NICK PECORARO HERE WITH
THE INAUGURAL CIF NORCAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
VISTA DEL LAGO HOSTING BENICIA OF THE NORTH COAST SECTION
LET'S GO
THE PANTHERS STRIKE FIRST AS KYRA MASON SINGLES UP THE MIDDLE
AND BRINGS HOME ROBYNN BALL MEDIANO
NEXT BATTER ; LORENZZA MARCACCI PUTS IT IN THE SAME SPOT
TO SCORE AVA ROJAS
AND IT'S 2 NOTHING BENICIA EARLY
BUT VISTA GETS EM RIGHT BACK IN THE BOTTOM HALF
CHARLIZE CAI CRUSHES ONE OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE WALL IN DEEP CENTER FOR A DOUBLE
THAT PUTS RUNNERS AT SECOND AND THIRD WITH NOBODY OUT
NEXT BATTER; SENIOR SAMMY SMITH LINES OUT TO RIGHT;
BUT THE THROW HOME SQUIRTS AWAY
OLIVIA MANCHESTER COMES IN TO SCORE;
AND CAI IS FASTER THAN THE EYE CAN SEE; SHE'S RIGHT BEHIND MANCHESTER AND IT'S TWO TWO
SECOND INNING
BASES JUICED FOR BENICIA; MARCACCI POPS ONE UP IN THE INFIELD
BUT VISTA CAN'T COME UP WITH IT CLEANLY
ARY BANKS SCORES, AND IT'S 3-2 PANTHERS
BOTTOM THREE
EAGLES HAVE TWO ON FOR BELLA HESS
THE SOPHOMORE SHOOTS ONE INTO RIGHT, THE BALL GETS AWAY
TWO RUNS SCORE; AND VISTA IS UP 4-3
SAME INNING
A SLOW GROUNDER IS ALL ALLISON MORRISSEY NEEDS
TO PUT VISTA UP 5-3
MEANWHILE; MANCHESTER HAD A CAREER HIGH 13 STRIKEOUTS IN THE CIRCLE
AND SHE GOT SOME DEFENSIVE HELP IN THE SIXTH
POP FLY TO CENTER
CHARLIZE CAI LAYS OUT FOR IT
SHOWING OFF THE GLOVE
THAT WAS A HAIKU BY THEY WAY
AND THAT KEEPS IT AT 5-3 VISTA INTO THE SEVENTH
BUT HERE COMES BENICIA
TWO ON FOR DENISE PAULETICH
THAT GETS BY THE RIGHT FIELDER AND THE TYING RUNS COME IN TO SCORE
VISTA JUST NEEDS ONE OUT TO KEEP IT TIED,
BUT ARY BANKS; CASHES IN ON THE GAME WINNING RUN
6-5 IS THE FINAL;
VISTA ENDS ITS SEASON WITH A SCHOOL RECORD 24 WINS AND IT'S FIRST SAC-JOAQUIN SECTION TITLE