San Jose City College showers 133 hits in March<\/p>\n
With a 40 percent chance of rain at game time, the Jags battled through the elements achieving the win 7-2 at home Tuesday, March 25 over the Coast North Conference Mission College Saints (0-16, 0-10)<\/p>\n
Sophomore pitcher Gianna Cavallaro rested her arm during the game, but Coach Debbie Huntze-Rooney had her name on the lineup card. Cavallaro said she was going through a slump, but came ready to hit.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I saw my pitch fastball down the middle,\u201d Cavallaro said, \u201cI swung.\u201d<\/p>\n
With two home runs and four runs batted in, Cavallaro said she has been working on hitting and is pleased with the results.<\/p>\n
Sophomore catcher Treasure Rodriguez finished with three hits in four at bats, while sophomore centerfielder Krystal Rock added two hits, a triple and two stolen bases.<\/p>\n
Freshman “knuckleball” pitcher Jessica Wakeman pitched a complete game, allowing four hits and one walk.<\/p>\n
Wakeman gave up two back-to-back home runs in the third inning. After the game, she said it was the two curveball pitches that got away from her, right over the center of the plate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn that inning I was struggling with the curve a little bit,\u201d Wakeman said, \u201cand they (Mission College) were hanging over the plate a little and were able to get ahold of a few.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wakeman battled her way out of the inning, getting Saint hitters to ground and strike out.<\/p>\n
Coming out of the 6-0 win over cross-town rival De Anza College on Tuesday, March 11, the Jags finished 2-0 overall on Thursday, March 13, winning in “10-run-rule” fashion over the City College of San Francisco (4-15-1, 1-8) in five innings 10-2.<\/p>\n
Sophomore third baseman Stephanie Pickard hit her first collegiate home run and finished with three runs batted in.<\/p>\n
Pickard said it hitting her first home run at home was special, and it felt really good to get the win.<\/p>\n
Freshman shortstop Kallie Klinger had three hits in three at bats, a double and scored two runs.<\/p>\n
Wakeman pitched all five innings and Huntze-Rooney said she had great command, getting ahead in the count against batters and mixing up her pitches.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe tried some different things and we got the hitters off balance,\u201d Huntze-Rooney said.<\/p>\n
The Jags participated in softball\u2019s version of March Madness, a tournament in Fremont during the weekend of March 15. By the end of the weekend, the Jags finished 3-2.<\/p>\n
The team traveled to Ohlone College (18-10, 7-3) on Tuesday, March 18, but came up short 7-5 after scoring four runs early.<\/p>\n
Huntze-Rooney said Ohlone continued getting not solid but “dinker” hits and key walks, setting the table for them to score most of their runs.<\/p>\n
Wakeman was pulled out after three innings and giving up four runs on four hits, four walks and a strikeout.<\/p>\n
Freshman pitcher Alex Hernandez finished the final three inning, giving up three runs on six hits.<\/p>\n
The Jags had a different approach in their 11-3 victory over Cabrillo College (6-16, 1-8) on Thursday, March 20. The team racked up 11 hits, 11 runs and nine runs batted in, with teammates hitting in whoever got on base.<\/p>\n
The team had two home runs coming off the bats of sophomores Rodriguez and Rock. Rock also added another stolen base to her 11 on the season.<\/p>\n
“Every time the team gets on base, they are looking for the best pitch and the the best hitters to steal the base,” Rock said.<\/p>\n
Cavallaro pitched five strong innings, allowing five hits, two walks and three strikeouts Ohlone hitters. She held down the win for the Jags, who finished the week 1-1.<\/p>\n
Rooney said the Jags are taking each day at a time and working to improve their skills as a team.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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