Valley View Beats Mater Dei, 5-0

Valley View, known for its pitching, did it all in defeating defending champion Mater Dei, 5-0, Saturday night in the Southern Section Division I softball title game before about 2,200 at Mayfair Park in Lakewood.

The Eagles got their typical outstanding pitching performance from Keira Goerl, who struck out seven, walked two and allowed only one hit. Goerl (23-1) retired the first 16 batters before surrendering a sixth-inning single to Casie Phillips.

Goerl and the Eagles (29-2), making their first appearance in a section title game, took a 2-0 lead in the third inning against Marissa Young (15-3) with a walk, a single and Casey Smith’s two-run single.

The Eagles added three more runs in the sixth inning on Elena Cranmer’s bases-loaded double.

Young surrendered five hits and struck out 12. Mater Dei, making its third finals appearance in four years, finished 28-5.