No. 4 SAC Softball Sweeps No. 12 AVC to Advance to Round 2 of SoCal Regionals
No. 4 Santa Ana Softball swept the No. 12 seeded AVC Marauders in round 1 of the CCCAA SoCal Regionals.
SANTA ANA, Calif. - The No. 4 seeded Santa Ana College Softball team stayed hot to advance to the second round of the CCCAA SoCal Regionals after sweeping the No. 12 Antelope Valley Marauders (27-15, 8-4) in round one.
Santa Ana (35-7, 20-4) scored 16 runs over the two games while holding one of the best offensive teams in the state to just two runs.
Sophomore pitcher Emily Rosas picked up both wins as she continued to dominate opponents while in the circle. The Orange Empire Conference Pitcher of the Year struck out 16 batters and allowed just two runs in 12 innings of work.
The Dons saw production throughout their lineup with 19 hits, 14 runs batted in and nine walks in the series. Freshman infielder Vinnie Robles came up big with four of those hits to go along with two runs and a couple of RBI.
Sophomore catcher Iyari Ramirez had a team high four runs batted in through the two games sophomore infielder Jojo Westerfield continued to rake in the middle of the lineup with three hits and three runs batted in.
With the win, the Dons punched their ticket to the next round where they will host No. 5 Long Beach City in a three game series starting on Friday, May 13th at 2:00 p.m.
