In the second week of the season, the Cerritos College softball team faced Santiago Canyon College at the College of the Desert Tournament and dropped their first game of the season. On Friday, the Falcons returned the favor, as they handed the Hawks a 4-3 setback, their first of the year. Cerritos (4-2) will be back on the road on Saturday when they travel to Grossmont College for a noon contest.
Cerritos scored first in the game against Santiago Canyon (4-1), but quickly fell behind, 2-1 after surrendering a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning. But in the top of the third inning, a pair of runs gave them a 3-2 lead, while an insurance run in the fifth inning turned out to be the game-winner.
In the top of the first inning, sophomore Crystal Cano (Norwalk HS/Lynn (FL) University) doubled and then came home when freshman Jenny Collazo (Paramount HS) clubbed a run-scoring double. Sophomore Joanna Perruccio (Long Beach Wilson HS) led off the third inning with a single and advanced to second on a Cano base hit. With one out, sophomore first baseman Haley Petruccelli (Torrance HS) doubled to left-center, plating Perruccio. After a walk to Jasmine Javier (Cerritos HS) loaded the bases with two outs, sophomore catcher Krystal Purkey (Gahr HS) brought home the second run of the inning when he walked.
Sophomore Ana Pedroza (La Mirada HS/Caldwell (NJ) College) pitched six innings to earn the win, with freshman Jennifer Navarro (Warren HS) coming on in the seventh inning the pick up the save. Pedroza allowed 13 hits on the day, but was able to work out of situations in the first, third and sixth innings.
The eventual game-winning run in the fifth inning started with Collazo and Petruccelli each drawing walks. Navarro sacrificed them oven and Collazo scored on an infield out by Javier.
April 27, 2015
Softball: Crystal Cano named All-State
April 25, 2015
Softball: Cerritos seeded #11 for SoCal Regional Playoffs
April 22, 2015
Softball: Team waits to find out if they made playoffs
April 21, 2015
Softball: Playoff hopes take a hit in loss to Mt. SAC
April 18, 2015
Softball: Falcons drop regular season home finale
April 16, 2015
Softball: Team posts 14 hits in 13-5 win
April 15, 2015
Softball: Second straight loss drops team to third place
April 14, 2015
Softball: Late comeback falls short in 8-7 loss
April 11, 2015
Softball: Cerritos posts two more walk-off wins
April 9, 2015
Softball: Falcons come back twice to post 9-8 win
April 7, 2015
Softball: Plate patience leads to 8-0 win for Falcons
April 2, 2015
Softball: Cerritos wins third straight game
March 31, 2015
Softball: Power restored in Falcons win
March 27, 2015
Softball: Run-production falls short in pair of losses
March 26, 2015
Softball: Disastrous start leaves Falcons reeling
March 21, 2015
Softball: Struggles continue for Falcons
March 17, 2015
Softball: Cerritos drops 2-1 decision to Compton
March 16, 2015
Softball: Seven-run sixth inning propels team to win
March 10, 2015
Softball: Team blasts five home runs in win over LBCC
March 6, 2015
Softball: One-run losses continue to haunt Falcons
March 3, 2015
Softball: Late-inning rally not enough to catch Mt. SAC
February 26, 2015
Softball: Falcons post 14-1 conference win
February 24, 2015
Softball: Falcons hand El Camino first conference defeat
February 20, 2015
Softball: Falcons lose extra-innings game to Canyons
February 19, 2015
Softball: Nine-run first inning propels Falcons to win
February 17, 2015
Softball: School record falls in Falcons win
February 12, 2015
Softball: Six-run fifth inning leads Falcons to 11-2 win
February 10, 2015
Softball: Falcons collect 16 hits in 13-5 win
February 7, 2015
Softball: Big inning leads Falcons to 9-5 win
February 6, 2015
Softball: Cerritos holds on for 4-3 win
February 3, 2015
Softball: Late-inning error costs Falcons
January 31, 2015
Softball: Team splits two games at abbreviated tournament
January 29, 2015
Softball: Cerritos holds on for 3-2 win over Santa Ana
January 27, 2015
Softball: Falcons open season with walk-off win over Glendale
August 18, 2014
Cerritos mourns the loss of Nancy Kelly