Co-champions of the South Coast Conference, the Cerritos College softball team will open the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoffs on the road. The Falcons (30-10), one of only six teams in Southern California to win 30 games this year, were seeded #10 and will travel to take on #7-seeded Riverside City College (28-11), who tied for second place in the Orange Empire Conference. The teams will play a best-of-three series starting at 7:00 p.m. next Saturday.
This will be the third meeting of the season between the Falcons and Tigers, as each team has posted one win. Riverside recorded a 7-2 win in the third game of the season back on January 31, while Cerritos won a 2-1 game in eight innings at the Bakersfield Tournament. That win was the 400th of head coach Kodee Murray's career with the Falcons.
Riverside is 15-2 at home this season and are led by Michelle Paul, who is batting .409 on the year, while seven others are batting over .300. Selena Duran, who is hitting .370, also leads the Tigers with 30 RBI. In the circle, the Falcons have faced both MacKenzie Maxwell (13-4, 98 K's) and Bailey Powell (14-7, 108 K's).
For the Falcons, they have used their power hitting to lead the way, with eight different players hitting home runs and the team posting 33 round-trippers. Sophomore third baseman Ariana Mejia (Gahr HS) is one of four starters hitting over .400 and has six home runs and 42 RBI to go along with her .423 batting average. She has only struck out once all season and has drawn 23 walks. Freshman outfielder Joanna Perruccio (Long Beach Wilson HS) is hitting at a team-leading .443 clip and also leads the state with 44 stolen bases. Sophomore first baseman Haley Whitney (Warren HS) is batting .440, while sophomore second baseman Stephanie Olivas (Warren HS) leads the team with seven home runs.
Sophomore pitcher Jamie Ramirez (El Rancho HS) is 17-8 in the circle and is hitting .409 on the year, while sophomore Kat Flores (El Rancho HS) compliments in the circle with a 12-2 record and two saves.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGIONAL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS
#16 San Bernardino Valley (17-15) @ #1 Palomar (31-4)
#9 Saddleback (25-14) @ #8 East Los Angeles (29-9)
#13 Cuesta (26-13) @ #4 Santiago Canyon (32-6)
#12 Allan Hancock (26-13) @ #5 Santa Ana (32-8)
#14 College of the Canyons (22-17) @ #3 College of the Desert (34-6)
#11 Citrus (27-13) @ #6 Mt. San Antonio (32-8)
#10 Cerritos (30-10) @ #7 Riverside City (28-11)
#15 Grossmont (21-17) @ #2 Cypress (28-12)

May 28, 2014
Softball: Freshman wins national award

May 10, 2014
Softball: Pair of losses ends season for the Falcons

May 9, 2014
Softball: Cerritos opens Super Regional with win

April 29, 2014
Softball: Falcons honored with post-season awards

April 26, 2014
Softball: Falcons on the road for the playoffs

April 22, 2014
Softball: Falcons close out regular season with big win

April 17, 2014
Softball: Late runs help Falcons pull out win

April 15, 2014
Softball: Cerritos rebounds with conference win

April 14, 2014
Softball: Falcons drop 4-1 decision to Santiago Canyon

April 10, 2014
Softball: Loss drops Falcons in tie for first place

April 8, 2014
Softball: Falcons utilize four LBCC errors in 10-0 win

April 5, 2014
Softball: Cerritos powers their way past Cypress, 8-2

April 2, 2014
Softball: Cerritos suffers 9-1 loss to Mt. SAC

March 27, 2014
Softball: Team puts up big numbers in win

March 25, 2014
Softball: Falcons post 5-0 shutout over El Camino

March 23, 2014
Softball: Team wins three of four at Bakersfield Tournament

March 20, 2014
Softball: Win keeps Falcons in first place

March 18, 2014
Softball: Falcons exact revenge on only team to beat them

March 13, 2014
Softball: Team comes back for win over LB City

March 11, 2014
Softball: Big inning leads to 8-0 win over Pasadena City

March 8, 2014
Softball: Cerritos picks up two important wins

March 4, 2014
Softball: Long ball leads Falcons to win

March 3, 2014
Softball: Falcons score early and often in win

February 25, 2014
Softball: Falcons score six runs in seventh to win

February 20, 2014
Softball: Falcons drop 1-0 decision to East LA

February 19, 2014
Softball: Four-run seventh lifts Falcons over Ventura

February 18, 2014
Softball: Seven-run inning leads to conference win

February 14, 2014
Softball: Late rally not enough in loss

February 13, 2014
Softball: Falcons improve to 2-0 in conference

February 11, 2014
Softball: Falcons slam Mt. SAC, 10-2

February 5, 2014
Softball: Runs hard to come by in 6-1 loss

January 31, 2014
Softball: Long ball hurts Falcons in loss

January 29, 2014
Softball: Runs are scarce in loss to Santa Ana

January 28, 2014
Softball: Team opens with late-inning loss