Green Lightning zaps Black Magic

The Green Lightning opened postseason play in South Huntington Beach

girls’ fast pitch 10-and-under division Monday with a 4-0 shutout of

the Black Magic.

Green Lightning pitcher Lauren Deats threw a three-hit shutout

with 10 strikeouts.

Deats, Amanda Sneed, Chanel Luis, Dana Kerins and Shannon Wolf

each had hits for the Green Lightning. Wolf also drove in two runs

and Sneed and Carolina Luque each had an RBI.

Nikki Watkins scored an insurance run in the third inning for the

final run of the game.

For the Black Magic, Angie Santopaolo threw two shutout innings,

and Alison Jahansouz, Sam Santopaolo and Megan Anderson each had

hits.

In other games:

Green Lightning 1

Too Fast / Too Furious 1

Pitching and defense dominated this late regular-season game,

which ended in a tie.

Lauren Deats and Dana Kerins combined to give up two hits for the

Green Lightning. Logan Vournas had a hit and scored a run, and Chanel

Luis had two hits and drove in the one run for the Green Lightning.

Kelynn Mullally and Danielle Bonham combined on a three-hitter for

the Fast & Furious. Mullally had both hits and was driven home on a

sacrifice by April Geary to score the only run for Too Fast/Too

Furious.

Too Fast/Too Furious shortstop Kelly Nemes made a diving catch to

rob Kerins of an RBI single in the third inning. Mullally made an

outstanding play on a grounder by Deats to stop the Lightning’s

bases-loaded rally and end the game.

Batz Gone Wild 4,

Green Lightning 2

Batz pitcher Carly Bradford shut down another last-inning bases

loaded rally by the Green Lightning to clinch the victory.

Karly Tahti and Bella Secaira were also solid on the mound for the

Batz, holding the Green Lightning to two runs on three hits.

Secaira also had two hits and drove in a pair of runs on offense,

Kailee Hull had two RBIs and Mercedes O’Conner had a hit and scored a

run. Bradford, Madison Hickman and Chelsea Rose Dial also scored for

the Batz.

Lauren Deats, Amanda Sneed and Logan Vournas had hits for the

Lightning. Deats drove in Kerins in the third, and Breanna McCaa hit

a sacrifice to bring in Shannon Wolf for the Lightning’s other run in

the fourth.

In Huntington Beach Girls Softball action:

8-and-Under Division

Uh-Oh! 10, Pink Punks 1 Uh-Oh! 9, Pink Power 4

Uh-Oh! won its two recent outings, defeating the Pink Punks and

Pink Power.

Against the Punks, Uh-Oh! pitchers Dana Rutkin, Stephanie Lakso

and Jane Reynolds combined for nine strikeouts in the 10-1 win.

Rutkin had five of those strikeouts, allowing one hit. Lakso struck

out two and Reynolds, in her pitching debut, fanned two.

Reynolds, Lakso, Rutkin and Morgan Renaud each had two hits and

Emma Silvestri and Gwen Seymour singled.

Uh-Oh! had to conquer a 3-1 first-inning deficit to defeat Pink

Power, scoring six runs in the second inning to take a 7-3 lead.

Rutkin drove in two runs on a single and a fielder’s choice and

Reynolds drew a walk to bring in another. Silvestri singled, Lakso

delivered a two-run single and Kathryn Evans and Savannah Vukelich

each had hits to ignite the rally.

Pink Power threatened to score again by loading the bases on three

walks, but Rutkin was brought back in to put out the fire. She

proceeded to strike out three and walk one, which allowed Uh-Oh! to

keep the lead at 7-4.

Uh-Oh! scored two more runs when Seymour drew a walk scored on a

hit by Reynolds, who later scored on a throwing error.

Lakso came in to strike out the side and end the game.

In other softball action:

Sluggers 6, Angels 0

Alison Andrew doubled twice and drove in three runs to power the

Surf City Sluggers past the Huntington Beach Angels.

Jennifer Snyder finished with a single and double and pitched

strong in relief, and Bailey Murchinson singled with an RBI for the

Sluggers.