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SPORTS
March 12, 2020
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RCC softball on three game win streak after loss STEPHEN PELTZ SPORTS EDITOR
Riverside City College Softball team pulled off a dominating win against Santiago College 9-3. The Tigers are now on a three game winning streak. RCC’s softball team nearly lost control of the game in the top of the third inning when they gave up three runs to Santiago to be down 3-2. They quickly gained it back in the bottom of the fourth when RCC’s bats a ght fire driving in r ns to take the lead 6-3. Whether the Tigers were down or ahead, the players bats were not letting them down resulting in long at bats and a total of hits. Many of the Tigers at bats featured foul balls keeping them alive in the batting box for more than 5 pitches for nearly every player. “We kinda knew what kind of pitching we were going to be facing so we really prepared for that pitching,” Michelle Daddona, head coach of the softball team said. “I think the girls did a good job of taking that preparation from practice yesterday into today and
capitalizing on that.” The Tigers pitchers were also dominant this whole game besides the third inning. “I think just keeping our focus on our goals and that pitching circles been huge for us,” said Daddona. “Knowing that were not going to be able to just rely on one person to go an entire game and them feeling really omfortable and onfident that giving them that one two punch and knowing they each want it for each other I thinks been a huge advantage for us lately in the circle.” Relief pitcher Marissa-Lena Nares got the win after coming in for Carrah Van Houten in the top of the fourth. Nares pitched the rest of the game totaling three strikeouts and walked four batters.
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Freshman Lela Hernandez at bat, Henandez has twelve hits and three RBI’s on the season.
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Second basemen Natalie Del Monte keeps her foot on the base as a defender slides to avoid an out, Del monte has a .438 batting average in the conference.
