Off season full of action for the softball team 

The Vikings softball team, who made it to the second round of the super regionals this past season, are currently in the off season and they have not taken time off. 

During the summer and fall the team has done a lot to prepare for their upcoming season which begins in spring 2026.

The team has gone through specific weight training during the summer to get everybody up to the physical demands of preseason and eventually the regular season.

“ I joined when the training started in June and at the beginning we were just working out at the gym,” LBCC’s pitcher Lauren Cervantes said. 

_{LBCC Softball team huddles mid-game as they play against CSULB. The Vikings won the game 7-5 on Sept. 26 at CSULB softball field. (Jessica Rodriguez)}

While the softball team is in preseason, they get to play against ten different teams like division one schools like CSULB and other athletic collegiate associations Westcliff University, teams that they do not play during the regular season.

“While we play these games, this is how we look at  how competitive we are, the level of our players and basically is a way to determine our team for the spring,” Head Coach Megan Martinez said. 

The softball team won the South Conference Championships (SCC) last season and this is a feat coach Martinez expressed that she would like for her team to repeat.

“We definitely have a winning culture within the team, it’s something that we have been working for the past ten years” Head coach Martinez said.

_{LBCC’s infielder Natania Leomiti,right, reaches third base in game against CSULB on Sept. 26. The Vikings won 7-5 at CSULB softball field. (Jessica Rodriguez)}

During the game against Westcliff University, pitcher Lauren Cervantes allowed only three hits while LBCC Alliana Calderon and Brooklyn Coppin were the two players who scored to help the Vikings win 2-0.

The coaches make workout routines targeted towards the new recruits, where they build more specific training sessions for the team and individually.

“Coach Damian helped me get stronger, my legs are stronger now I’m able to play all the way up to the sixth inning now before my legs were not good around the fourth inning,” LBCC’s Adelise Valenzuela said.

The latest game for the Viking was an intersquad game, where they play one another as team Red and team Black, Team Black resulted victorious 7-5 on Friday.

The next game for the Vikings will be away  on Tuesday Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. against CSUSB.