Griffins work magic again in walk-off win
- Updated: March 24, 2016
2016 GROSSMONT COLLEGE SOFTBALL
By Chris Davis
© East County Sports.com
EL CAJON (3-24-16) — There is a sense of a magical season going on at Grossmont College. The Griffins have won five of the last six and are ranked 14th in the state of California, the highest the team has been in several years.
The run continued on Wednesday (Mar. 23) as they defeated Mt. San Jacinto (15-12, 5-5 PCAC) in walk-off fashion 3-2 in a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference match-up in El Cajon.
This was the fourth walk-off win for the Griffins this season.
SIERRA SALAZAR (Helix) was a huge factor for the Griffins (20-8-1, 6-3 PCAC) as she got two of the seven hits the team had. Salazar also had a pair of stolen bases and scored twice. RACHEL EVERETT (8-2, Bonita Vista) completed the game allowing seven hits and two runs, both earned.
Salazar got the scoreboard warmed up as she hit a triple. She was allowed to score on the same play when the second baseman made an error fielding the return throw from the outfield in the second inning.
MSJC took the lead in the top of the fourth scoring a pair of runs, that was brought to fruition via back-to-back doubles.
The Griffins went back to work in the bottom of the inning. Salazar walked to reach base in back-to-back plate appearances. She promptly stole second base, her 11th consecutive successful attempt, to get into scoring position. DIAMOND MEJIA (West Ranch) singled and advanced to second by the second baseman. The single scored Salazar to make it 2-2.
JESSICA RUBIO (Patrick Henry) reached first on an error. AMANDA IZZO (Hemet) laid down a sacrifice bunt to move Rubio to second. KATIE SCHMIDT (Valhalla) then doubled up the middle as Rubio scored the game winning run.
“The Griffins all season long have handled some pressure when the game was and has been on the line,” Griffin head coach Doug Hartung said. “They have prevailed late in the game. They have been especially tough at home.”
Indeed, the Griffins have been tough at home, going 13-4 at Grossmont.
The Green and Gold will take six days off before resuming PCAC play in Chula Vista.
@ Grossmont
| Mt. San Jacinto 2 |
Grossmont 3 |
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. San Jacinto (15-12, 5-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Grossmont (20-8-1, 6-3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Mt. San Jacinto |
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Brown ss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Munoz 2b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jena Chilson 1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Sage p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Angie Lopez 3b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alyssa Rayls lf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicole Stressling cf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Amanda Munoa dp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amanda Escalera c | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sierra Falcon c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stephenie Tarango rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| BATTING | |||||||
| 2B: Angie Lopez; Alyssa Rayls; Amanda Munoa RBI: Angie Lopez; Alyssa Rayls |
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| BASERUNNING | |||||||
| CS: Angie Lopez | |||||||
| FIELDING | |||||||
| E: Sam Munoz 2; Amanda Munoa | |||||||
Grossmont |
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| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Izzo 3b | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Schmidt lf | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rachel Everett p | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sierra Salazar ss | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MacKenzie Reynolds 1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Diamond-Nicole Mejia c | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexis Flores dp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arisa Rosado 2b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sophia Sahagun 2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jessica Rubio cf | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mariah Fortune rf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| BATTING | |||||||
| 2B: Katie Schmidt 3B: Sierra Salazar RBI: Katie Schmidt |
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| BASERUNNING | |||||||
| SB: Sierra Salazar 2 CS: Rachel Everett |
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| FIELDING | |||||||
| E: Diamond-Nicole Mejia | |||||||
Mt. San Jacinto |
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| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Sage (L, 5-6) | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| PITCHING | |||||||
| Batters Faced: Jordan Sage 29 | |||||||
Grossmont |
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| PITCHERS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Everett (W, 8-2) | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PITCHING | |||||||
| Batters Faced: Rachel Everett 27 | |||||||
| SCORING SUMMARY |
|---|
| MT. SAN JACINTO – TOP 4TH |
| A. Lopez doubled to left center, RBI; S. Munoz scored. |
| A. Rayls doubled to left field, RBI; A. Lopez scored. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 4TH |
| D. Mejia singled, advanced to second on an error by 2b; S. Salazar scored, unearned. |
| GROSSMONT – BOTTOM 7TH |
| K. Schmidt doubled up the middle, RBI; A. Izzo advanced to third; J. Rubio scored. |
