defeated Citrus the following day to take away the win in the best of three game series and head to Super Regionals at Palomar College, Mother’s Day weekend.