Vanguard U. splits with UC San Diego

COSTA MESA - The Vanguard University softball team split its

nonconference doubleheader Monday against visiting UC San Diego.

The Lions (20-12) rallied with two runs in the seventh inning to win

the first game, 3-2, before losing, 8-0, in the nightcap.

Trailing, 2-1, Nikki Benning’s single drove in Celina Camarillo with

the tying run before Jill Jessen’s bases-loaded walk won the game.

Camarillo went 2 for 3 with a run scored and an RBI for Vanguard,

while Gina Liebengood pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn her

10th win of the season.

Andrea Saucedo, Benning, Jessen, Cheri Smith, Rachael Rolle and

Jessica Thompson each had key hits for Vanguard.

Smith scattered five hits over five innings as the Lions’ starting

pitcher. She allowed only one earned run and struck out two.

In the second game, Tritons pitcher Christi Martinelli tossed a

five-inning no-hitter to lead UCSD over Vanguard, 8-0.

A Tritons’ error prevented a perfect game for Martinelli, who struck

out three and walked none.

Vanguard pitchers allowed only two earned runs, but three Lion errors

accounted for the rest.

Amy Mettee went 3 for 4 with three runs scored for UCSD (13-11), while

Jeanine Cordero and Kim Aggabao each added two hits.

NONCONFERENCE

First game

Vanguard University 3, UC San Diego 2

UCSD 000 110 0 - 2 5 0

Vanguard 010 000 2 - 3 8 2 Harlan and Hunstad; Smith, Liebengood (6) and Rolle. W - Liebengood,

10-6. L - Harlan, 7-5. 3B - Mettee (UCSD), Harlan (UCSD), Camarillo (VU).

Second game

UC San Diego 8, Vanguard 0

UCSD 105 11 - 8 10 1

Vanguard 000 00 - 0 0 3

Martinelli and Cordero; Willis, Camarillo (3), Liebengood (4) and

Rolle. W - Martinelli, 6-6. L - Willis, 1-1. 2B - Aggabao (UCSD).

Fullerton hammers Orange Coas

Conference-leading Hornets toppled Pirates, 15-0, in five innings.

FULLERTON - Orange Coast College left fielder Renee Snyder spoiled

Andrea Lindgren’s no-hit bid Monday, but host Fullerton dominated for

five innings in the Hornets’ 15-0 Orange Empire Conference softball

victory over the Pirates.

The conference-leading Hornets (25-6-1, 10-1 in OEC) scored 10 runs in

the fourth inning, then closed out the Pirates (5-15-1, 0-13) in the

fifth.

Lindgren struck out six and walked one, while spinning a one-hit

shutout and improving to 12-4. Kim Guillen suffered the loss for OCC.

Leading the way for Fullerton was second baseman Lisa Schiro, who was

4 for 4 with four RBIs and four runs scored. Lindgren, Fullerton’s

cleanup hitter, was 4 for 4 with three RBIs.

ORANGE EMPIRE CONFERENCE

Fullerton 15, Orange Coast 0

Orange Coast 000 0 0 - 0 1 1

Fullerton 230 (10)x - 15 19 1

Guillen and Miles; Lindgren and Young. W - Lindgren, 12-4. L -

Guillen, 0-8. 3B - Schiro (F).

Less is Moore for Sailors, who are edged by Tustin, 1-0

GARDEN GROVE - The Newport Harbor High softball team went up against a

buzz-saw pitcher in Monday’s 1-0 loss to Tustin in the Garden Grove

Tournament second-division championship game.

Diane Lariba pitched a complete-game one-hitter with 15 strikeouts.

“She threw a great game today,” Newport Coach Jess Martinson said of the

Tillers’ hurler. “She has a good rise ball, she throws hard and she’s got

great location.”

Sailors hurler Kim Moore matched goose eggs with Lariba for five

innings, but a hit batsman, an error and two walks led to Tustin’s lone

run in the sixth.

“I really felt bad, because Kim pitched a great game for us, too,”

Martinson said. “One bad inning cost us the game.”

Bailey Beardon had both of Newport’s hits, while Athena Vasquez was

named to the all-tournament team.

“The team got a nice trophy and the players all got medals,” Martinson

said. “That’s something that probably hasn’t happened in quite awhile at

Newport Harbor in softball.”

The Sailors (6-5-2) will host Costa Mesa today at 3:15 p.m.

GARDEN GROVE TOURNAMENT

Second division finalsTustin 1, Newport Harbor 0

Newport 000 000 0 - 0 2 3

Tustin 000 001 x - 1 1 1

Moore and Campbell; Lariba and Cappucci. W - Lariba. L - Moore, 2-4-2.