Softball: Mustangs left stranded

IRVINE - The Costa Mesa High softball team had some not-so-funny

arithmetic tossed its way following Friday’s Pacific Coast League contest

with Northwood.

Five hits, plus eight walks, plus five Timberwolves’ errors equaled

zero runs in the Mustangs’ 6-0 road loss.

“I’ve never seen anything like that before,” a bewildered Coach Rick

Buonarigo said. “We had the bases loaded four times and we just couldn’t

find a way to score them.”

Cassandra John went 2 for 4 and stole four bases to lead the Mustangs

(12-8-1, 6-2 in league).

The win clinches the PCL title for Northwood (8-0 in league).

Costa Mesa returns to action Monday at Laguna Beach, beginning at 3:15

p.m.

PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Northwood 6, Costa Mesa 0

Costa Mesa 000 000 0 - 0 5 1

Northwood 011 400 x - 6 7 5 Gallardo, Lindsay (4) and Watkins; Lewis and Robinson. W - Lewis. L -

Gallardo, 2-1. HR - Pizula (N), Robinson (N).