Sophomore pitcher Reanna Carranza (El Rancho HS), who pitched every game of the season for the Cerritos College softball team, was voted the South Coast Conference Pitcher of the Year. She is the ninth Falcons player to earned the conference's Pitcher of the Year award. Along with being named the conference's Pitcher of the Year, Carranza is automatically selected to the All-State and All-Southern California teams. Carranza is the first Cerritos player to earn All-State recognition since catcher Briana Lopez in 2018 and the first pitcher since Jessica Lozano in 2011.
Joining her on the 1st Team is sophomore outfielder Jazmine Macias (La Mirada HS), while sophomore shortstop Marley Manalo (Walnut HS) and sophomore third baseman Natalie Basurto (Walnut HS) received 2nd Team honors. Garnering Honorable Mention recognition were sophomore catcher Jimena Velazquez (Fullerton Union HS) and sophomore first baseman/outfielder Nadia Landeros (Warren HS/Rio Hondo College).
As for Carranza (28-12), her wins are the second most in the state, while she leads the state with 260 1/3, which are currently the third most in a season in school history. Carranza tossed a no-hitter against Santiago Canyon College and had a one-hitter against El Camino College. As Cerritos gets ready for the Southern California Regional Playoffs, Carranza has a 2.58 ERA and has struck out 115 batters.
Macias, who is closing in on the school record for most stolen bases in a season (48), is second in the state with 45, while she leads the team in batting average (.429), hits (57), doubles (15), runs (48) and is tied for the most walks (23) and home runs (4) while she has only struck out six times all season. She has hits in 16 of her last 17 games heading into the post-season and has recorded 19 multiple-hit games. Additionally, she stole multiple bases in 12 games, which includes swiping four bases twice.
Manalo, who batted .416 in the regular season, leads the team with 43 RBI and shares the team lead with four home runs. She recorded a trio of four-RBI games, which included hitting a grand slam against Santiago Canyon and has 11 multiple RBI games this season. Manalo had a 13-game hitting streak late in the season and has collected at least one hit in 19 of the last 20 games. Basurto, who moved from second base to third base this season, hit .346 on the year with 32 RBI along with 10 doubles. She had a pair of four-RBI games during the season, as well as 15 multiple-hit games.
A 2nd Team all-conference pick as a freshman, Velazquez hit .303 during the regular season and shared the team lead with 23 walks. She also had 12 doubles and 23 RBI on the year, while recording a .981 fielding percentage. Velazquez threw out 11 potential base stealers, as well as picking off multiple runners who strayed too far away from first base. She drove in a season-high four runs in a game and had seven multiple-hit games. A transfer from Rio Hondo College, Landeros hit .344 during the regular season with eight doubles and 16 RBI. Her bat has come alive in the last 12 games and is hitting .488 (21-for-43) during that stretch. She also has 11 multiple-hit games in the final 14 of the season.
August 19, 2024
Softball: Pair of Falcons make four-year decisions
May 8, 2024
Softball: Jazmine Macias named NFCA All-American
April 27, 2024
Softball: Cerritos seeded #9 for SoCal Regional Playoffs
April 25, 2024
Softball: Falcons conclude regular season with 28-12 record
April 22, 2024
Softball: Team closes out conference schedule with 12-3 win
April 18, 2024
Softball: Hard-luck Falcons suffer 1-0 loss on an error
April 6, 2024
Softball: Big home run helps Falcons to 9-4 win
April 1, 2024
Softball: Falcons put up big numbers in win
March 29, 2024
Softball: Cerritos drops conference decision to LB City
March 28, 2024
Softball: Battle for third place results in tough 5-4 loss
March 25, 2024
Softball: Falcons come back in thrilling fashion to win, 7-6
March 22, 2024
Softball: Consistent offense leads Cerritos to 7-3 win
March 21, 2024
Softball: Carranza tosses shutout, as Falcons post 1-0 win
March 19, 2024
Softball: One bad inning hurts Falcons in conference loss
March 14, 2024
Softball: Falcons post 8-0 shutout over East LA
March 9, 2024
Softball: Cerritos suffers conference loss to El Camino
March 1, 2024
Softball: Falcons need 10 innings to defeat Compton
February 29, 2024
Softball: Early runs leads Cerritos to 8-0 conference win
February 27, 2024
Softball: Jazmine Macias signs with Oregon Tech University
February 27, 2024
Softball: Conference season opens with loss to Mt. SAC
February 24, 2024
Softball: Falcons take a pair from College of the Canyons
February 15, 2024
Softball: Big innings lead Cerritos to 13-3 win
February 13, 2024
Softball: Falcons post 6-1 win over Ventura
February 10, 2024
Softball: Cerritos comes back for win over Cuesta
January 31, 2024
Softball: Team drops first game of the season, 1-0
January 30, 2024
Softball: No-hitter by Carranza aided by grand slam in 6-0 win
January 27, 2024
Softball: Cerritos opens the season with 5-0 shutout win