Titans too hot for CdM

* The day started off bad for Corona del Mar High’s softball team, as

the temperature reached 98 degrees and the CIF Southern Section

Division IV wild-card game was delayed 20 minutes because the umpires

were late arriving to the field.

Things went from bad to worse as Notre Dame of Riverside scored

four runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the Sea Kings,

10-1, Wednesday at Notre Dame.

The Titans (18-8) led off the bottom of the first, scoring four

runs on three errors. Four of Notre Dame’s runs were unearned.

Notre Dame led, 8-0, before Corona del Mar (10-11) picked up its only run in the top of the sixth when Heather Lohrman’s groundout

scored Jackie Manning from third base.

Jennifer Rynda gave up just three hits and struck out five for the

Titans.

Alissa Zoelle (9-9) allowed 14 hits for the Sea Kings.

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CIF Division IV

Wild card

Notre Dame 10, CdM 1 Score by Innings

CdM 000 001 0 -- 1 3 4

ND 401 032 x -- 10 14 2

Alissa Zoelle and Amy Tyson; Rynda and

Bell. W- Rynda. L-Zoelle, 9-9. 2B-

Kassandra (ND). 3B-Thompson (ND), Bell 2

(ND), Hallady (ND)

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Sage Hill dropped on road

* Visiting Sage Hill School produced a near-carbon copy of its

first meeting with Western Christian, as the Fighting Lancers posted

an 8-0 softball victory Wednesday in a CIF Southern Section Division

V wild-card playoff game.

Western Christian (11-7) defeated the Lightning, 6-0, March 20,

when Western sophomore pitcher Melissa Gomez allowed just two hits

and struck out 15.

This time, Gomez fanned only 10, but, once again, yielded two

hits, to end the Lightning’s season at 10-10.

Alexa Shitanishi singled to short center field in the fourth for

Sage Hill’s first hit and Christina Mainero singled in the sixth.

Catherine Dailey, who walked, was the only other base runner for the

Lightning, which committed five errors that led to seven unearned

runs.

Sage Coach Jim Percival praised the defensive work of center

fielder Debbie Yoder-Lee, who caught four fly balls.

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CIF Division V

Wild card

Western Chr. 8, Sage Hill 0 Score by Innings

Sage Hill 000 000 0 -- 0 2 5

W. Chr 010 124 x -- 8 7 0

Dailey and Torina; Gomez and Delles. W -

Gomez. L - Dailey, 6-7. 2B - Gomez (WC)

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