After their first time at bat, things looked pretty good for the Cerritos College softball team. The Falcons scored in the top of the first inning in their South Coast Conference game against ECC Compton Center on Tuesday for an early 1-0 lead. The Tartars tied the game at 1-1 after the first inning, and neither team would score again until the seventh inning. However, it was Compton who scored and Cerritos lost a 2-1 game that dropped their season record to 14-8 and 8-3 in conference play. The team will now travel to El Camino College on Thursday for a 2:00 p.m. game against a Warriors team that is tied for first place in conference play.
In that first inning, sophomore third baseman Crystal Cano (Norwalk HS/Lynn (FL) University) singled with two outs and came home on a double by sophomore Jennifer Navarro (Warren HS). But Cerritos would get just three more its the rest of the game and failed to score. Freshman outfielder Cheyann Samuelson (Western HS) had two of the team's hits, while sophomore first baseman Haley Petruccelli (Torrance HS) was stranded on second base after her double in the fourth inning.
Sophomore starting pitcher Ana Pedroza (La Mirada HS/Caldwell (NJ) College) allowed a run on three hits in the first inning and five hits in her three innings of work. Navarro (9-2) came on to pitch in the fourth inning and retired nine of the first 11 batters she faced. But in the bottom of the seventh inning, a leadoff double by Brooke Laird resulted in the game-winning run when Pricilla Gonzalez drove her in to end the game.
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