PacSun twice handles Clueless

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Team PacSun of Huntington Beach Girls Softball took on South

Huntington Beach Clueless in two recent under-14 Division games and came

out victorious on both occasions.

In the first game, PacSun edged Clueless, 5-4.

The score was tied 4-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh inning.

There, Mallory Langford and Paige West started PacSun’s final at-bat with

consecutive singles, setting up Michelle Fuzzard’s single, which scored

Langford for the decisive run.

It was the second hit of the game for Fuzzard.

Mica Ayache pitched the first five innings for PacSun and surrendered

just three hits. Kara Rutkin relieved Ayache and allowed an unearned run.

Rutkin also made a key play in the game when she tagged out a potential

go-ahead run for Clueless as she tagged out a baserunner heading for

home.

Rutkin also doubled, singled and had two RBI, Heather Langner went two

for three and West finished with two hits and prevented another potential

run for Clueless with a big catch in left field.

The second meeting between the teams saw PacSun score a 7-2 victory.

Back to back doubles by Fuzzard and Rutkin in the first inning scored the

game’s first run.

Fuzzard, who went two for three, also pitched a complete game,

striking out 10.

Timely hitting was provided by Langner who singled and doubled and

Danielle Hoffman and Kayla Former, each of whom singled.