Southern Section

Friday, May 28

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Semifinals
Pairings for Tuesday, June 1

Division I

Riverside Poly (24-5) vs. Mater Dei (26-4-2) at Thornton Park (Santa Ana)
Camarillo (23-7) at Los Alamitos (21-8-2)

Championship, June 4-5 at Barber Park (Irvine)

Division II

El Modena (22-10) at Corona Santiago (26-3)
Norco (25-4) at Corona (22-8)

Championship, June 4-5 at Barber Park (Irvine)

Division III

Garden Grove Pacifica (29-2) at Sonora (22-7)
Hemet (24-6) at La Mirada (27-4)

Championship, June 4-5 at Barber Park (Irvine)

Division IV

St. Paul (26-4-1) at Oaks Christian (32-1)
Tesoro (23-8) at Barstow (19-6)

Championship, June 4-5 at Barber Park (Irvine)

Division V

La Reina (20-5-2) at Village Christian (20-10)
Arrowhead Christian (20-7) at Ontario Christian (23-5)

Championship, June 4-5 at Barber Park (Irvine).

Division VI

Saddleback Valley Christian (21-5-1) at Riverside Christian (19-3)
Woodcrest Christian (17-4) at Alverno (18-4-1)

Championship, June 4-5 at Barber Park (Irvine)

Thursday, May 27

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Quarterfinals

DIVISION I

Camarillo 1, Rosary 0
Lindsey Dean (12-1) pitched a three-hitter with five strikeouts and no walks, and Cambria Miranda singled in Lindsey Pierce for the winning run in the bottom of the fifth to lead host Camarillo (23-7) over No. 2-seeded Rosary (23-9). Taylor Peyton threw a five-hitter with four strikeouts and four walks for the Royals.

Los Alamitos 5, Bishop Amat 1
Natalie Mickelson went two for four with a solo home run and two RBIs and Stacy Neslon threw a five-hitter, allowing one unearned run, with five strikeouts to lead visiting Los Alamitos (21-8-2). Bishop Amat finishes 21-8.

Mater Dei 3, Royal 2 (8 innings)
Fourth-seeded Mater Dei (26-4-2), ranked seventh in the Southland, scored in the bottom of the eighth inning against relief pitcher Jordan McPherson to force a semifinal against Riverside Poly in a rematch of theThousand Oaks tournament title game. In that contest, Mater Dei defeated Riverside Poly, 4-2, on May 8.

Royal, ranked No. 25 in the Southland, finished 21-8.

McPherson (9-4) came on in the seventh inning in relief of starter Mercedes Lovato (12-2), who allowed seven hits with no strikeouts. McPherson, who has done the brunt of the critical pitching this season, gave up three hits and walked one.

The Monarchs’ winning rally came as Allie Aleman singled to left field and stole second base. She took third on Katie Schroeder’s grounder to second. Pinch-hitter Valyncia Raphael then hit a line drive off the backhand of shortstop Andi Ramirez for a run-scoring single.

Briana Santos pitched the eighth inning in relief for the victory.

Royal tied the score in the top of the seventh inning against Mater Dei’s second pitcher, Arianna Cervantes, who defeated Royal, 4-1, on May 1. Cervantes came on with two outs in the sixth inning in relief of Britni Rodriguez. Devon Hofland walked, took second on a ground ball, and scored on Liz Prieto’s single to left field.

Kristen Pocock went two for four with an RBI, and Tonye McCorkle had two hits for Mater Dei.

Ramirez drove in the first run for Royal, and Heather Erickson had two hits.
--Martin Henderson

Riverside Poly 1, Saugus 0

DIVISION II

Corona 3, Righetti 2 (15 innings)
Fifth-ranked Corona (22-8) committed two errors in the top of the seventh inning to allow Righetti (26-8) to tie the score at 1-1 and force extra innings, and it almost cost the Panthers a trip to the semifinals.

That’s because Corona needed to score in bottom of the 10th to remain alive, and did so as Brooke LeSage singled and stole second, and Brooke Frydendall - batting with two strikes and two outs -- delivered an RBI single to left field.

Corona loaded the bases in the bottom of the 11th inning with none out but failed to score. They left 15 runners on base, but scored the one they needed in the 15th as LeSage singled, stole second, took third on a grounder to shortstop, and scored on Brooke Phipps’ single to left field.

Both pitchers went the distance. Corona’s Brittney Bargar (21-8) allowed seven hits, struck out eight and intentionally walked one. Losing pitcher Jenna Maiden (16-3) struck out 14 and allowed six hits and walked four.
--Martin Henderson

Corona Santiago 7, Peninsula 6 (10 innings)
Top-seeded and third-ranked Santiago (26-3) scored twice in the bottom of the 10th inning to advance to the semifinals against El Modena. Santiago trailed, 5-1, going into the fifth inning, and needed a two-out two-run double by Kelsey Delannoy to force extra innings.

Katie Baldwin reached second on an error, and one out later, took third on a comebacker to the pitcher, and scored when No. 9 hitter Jessica Long delivered a full-count, 10-pitch double. Taryne Mowatt followed with a run-scoring gapper to left-center field.

Mowatt (22-3) gave up a career-high eight hits and struck out and struck out 13, five in the first two innings. She walked only one.

Mowatt had three hits, Kelsey Bruder had two hits, including a double, with one RBI.

Siera Smith had three hits and scored twice for Peninsula, and Monica Alnes had two hits and two RBIs. Michele Astiazaian also had two hits, including a double.

Alnes gave up 10 hits and struck out two Peninsula (16-12).
--Martin Henderson

El Modena 2, Diamond Bar 1
Diamond Bar, ranked sixth by The Times, was eliminated in the Division II quarterfinals by No. 22 El Modena after the host Vanguards scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning on three hits, the last a run-scoring single by Natasha Madjd. El Modena had managed only three hits against Brittany La Rosa through the first six innings.

It’s an interesting trip for El Modena. It played in back-to-back title games before losing in the quarterfinals last season with a senior-laden squad. Now, with most most of that team gone, they are in the semifinals after having beaten teams ranked 10th and sixth in the Southland.

This latest victory was not without controversy.

Trailing, 1-0, the Vanguards got a single from Ariana Munoz, and after winning pitcher Dana Crucil struck out failing to sacrifice, Alex Ramirez singled. Third baseman April Lewis, who made several outstanding defensive plays, was then hit by a pitch on the hand, but only after Coach Steve Harrington requested help from a base umpire, who overruled the initial call that it was a foul ball. That loaded the bases, and the tying run scored on Wendy Sheehan’s bunt, and the winning run scored on Madjd’s single down the first base line.

Crucil (15-7) allowed seven hits and got the best of La Rosa, a sophomore who allowed six hits and struck out seven.
--Martin Henderson

Norco 2, Fontana 1
Daniela Urincho (23-4) tossed an eight-hitter, striking out 10, and singled in Brianna Goad to tie the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning for the host third-seeded Norco (25-4). Gabby Finley singled in Ursula Lopez from second base for the winning run in the bottom of the seventh for the Cougars. Fontana finishes 25-5.

DIVISION III

Garden Grove Pacifica 5, Cerritos 0
Brittany Weil (24-2) struck out nine in four innings, Crystal Vieyra had three hits and Colbee Shackelford had two RBIs to lead top-seeded Pacifica (29-2) over visiting Cerritos (17-15).

Hemet 2, La Habra 1
Erin Webb went three for three with a double, a run scored and an RBI, Kayla Hitchcock went two for two with an intentional walk and Jessica Beaver (19-5) threw a four-hitter to lead host Hemet (24-6).

La Mirada 6, Sunny Hills 1
Alyssa Gutierrez pitched a four-hitter and struck out 10, and Lacy Tyler went two for three with a double, two RBIs and one run scored to lead visiting third-seeded La Mirada (27-4). Sunny Hills is 19-9.

Sonora 1, King 0
Sonora (22-7) scored in the bottom of the sixth inning to upset fourth-seeded King (23-6). Samantha Dabbs led off with a walk, took second on a sacrifice, and scored ahead of the tag when Danielle Lukk singled to center field.

Christine Farrell (22-7) allowed one hit and struck out 11 for the Raiders, who will play top-seeded Pacifica in the semifinals. It matches the furthest Sonora has ever gone in the playoffs since 1985; it was beaten by Pacifica in the 2000 semifinals.

Losing pitcher Lindsey Horta allowed three hits and struck out eight.
--Martin Henderson

DIVISION IV

Barstow 4, Lompoc Cabrillo 3 (11 innings)
Host Barstow improves to 19-6; Cabrillo finishes 18-8-1.

Oaks Christian 2, Harvard-Westlake 1
Courtney Lee went one for three and scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning on a single by Erin Sakakini, who finished the day one for two, for host No. 1 seeded Oaks Christian (32-1). Ashley Veilleux pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowed four hits and struck out six and Tiffany Day went two for three with a run scored for the Lions. Harvard-Westlake finishes 20-10.

St. Paul 2, La Puente 1
Michelle Morlet scored the winning run a single by Lauren Martene in the bottom of the second inning for St. Paul (26-4-1). Earlier in the inning, Jackie Hyner scored the tying run on a single by Morlet (24-3-1), who also pitched a six-hitter with one strikeout. The Swordsmen will play top-seeded Oaks Christian in the semifinals Tuesday. La Puente (18-5-1) took a 1-0 lead on a throwing error in the top of the first inning.

Tesoro 1, Dos Pueblos 0
Sophomore Nicole Aaronson (18-5) pitched a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts and junior Shantelle Cardella singled home freshman Dani Manko with no outs in the top of the first inning to lead Tesoro (23-8) to the upset of second-seeded Dos Pueblos (27-2-1). Manko singled to lead off the game, advanced to second on an error and scored on Cardella’s single. Kimi Wong (25-2) pitched a four-hitter for Dos Pueblos.

DIVISION V

La Reina 2, Cerritos Valley Christian 1
Vicky Brown (17-3) threw a four-hitter and seven strikeouts to lead visiting La Reina (20-5-2). Cerritos Valley Christian finishes 21-5.

Village Christian 9, Pasadena Poly 3
Laura Stone went three for four with a home run, her third homer in as many games, and three RBIs and Amy Servillo went three for four with a double and two RBIs to lead host No. 4-seeded Village Christian (20-10). Allesandra Giampolo went three for four with two doubles and scored three runs for Pasadena Poly (19-5).

Arrowhead Christian 4, Los Angeles Baptist 3
Ontario Christian 2, La Salle 0

DIVISION VI

Alverno 2, Santa Maria Valley Christian 1 (10 innings)
Rebecca Garcia singled in Erica Ramirez with two outs in the top of the 10th and Jessica Stewart pitched a three-hitter with 13 strikeouts to lead visiting Alverno (18-4-1).

Saddleback Valley Christian 2, Linfield Christian 1
Katie Finley (25-1) pitched a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts and Alissa Sharp had three hits, including a triple that scored Tiffany Panter to break a 1-1 tie with one out in the top of the seventh inning, for top-seeded Saddleback Valley Christian (21-5-1). Linfield Christian finishes 15-8.

Riverside Christian 4, Viewpoint 1
Woodcrest Christian 8, Avalon 1

Tuesday, May 25

SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS

Second round

DIVISION I

Bishop Amat 5, Etiwanda 0
Katie Gollhardt went three for three with a double and an RBI, Marissa Slattery went two for four with two doubles and two RBIs and Breanna Gomez (10-3) threw a four-hitter with five strikeouts to lead visiting Bishop Amat (21-7) past Etiwanda (18-10).

Camarillo 1, Thousand Oaks 0
Freshman Lindsey Dean (11-1) pitched a perfect game with six strikeouts and Melanie Douglas had a run-scoring single in the fourth inning for visiting Camarillo (22-7). Thousand Oaks finished 23-6.

Los Alamitos 2, Canyon Springs 1 (8 innings)
Senior Bittany Murphy went two for four with a double and senior Caroline Howe went two for four and doubled in the game-winning run with two outs to lead host Los Alamitos (20-8-2) past Canyon Springs (22-6).

Mater Dei 5, Foothill 2
Ashley Weber went two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run scored, Tonye McCorkle went two for four with an RBI and a run scored and Lauren Greer went two for four with a double and an RBI for Mater Dei (25-4-2), which tallied 13 hits. Briana Santos pitched a six-hitter, striking out seven, while going three for three with an RBI for the No. 3-seeded Monarchs. Foothill finishes 17-12-1.

Riverside Poly 2, Rancho Cucamonga 0
Mindy Cowles (15-4) pitched a three-hitter with seven strikeouts and no walks and had two hits, including a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning that broke a scoreless tie for top-seeded Riverside Poly (23-5). Amanda Myers had an RBI single in the sixth for Poly. Rancho Cucamonga finished 21-7.

Rosary 3, Valencia 1
Cristen Lee had the game-tying RBI double in the fifth and scored the go-ahead run when Kaitlin Cochran’s single for Rosary (23-8). Katie Shifcian, who went two for two with two stolen bases, then tripled in Cochran to give the Royals a 3-1 lead. Valencia of Valencia finishes 22-8.

Saugus 9, Highland 3
Sarah Hooper went two for four with a three-run home run, Kirsten Lindgreen went two for four with a two-run home run and Alex Cueva went one for three with a solo home run to lead visiting Saugus (22-5). Kyla Sullivan went two for four with a double and Victoria Kemp went one for three with a double and two runs scored for the Centurions.

Royal 11, Loara 0

DIVISION II

Corona 1, El Dorado 0
Brittney Bargar pitched a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts and Brooke LeSage scored the winning run on a two-out single by Sabrina Hernandez in the fourth inning to lead visiting No. 5-ranked Corona (21-8). Amanda Watkins threw a four-hitter, striking out three, for No. 23-ranked El Dorado (18-7).

Corona Santiago 9, Redlands East valley 0
Taryne Mowatt (21-3) threw a three-hitter with 14 strikeouts and went four for four with two RBIs, Crystal Gutierrez went three for four with two RBIs and Tiffany Wright, Kelsey Bruder and Brittany Moore each went two for four to lead visiting top-seeded Corona Santiago (25-3).

Diamond Bar 6, Mira Costa 0
Brittany LaRosa struck out six and had two hits, Tawna Tagaloa and Kristin Miller each hita home run for Diamond Bar (24-4). Mira Costa is 17-7.

El Modena 5, Don Lugo 1
Dana Crucil pitched five innings, giving up four hits, and April Lewis went three for three with three RBIs for El Modena (21-10). Don Lugo is 23-5.

Fontana 1, Diamond Ranch 0
Sophomore Gabby Smith (23-2) threw a two-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks, and Kim Waleszonia singled in Nikki Campbell to lead host Fontana (25-4). Diamond Ranch finishes 22-4.

Norco 9, Eisenhower 0
Daniela Urincho (22-4) threw a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts and Brianna Goad went five for five with an RBI to lead visiting No. 3-seeded Norco (24-4) past Eisenhower (15-11).

Righetti 4, Anaheim Canyon 3
Tabitha Taylor had a run-scoring single in the fifth inning to give visiting Righetti (25-7) a 4-0 lead. Second-seeded Anaheim Canyon finishes 22-8.

Peninsula 2, Crescenta Valley 0

DIVISION III

Cerritos 5, Savanna 2
Kim Price went two for three, including a two run home run, and had three RBIs and Denise Betonio went two for three with two triples and two RBIs to lead host Cerritos (17-14) over Savanna (22-6).

Garden Grove Pacifica 10, Mayfair 0
Brittany Weil (23-2) pitched a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts and one walk and Crystal Vieyra hit a two-run home run to lead top-seeded Pacifica (28-2) over visiting Mayfair (14-11-1).

Hemet 3, Indio 1
Jessica Beaver (18-5) threw a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts and went two for three with two RBIs and Jessica Josker went three for four with a double and a run scored to lead visiting Hemet (23-6). Indio finishes 15-13.

King 1, Bonita 0
Anna Beardman went two for three with two doubles and scored the winning run in the fourth inning and Lindsey Horta pitched a five-hitter with nine strikeouts to lead host fourth-seeded King (23-5).

La Mirada 1, Santa Monica 0
Alyssa Gutierrez (14-3) pitched a four-hitter with six strikeouts to lead host No. 3-seeded La Mirada (26-4). Alexi Trujillo led off the fifth inning with a single, advanced to second on an infield hit by Gutierrez, Amanda Fernandez walked and Simone Holland also walked to drive in Trujillo for La Mirada, which tallied 12 hits. Santa Monica finishes 20-9.

Sonora 2, South Torrance 1
Christine Farrell (21-7) threw a three-hitter and also hit a home run in the sixth inning to give the Raiders a 2-0 lead.

Sunny Hills 3, Kaiser 0
Allison Bruton had a run-scoring single and Jessica Forrester went three for three and Amanda Gabriel (12-5) threw a three-hitter to lead host Sunny Hills (19-8). Kaiser finishes 23-4.

La Habra 1, Garden Grove 0

DIVISION IV

Barstow 2, San Marino 1
Host Barstow improves to 18-6.

La Puente 1, Ventura 0 (9 innings)
Desiree Biolley (19-3) threw a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts, Erin Fonseca went two for four and Vanessa Carranza singled in the winning run in the top of the ninth to lead La Puente.

Lompoc Cabrillo 8, Nordhoff 0
Brooke Brockett (16-5) pitched a one-hit shutout, Nataljia Martin went two for three, including two singles and an RBI in an eight-run fifth inning, for host Lompoc Cabrillo (18-7-1). Nordhoff finishes 15-9.

Oaks Christian 5, Monrovia 4
Taylor Schlopy doubled in Errin Sakakini for the tying run and Julia Humphries scored the winning run on a Amber Peterson’s groundball to second base in the top of the seventh inning for Oaks Christian (31-1), which faced a 4-3 deficit heading into the final inning. Monrovia is 19-5.

Harvard-Westlake 2, Hesperia 0
Cathy Pitoun had a run-scoring double and Kristin Gallant (11-2) pitched a complete-game shutout with five strikeouts for host Harvard-Westlake (20-9).

St. Paul 9, Victor Valley 1
Jeniffer Salas went two for four, including two home runs, and had four RBIs, Michelle Morlet (23-3) pitched a seven-hitter with four strikeouts and had a single with two RBIs and Lauren Martene went three for four to lead visiting No. 4-seeded St. Paul (25-4-1). Victory Valley is 17-5.

Tesoro 9, Serrano 5
Dani Manko hit two home runs and had three RBIs and Nicole Aaronson (17-5) pitched a complete game with eight strikeouts and hit a two-run home run for visiting Tesoro (22-8).

Dos Pueblos 10, Culver City 0

DIVISION V

Arrowhead Christian 7, St. Bonaventure 2
Arrowhead Christian is 19-7; St. Bonaventure finishes at 15-10.

Cerritos Valley Christian 4, Maranatha 1
Melissa Dykema (10-3) had nine strikeouts over five relief innings and went one for three including an RBI triple to lead visiting Cerritos Valley Christian (21-4) over Maranatha (16-11).

La Reina 7, Campbell Hall 0
Vicky Brown (16-3) pitched a one-hitter for her 12th shutout for host top-seeded La Reina (19-5-2). Brianna Jorgensborg and Jennifer Littlejohn had run-scoring doubles. Campbell Hall finishes at 19-3.

La Salle 7, Lancaster Desert Christian 1
Kathleen Salvo pitched a four-hitter with eight strikeouts and had two hits and three RBIs, and Jenny Belak had four hits, including a double, to lead visiting third-seeded La Salle (25-5). Desert Christian finishes is 17-6.

Ontario Christian 3, Oxford Academy 0
Ontario Christian is 22-5; Oxford Academy is 21-6.

Pasadena Poly 2, Western Christian 1
Mackenzie Smith (19-4) threw a five-hitter with one strikeout and drove in both runs to lead host Pasadena Poly (19-4). Melissa Gomez threw a three-hitter with nine strikeouts for Western Christian (16-13-1).

Village Christian 6, Oak Park 0
Stanford-bound senior Lauren Nydam (15-8) threw a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts, Laura Stone went two for three with a solo home run and Meghan Hanna and Amy Servillo each had two hits with two RBIs to lead fourth-seeded Village Christian (19-10). Oak Park finishes at 15-11.

L.A. Baptist 2, Bishop 0

DIVISION VI

Alverno 11, Rolling Hills Prep 0 (5 innings)
Jessica Stewart went three for three with a triple and four RBIs and pitched a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts to lead visiting second-seeded Alverno (17-4-1). Rolling Hills Prep is 9-3.

Riverside Christian 11, Sacred Heart of Jesus 0
Ashley Collinwood went three for four, including a triple, and had three RBIs and a run scored, Karin Erickson (11-1) had six strikeouts and allowed no hits over three innings and Ashley Morgan went two for two with a double, a run scored and an RBI to lead visiting fourth-seeded Riverside Christian (18-3). Sacred Heart of Jesus finishes 11-10.

Saddleback Valley Christian 6, New Roads 3
Katie Finley pitched a two-hitter, striking out 17 and walking one, and Heather Aldridge had a double and two RBIs Saddleback Valley Christian (20-5-1). New Roads finishes 14-8.

Santa Maria Valley Christian 8, Faith Baptist 1
Christene Regalado pitched a one-hitter, Brittani Datu had a double and a solo home run in the third inning and Cynthia Regalado had two doubles for Santa Maria Valley Christian (21-5), which tallied 14 hits. Faith Baptist finishes 7-4.

Viewpoint 5, L.A. Lutheran 2
Michelle Macias went two for three with two runs scored and Hayley Bock went two for three with two RBIs to lead hos Viewpoint (19-4) over L.A. Lutheran (14-2).

Avalon 10, Moreno Valley Calvary Chapel 5
Linfield Christian 7, Bloomington Christian 1
Woodcrest Christian 8, La Sierra Academy 3