Prep softball: Tars end league losing streak

IRVINE - The Newport Harbor High softball team defeated Sea View

League host Irvine, 4-2, Tuesday to break a 38-game league losing streak

on the field.

The Sailors had not won a league game on the field since the ninth Sea

View contest of the 1997 season. The Tars were awarded two forfeit wins

over Corona del Mar, which did not field a team in 1998. Then went 0-8 in

league from 1999-01 and were 0-5 this season against Sea View competition

before Tuesday.

“It has been a long time coming and the girls knew how much it meant

to me,” said Newport Coach Jess Martinson, who has been involved with the

program the last five years. “It also meant a lot to the juniors on our

team. They celebrated pretty good.”

Julianne Bass had two RBIs for the Sailors, who also received an RBI

from Kyley Dill.

Jennifer Gummerman had two hits to assist scoring rallies in the sixth

and seventh for Harbor, which broke a scoreless tie with one in the fifth

and took a 2-0 lead in the sixth.

After Irvine closed to within 2-1, Newport scored twice in the seventh

to lead, 4-1. Irvine added a run in the seventh and had the tying run on

second, when Newport pitcher Kim Moore induced a soft line drive to

junior shortstop Athena Vasquez for the final out.

Moore threw a complete-game six-hitter to improve to 12-5.

The Sailors were without their top hitter, as Amanda Campbell missed

the game due to an injury.

SEA VIEW LEAGUE

Newport Harbor 4, Irvine 2

Newport Harbor 000 011 2 - 4 9 2

Irvine 000 001 1 - 2 6 2

Moore and Gleason; Loxsom and Peterson. W - Moore, 12-5. L - Loxsom.

2B - Bass (NH).