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FASTPITCH, TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE BROADCASTED ON-LINE FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/16/2012) |
The CCCAA announced today that the 2012 softball and track championships will be broadcasted on-line.
The softball championship tournament, which is being held in Bakersfield and will feature the Riverside Tigers, can be viewed by clicking here.
To view the state track finals, which begin on Friday at Cerritos College in Norwalk, CA, please click here. Riverside men's track and field team will be trying to win its fourth state title in the last five years.
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RIVERSIDE OPENS STATE TOURNAMENT AGAINST COLLEGE OF THE SISKIYOUS FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/14/2012) |
Riverside City fastpitch team will open the CCCAA State Championship Tournament on Friday, May 18 at 5:30 pm when the Tigers (33-13) take on the north's top-seed College of the Siskiyous (40-2). The Riverside-Siskiyous game will be followed by the Sierra (41-6)-Cypress (41-4) game at 8 pm. Cypress is the defending state champions.
The tournament, which is double-elimination, is being held at Bakersfield College, and concludes on Sunday, May 20. Ticket prices are $8.00 General Admission (Daily), $5.00 for identified students, faculty, staff, senior citizens age 60 and over, and children less than 12 years of age. (Daily) or $18.00 for a Tournament Pass . |
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FASTPITCH ADVANCES TO STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/13/2012) |
For just the second time in Riverside City history, the Tigers' fastpitch program will participate in the CCCAA State Championship Tournament after rallying to win the winner-take-all-game in Valencia, CA. After dropping the opening game 8-0 to host College of the Canyons, Riverside rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to take a 5-3 win in the winner-take-all-game.
Riverside, the second-place team from the Orange Empire Conference, will be joined at the state tournament in Bakersfield, CA by Cypress, the defending state champions and the champions of the Orange Empire Conference, and from Northern California, College of the Siskiyous and Sierra. Pairings for the four-team, double-elimination tournament will be announced on Monday, May 14.
Riverside's only other trip to the state finals was in 2009 when the state took four teams from the south and four teams from the north for an eight-team tournament. In that appearance, the Tigers lost back-to-back games to Siskiyous and Cerritos colleges.
Canyons wasted little time in setting up the winner-take-all-game as the Cougars scored in all five innings for the first game, cruising to an 8-0 victory in five innings. Canyons collected eight hits off Riverside starter Nichole Zink, who struck out four and walked a season-high seven batters. Canyons' Kimmie Lockhart pitched a complete-game, one-hitter, striking out seven, while walking one. Lead-off hitter Natalie Barrios registered the Tigers' only hit in the fifth inning.
Zink, who has pitched every inning in the post-season, but a third of an inning in the first game against Canyons (42-5-1), regrouped in the winner-take-all-game. Zink, the state pitcher of the year, battled Lockhart pitch for pitch. Zink, who allowed single runs in the second, third and seventh innings, settled down after the third inning. She allowed just two hits over the final four innings, striking out four, while walking four. Lockhart wasn't as sharp as she was in the first game. The Tigers managed six hits off Lockhart and took advantage of three Cougar errors. Trailing 2-0 through 2 1/2 innings, Riverside pushed a run across in the bottom of the third inning on a sacrifice fly from Chelsea Crawley. The Tigers (33-13) tied the game in the bottom of the fifth inning as Crawley singled home Barrios, who singled to center field.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Riverside pushed across three runs on two hits and two Canyons' errors. An infield hit scored one run and another scored on an error by Cougar catcher Amy Droege. Chelsea Rosario singled home the final run of the inning, giving Riverside a 5-2 lead. Canyons threatened in the top of the seventh inning as Zink walked back-to-back batters with one out. After a double steal put runners at second and third, Lockhart pushed across a run with a sacrifice fly before Zink got Droege to pop up to first base for the final out. |
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FASTPITCH WITHIN ONE WIN OF ADVANCING TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/12/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team advanced to the finals of its Southern California Regional Tournament with a 5-2 victory over Southwestern. The Tigers, who are trying to make the state finals for just the second time in the program's history, will face College of the Canyons, the host for the four-team, double-elimination tournament. Canyons advanced to the finals after knocking off Southwestern, which on Friday had beaten Canyons in the tournament's first game.
Riverside (32-13) will need to win one game on Sunday to advance to the CCCAA Championship tournament, which will be held in Bakersfield, CA next weekend. Two years ago, the Tigers advanced to the state finals, but were eliminated in straight games. Should Riverside lose the first game tomorrow, another game will be played 30 minutes after with the state bid on the line.
In the win over Southwestern (28-13), Riverside broke an early 1-1 tie with three runs in the second inning. In the inning, Tylar Hyatt walked to open the inning and was sacrificed to second. Chelsea Rosario moved her to third with an infield single. Natalie Barrios followed with a single to right field, scoring Hyatt, and when Southwestern right fielder Alex Gallegos couldn't handle the hit cleanly, Rosario scored with Barrios ending up at third base. Barrios then capped the scoring when she stole home.
The cushion was more then enough for sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink, who finished with a 10-hitter (all singles), striking out three, while walking one. The victory was Zink's 23rd of the year. |
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CRAWLEY DRIVES RIVERSIDE PAST SADDLEBACK IN REGIONAL TOURNEY FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/11/2012) |
Riverside City freshman first baseman Chelsea Crawley went 3 for 3 with 4 RBI's as the Tigers opened the Super Regional Tournament with a 12-4 rout of Saddleback at College of Canyons in Valencia, CA. Crawley doubled twice and hit a three-run home run to highlight the Tigers' nine-run third inning.
Riverside, which advances to the regional semifinal game against Southwestern, which upset No. 1 seed Canyons, 10-7, at 2 pm. Saddleback, a member of the Orange Empire Conference, will meet Canyons in an elimination game at noon.
Riverside (30-13) mustered 11 hits in the game, which was called after five and half innings due to the run rule. Of the Tigers' 11 hits, five were for extra bases. Riverside also benefited from four Saddleback errors. The Tigers - once again - got a stellar pitching performance from sophomore Nichole Zink, the state pitcher of the year. Zink allowed seven hits, walking three and striking out two. Saddleback (30-11) scored single runs in the first and third innings and two in the second off Zink, who is expected to pitch every inning of the post-season for the Tigers. With the win, Zink has now won 22 games this season.
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FASTPITCH DRAWS SADDLEBACK IN OPENING GAME OF SUPER REGIONAL FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/7/2012) |
Riverside City has drawn Orange Empire Conference opponent Saddleback in the first game of the Super Regional, which will be hosted by College of Canyons (Valencia, CA), the top seed in the tournament. Riverside, which is the No. 4 seed, will take on the Gauchos at 4 pm on Friday, May 11. Saddleback is the No. 5 seed. In the day's first game, Canyons will meet No. 8 seed Southwestern at 2 pm. Southwestern shocked the softball world by upsetting No. 3 seed Cerritos, two games to none in their first-round match-up.
Cypress, champions of the Orange Empire Conference, will host the other four teams in another regional tournament.
The winners will meet on Saturday at 2 pm, while the losers will play an elimination game at noon. The winner of the four-team, double-elimination tournament advance to the state finals in Bakersfield on May 18-20. |
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FASTPITCH MOVES ON TO SUPER REGIONAL AFTER POSTING 6-4 WIN IN GAME 3 FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/6/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team advanced to the Super Regional Tournament for the fifth straight year after taking the final two games of a three-game series with Citrus at the Evans Complex. After losing the first game on Saturday night, 2-1, Riverside turned the table on the Owls with a 2-1 victory, forcing a third game. Riverside (30-12) jumped out to a 4-1 lead and held on for a 6-4 victory. With the victories, Riverside will travel to College of the Canyons for a four-team, double-elimination tournament. Canyons is the tournament's top seed.
Riverside rode sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink throughout the series. Zink, who collected her 21st victory over the season in the final game, allowed six hits in the final game, but got plenty of run and hit support as Natalie Barrios and Courtney Brown each hit home runs. Brown's three-run home run in the first staked Zink to an early 3-0 lead. Barrios' leadoff home run in the fifth started a two-run rally which resulted in the Tigers taking a 6-1 lead. Citrus got to Zink, who struck out two and walked three, in the sixth as the Owls scored three runs on Taylor Ward's three-run home run.
In the seventh, Citrus (25-17) threatened again as the Owls got a single and a walk with one out. After Katherine Cunningham groundout, moving the runners to second and third, Zink got a weak pop-up to Barrios at shortstop to end the game.
Riverside had its best game of the series offensively, collecting nine hits off Citrus starter Carissa Bender and Devin Dean. Brown finished with three hits as did Barrios. |
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RIVERSIDE FORCES WINNER TAKE ALL WITH 2-1 WIN FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/6/2012) |
Citrus freshman pitcher Devin Dean has been nearly perfect in this Southern California Regional best two-out-of-three series with Riverside. Her lone mistake on Saturday in Game 2, however, cost her dearly. Her throwing error in the third inning allowed one run to score and eventually led to another run allowing the Tigers to escape with a 2-1 victory over Citrus, forcing a winner take-all third game in 30 minutes.
Dean, who allowed just one hit, fielded a come-backer from Chelsea Rossario. Dean turned to get Kylee Dattilo at second who opened the inning with an infield single. Dean, however, threw high and wide and the ball skipped past center fielder Angela Anguinaga, allowing Dattilo to score and sending Rossario to third. She would later score on a sacrifice fly by Natalie Barrios.
The two runs proved more than enough for Riverside starter Nichole Zink. She scattered four hits, striking out one, walking two and hitting two others. The victory was Zink's 20th this season. She worked out of jams in the first (hit batter and walk with no outs), the fourth (first and third) and the seventh when - with two outs - pinch runner Carmen Carrillo was thrown out at third base by left fielder Tylar Hyatt as she tried to go from first to third on a single by Lauren Vargas with two outs.
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DEAN OUTDUELS ZINK AS CITRUS DOWNS RIVERSIDE, 2-1 FASTPITCH WOMEN (5/5/2012) |
Citrus freshman pitcher Devin Dean pitched a complete-game, four-hitter as the Owls (25-15) opened the Southern California Regional best two-out-of-three series with a 2-1 victory over Riverside at the Evans Complex. The two teams will take to the field on Sunday, May 6 at 2 pm for the second game. Riverside (28-12) will need to win twice on Sunday to advance to the regional final tournament next weekend.
Dean struck out seven and walked three. She allowed two of her four hits in the second inning as the Tigers tied the game score 1-1. In the inning, Riverside got hits as Sarah Vasquez and Tylar Hyatt opened the inning with back-to-back singles. After Dean hit Ingrid Williams to load the bases, Vasquez scored on a ground out by Kylee Dattilo. Citrus wasted little time in getting Riverside pitcher Nichole Zink, the state's pitcher of the year, Zink, who allowed five hits, walked three batters, while striking out just four. One of those walks cost her in the first inning as Angela Anguinaga walked and eventually scored on Shyann Ramirez' single to centerfield.
Citrus broke the 1-1 deadlock in the fourth as Laura Vargas' single scored Taylor Ward, who had singled with one out.
Riverside, who left seven runners on base, got runners to second base in each of the fifth inning and a runner to third in the sixth inning, but couldn't push a run across. In the fifth Chelsea Rosario singled and was sacrificed to second, but Dean got Chelsea Crawley to strike out after Natalie Barrios had walked. In the sixth, Courtney Brown doubled to left center. Pinch runner Jazmine Carbajal was sacrificed to third, but Dean Hyatt to strike out and Williams to ground out. |
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ZINK SELECTED STATE PITCHER OF THE YEAR FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/30/2012) |
Riverside City sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink has been selected the California Community Colleges Southern California Pitcher of the Year. Zink, a two-time Orange Empire Conference Pitcher of the Year, has signed with Cal State Long Beach. Zink was dominate in the circle for the Tigers in 2012, going 19-7 on the year. Zink posted a 1.54 ERA, and struck out 233 batters. Zink threw 22 complete games and also posted seven shutouts. Zink was second in the CCCAA in total strikeouts and was third in the state in strikeouts per seven innings (9.21).
Anna Miller from College of the Siskiyous was named the Northern California Pitcher of the Year and she was equally as dominating this year, going 17-2 for the Eagles with 14 complete games, two saves, and seven shutouts. Miller struck out 178 batters, posted a minuscule 0.79 ERA, and gave up just 13 runs all year. Miller led the state in hits per seven innings surrendered (2.76) and was second in strikeouts per seven innings (10.90).
John Wissmath (College of the Canyons) and Nicole Borg (College of San Mateo) took home Coach of the Year honors, while Samantha Springer (Chaffey College) and Ashley Osier (Sierra College) were named Players of the Year.
Wissmath was named the Coach of the Year for the first time after leading the Cougars to their ninth WSC Blue Division title in program history and State best 37 wins. Wissmath guided his College of the Canyons squad on a 17 game winning streak to start the year, and his Cougars were just named the #1 seed in Southern California for the upcoming California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Southern California Regional Playoffs.
Borg meanwhile grabbed the Coach of the Year honors for the second straight season after guiding her Bulldogs to a 3666âÂ4 record, Coast North Division Championship and #2 seed in the upcoming CCCAA Northern California Regional Playoffs. Borg is the first coach to go back to back on Coach of the Year awards since legendary and now retired Sacramento City College Head Coach Robert Maglione did it in 2008 and 2009.
Springer was named the Player of the Year after an awesome 2012 regular season campaign in which she batted .598, drove in 40 runs, scored 55 runs, slugged 1.063, and stole five bases. She was second in the State in batting average, second in the State in runs, and led the entire CCCAA in slugging.
Osier likewise had an outstanding year, batting .470, with 39 runs, 48 RBIIIâÂs, and 18 HR's. Osier slugged 1.034 and committed just one error in the field on the entire season. Osier led the entire CCCAA in home runs, and was second behind only Springer in slugging percentage.
For the complete list of the all-state and regional teams, please click the pdf below.
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FASTPITCH SEEDED NO. 5, HOSTS CITRUS ON SATURDAY FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/28/2012) |
Riverside City fastpitch has been seeded No. 5 for the Southern California Softball Regionals, which begin Saturday, May 5 with a two-team, double-elimination series. Riverside, which will play Saturday at 7 pm (time in the bracket attachment below is wrong), takes on No. 13 Citrus from the Western State Conference. The Owls finished the regular-season with a 24-15 record. The Tigers, runner-up in the Orange Empire Conference, holds a 28-11 record. Riverside and Citrus have squared off once previously this season, back on Feb 10 in Glendora. The Tigers pounded out 14 hits and scored 10 runs in the final four innings for a 11-4 victory.
The winner of the Riverside-Citrus series will advance to the Super Regionals the following weekend. The Super Regional is a four-team, double-elimination tournament with the winners advancing to the state finals in Bakersfield. College of the Canyons is the tournament's No. 1 seeded team, followed by No. 2 Cypress, the defending state champions, No. 3 Cerritos and No. 4 Mt. San Antonio.
Ticket prices for the first round of the Southern Regional Playoffs are: $8.00 General Admission (Daily), $5.00 for identified students, faculty, staff, senior citizens age 60 and over, and children less than 12 years of age. |
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ZINK SELECTED POY, FOUR OTHERS HONORED BY THE CONFERENCE FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/26/2012) |
The Orange Empire Conference fastpitch softball coaches selected Cypress College sophomore shortstop Jessica Reichner as its conference player of the year and Riverside City College sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink as the pitcher of the year for the 2012 season.
Zink (Roosevelt High School), who was the conference pitcher of the year as a freshman, was 14-2 on the mound in conference play for the Tigers with a 1.81 ERA as she led Riverside to a conference runner-up finish. She was one of only four pitchers in the conference to throw over 100 innings this year, tossing 109 innings as she led the conference in wins (14) and strikeouts (124). Opponents only batted .168 against Zink, who will transfer to Long Beach State University in the fall, as she limited those opponents to 65 hits, 27 runs and just 22 earned runs.
Meanwhile, Reichner led all conference batters in hits (34), runs scored (26), triples (5), and stolen bases (17) while finishing second in batting average (.459) and RBIs (25) as she led Cypress to a 20-1 conference record and the OEC title.
Riverside City freshman Courtney Brown joined Zink on first team. Brown, a graduate of Yucaipa High School, led the Tigers with a .538 average in conference games. She started every conference game, finishing with a team-best 19 RBIs and eight walks. Other first-team all-conference selections were Mallory Campbell, Stephanie Luhmann, and Chelsea Jewett from Cypress and Ciera Henson of Golden West, Nicolette Lujan of Orange Coast, Christina Bolin and Anna Blue of Saddleback, Keila Tenorio of Santa Ana, and Chelsea Navarrete of Santiago Canyon.
Listed on the second-team all-conference are Kristina Victa, Courtney McGee and Tiffany Fox of Cypress along with Chelsea Rosario (Redlands), Chelsea Crawley (Corona), and Natalie Barrios (Centennial) of Riverside. Joining them on the second-team are Tanya Dowler of Golden West, Chelsea Bertoglio and Danielle Santos of Saddleback, Kristen Hooper of Santa Ana, and Terry-Lee Rahe and Brandice Cutspec of Santiago Canyon.
Cypress head coach Brad Pickler, who guided the Chargers to another Orange Empire Conference title, was selected as the conference Coach of the Year.
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FASTPITCH SHUTOUTS SANTIAGO CANYON, AWAITS PLAYOFF PAIRINGS FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/25/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team put the final touches on its regular season with a 2-0 shutout of Santiago Canyon in both team's Orange Empire Conference finale. The Tigers, who finished second in the race for the conference title, finishes the regular season 28-11 overall and 17-4 in conference. Riverside, who holds the third highest RPI ranking in the south, will host a first-round playoff series beginning on Saturday, May 5. Game 1 will take place at 7 pm at the Evans Sports Complex. Complete pairings for the regional tournament will be announced this weekend and can be found her on the Riverside website.
In the game against Santiago Canyon, Riverside used a first-inning, two-run home run from Natalie Barrios, and the arm of sophomore Nichole Zink to thwart the Hawks' upset bid. With one out and after Taylor Connor had singled, Barrios hit her home run, giving Zink all of the run support she'd need. Zink finished with a five-hit shutout. She struck out eight batters, walked two and hit one. |
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FOUR-RUN FIFTH INNING SENDS TIGERS TO WIN OVER BAKERSFIELD FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/21/2012) |
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Riverside City erupted for four runs enroute to a 5-3 victory over Bakersfield in a non-conference softball game at the Evans Sports Complex. The game was a make-up of a rain out game from the Bakersfield Tournament. With the win, Riverside completes the tournament undefeated and as the overall winner of the tournament. Riverside, which has locked up second place in the Orange Empire Conference race, takes on Mt. San Antonio on Monday, April 23 at 2:30 pm before concluding the regular season on Wednesday, April 25 with a 3 pm game at Santiago Canyon. The Tigers (27-9) are on pace to win 30 games for the fifth time in the last six years after the victory over Bakersfield (26-12).
Riverside broke open a close game in the fourth with four runs on four hits. In the inning, freshman Chelsea Crawley had an RBI double, scoring the Tigers' first run of the inning. After a Bakersfield pitching change, Riverside got an RBI single by Courtney Brown, a squeeze from Sarah Vasquez, which scored, Crawley and an RBI single from Kimberlee Bentley. It was more than enough for sophomore Nichole Zink, who picked up her 18th win of the season. Zink, who is headed to Long Beach State, struck out three and walked none in earning the win. |
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FASTPITCH CLINCHES SECOND PLACE, ZINK PICKS UP HER 35TH CAREER WIN FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/20/2012) |
Riverside City, the Orange Empire Conference defending champions, clinched second place with its 10-2 Orange Empire Conference victory over Fullerton, which was halted in the sixth inning, at the Evans Complex. The Tigers (27-9, 16-4) scored six runs in the final two innings to score the mercy win over the Hornets (6-27, 1-19). Riverside, who takes on Mt. San Antonio on Monday, April 23 at 2:30 pm before concluding the regular season on Wednesday, April 25 with a 3 pm game at Santiago Canyon, will host Bakersfield tomorrow, Saturday, April 21 at 3 pm. The game is a make-up of a rain out earlier this season.
In the win over Fullerton, Riverside came alive offensively, collecting 13 hits. Every player had at least one hit for the Tigers. Three players - Chelsea Crawley, Courtney Brown and Sarah Vasquez - each had two hits. Seven players had RBIs, including Kimberlee Bentley who had three. On the mound, pitchers Nichole Zink, who recorded her 17th win of the season, giving her 35 victories in her career, and Kendall Apodaca combined on a five-hitter. Zink, who worked five innings, struck out five and walked three. Apodaca, who worked out of jam in the sixth inning, allowed one run and walked two. The 36 victories by Zink moves her to third on the all-time list, one behind Mandy Darow. Rachael Bermudez is the Tigers' all-time winner with 47 victories in 2000-2001.
Fullerton was led by Andrea Graves who was 2 for 2. |
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TIGERS SCORED TWO UNEARNED RUNS IN SIXTH TO EDGE GOLDEN WEST, 6-4 FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/18/2012) |
RIVERSIDE Taking advantage of an errant back pickoff attempt which allowed one run to score and set up another, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers scored two unearned runs in the bottom of the sixth and posted a 6-4 Orange Empire Conference (OEC) victory over the visiting Golden West College (GWC) Rustlers Wednesday evening at the Evans Sports Complex (Brown Field).
Riverside (25-9, 16-4 OEC) opened the bottom of the sixth when freshman RF Kimberlee Bentley (Imperial / Central Union HS) drilled a comebacker toward GWC starting sophomore RHP Tanya Dowler (Anaheim / Savanna HS) for an infield single. Freshman pinch runner Jazmine Carbajal (Bloomington / Bloomington) went in to run for Bentley. Sophomore C Ingrid Williams (Riverside / Woodcrest Christian HS), who socked a two-run home run in the second inning (her third round tripper of the season), followed with a walk. With sophomore DP Kylee Dattilo at the plate, the GWC catcher fired the ball down to second base in an apparent back pickoff attempt upon Carbajal, but the ball eluded the fielder and rolled into center field as Carbajal scored and Williams raced to third. Williams later scored an insurance run on a fielderrâs choice.
In the second inning, RCC upped its lead to 3-0 when Williams homered with Bentley aboard on a walk.
Golden West (8-20, 4-12 OEC) took a 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth when it scored four runs. The Rustlers loaded the bases with no outs on a pair of singles and an infield error on a sacrifice bunt. Freshman 1B Ciera Henson (Garden Grove / Pacifica HS) drilled a two-run double into the right field corner to cut the RCC lead to 3-2. A groundout drove in another run to tie the game at 3-3 and a sacrifice fly to right field gave GWC a short-lived 4-3 lead.
Riverside tied the game at 4-4 in the fifth when freshman SS Natalie Barrios (Corona / Centennial HS) tripled down the right-field line with one out and scored on a single up the middle by freshman 1B Chelsea Crawley (Corona / Corona HS) who went three for four with two RBI in the game.
RCC sophomore RHP Nichole Zink (Corona / Roosevelt HS), who came on in relief of freshman starting RHP Kendall Apodaca (Redlands / Redlands HS) to start the sixth inning was the benefactor and improved to 17-6 after allowing only one hit and striking out three in her two innings of work. Dowler went the distance for the Rustlers and allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits and four walks and saw her record fall to 7-19.
Both teams continue conference play on Friday, Apr. 20, at 6 p.m. GWC will visit the Saddleback College Gauchos, while RCC will host the Fullerton College Hornets.
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ZINK PITCHES NO-HITTER, STRIKES OUT 15 AS TIGERS EDGE PALOMAR, 2-0 FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/17/2012) |
Riverside City sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink pitched her second no-hitter of the season as the Tigers edged Palomar, 2-0, in a non-conference game in San Marcos. Zink, who has signed with Cal State Long Beach University, struck out 15 of 23 batters. She was two batters away from a perfect game, after walking one and hitting another. The victory ran Zink's season record to 16-6 this season.
The Tigers, who return to Orange Empire Conference play tomorrow, Wednesday, April 18 with a 6 pm game against Golden West, managed just five hits against Palomar pitchers Bree Burns and Samantha Avii, but it was enough to turn back the Comets (17-9). Riverside (24-9) broke a scoreless tie in the third inning and added an insurance run in the fifth inning. Taylor Connor had an RBI single and Ingrid Williams had an RBI double. |
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RIVERSIDE BURIES ORANGE COAST WITH A 7-RUN INNING FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/16/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team used a seven-run fifth inning as the Tigers buried Orange Coast 10-2 in an Orange Empire Conference game in Costa Mesa. The Tigers, who travel to San Marcos on Tuesday (April 17) for a non-conference game with Palomar, continue to battle Saddleback for second place in the Orange Empire Conference race. Riverside, which have three conference games remaining, returns home on Wednesday for a 6 pm conference game with Golden West.
In the win over Orange Coast, Riverside pounded out 12 hits. The Tigers were led by Chelsea Crawley who collect three hits and knocked in three runs. Ingrid Williams added to two RBIs. Riverside also benefitted from three Orange Coast errors. Freshman pitcher Kendall Apodaca picked up the victory. She allowed 10 hits and struck out three, while walking one in six innings of work. |
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ZINK PITCHES RIVERSIDE PAST SANTA ANA, WHILE TIGERS CONTINUE TO HOLD SECOND FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/12/2012) |
Riverside City sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink continued her pitching dominance, striking out eight while allowing four hits as the Tigers scored a 5-2 victory over Santa Ana in an Orange Empire Conference game in Santa Ana. The victory keeps Riverside (22-8, 13-4) in second place, a loss ahead of Saddleback in the race for the runner-up position in the conference. The Tigers, who will travel to Costa Mesa for a game against last-place Orange Coast, weather permitting, has four conference games remaining, however, none are against first-place Cypress or Saddleback, the team chasing the Tigers.
Zink, the conference pitcher of the year last season, retired Santa Ana in order in five of the seven innings She retired the first 10 batters she faced. The Dons' Keila Tenori broke up Zink's no-hitter with a one-out single to left field in the fourth inning. She would later score a two-out RBI single. In the meantime, Zink benefit from an offensive attack which accounted for 11 hits. Riverside broke a scoreless tie in the second inning with two runs and then followed it up with single runs in the next three innings. Courtney Brown led the Tigers with three hits. She also scored twice. |
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TWO UNEARNED FIRST-INNING RUNS ARE THE DIFFERENCE AS MT. SAN ANTONIO WINS, 3-1, AT RIVERSIDE FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/6/2012) |
A dropped fly ball in right field with two outs in the first inning proved to be the difference as the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers dropped a 3-1 non-conference verdict to the visiting Mt. San Antonio College (MSAC) Mounties Friday evening at the Evans Sports Complex (Brown Field).
Riverside (21-9) retired the first two batters of the game and it looked like it would wriggle out of a bases-loaded, two-out situation in the top of the first inning, but a dropped fly ball in right field allowed two runners to score for a quick 2-0 MSAC lead.
Mt. San Antonio (23-3) loaded the bases in the first on a walk, a hit batter and a passed on a strikeout before MSAC sophomore RF Diana Gutierrez (Sonora HS) sent a routine fly ball that was dropped by RCC RF Taylor Connor (Mentone / East Valley HS) that permitted two runs to score.
RCC cut the deficit to 2-1 in the bottom of fifth when sophomore C Ingrid Williams (Riverside / Woodside Christian HS) double to right-center field to lead off the frame. After a sacrifice bunt moved Williams to third, she scored on an infield error.
MSAC added an all-important insurance run in the sixth for the final margin.
MSAC starting sophomore RHP Ariel Whiteman (Bishop Amat HS) went the distance and allowed the one run (earned) on three hits with three walks and five strikeouts. Her counterpart, RCC sophomore RHP Nichole Zink (Corona / Roosevelt HS), also pitched seven full innings and allowed the three runs (one earned) on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Both teams resume conference play next week. MSAC will visit the Cerritos College Falcons in South Coast Conference play on Tuesday, Apr. 10, at 3 p.m. before RCC treks to play the Santa Ana College Dons in Orange Empire Conference action on Wednesday, Apr. 11, at 3 p.m. |
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FASTPITCH MOVES BACK INTO SECOND PLACE WITH WIN OVER SADDLEBACK FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/4/2012) |
Riverside's fastpitch team moved into second place in the Orange Empire Conference race with a 5-4 victory over Saddleback at the Evans Complex. The Tigers, who host Mt. San Antonio in a non-conference game on Friday, April 6, sits a half game in front of Saddleback and 2 1/2 games behind Cypress with five games remaining.
In the win over Saddleback, Riverside got another strong pitching performance from sophomore Nichole Zink. The Cal State Long Beach-bound pitcher allowed four hits, two for home runs, while striking out four and walking two. After Saddleback (24-7, 11-4) cut into Riverside's 4-0 lead with three runs in the third inning, Zink didn't allow another hit until the seventh when Rachel Watson hit a solo home run with one out in the seventh inning.
Riverside, which was held to one run on Tuesday in the loss to Cypress, erupted for four runs in the first inning against Danielle Santos. In the inning, Riverside (21-8, 12-4) collected four of its seven hits. Four different players knocked in runs in the inning. The Tigers added an insurance run in the sixth inning - which proved to be the game's winning run - on an RBI double by Ingrid Williams (Woodcrest Christian/Riverside, CA). Williams, who was 2 for 3, was one of two Tigers (Chelsea Crawley) who finished with two hits.
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CYPRESS THROTTLES TIGERS, 3-1, IN OEC SOFTBALL ACTION FASTPITCH WOMEN (4/3/2012) |
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Missing out on a chance to gain some ground on the conference leader, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers dropped a 3-1 Orange Empire Conference (OEC) decision to the front-running Cypress College (CC) Chargers Tuesday evening at the Evans Sports Complex (Brown Field).
Cypress (27-4, 14-1 OEC) didn't waste any time when sophomore SS Jessica Reichner (Huntington Beach) drilled a 1-1 pitch to the base of the centerfield fence for a double to lead off the game. Freshman 3B Mallory Campbell (Cypress) followed with a - seeing-eye-single up the middle which eluded the pitcher and second base before dying in short centerfield which drove in Reichner for a 1-0 Cypress lead.
In the third, No. 9 batter Kristina Victa (Laguna Hills) smacked a 3-2 pitch back to the box for a single and scored when Reichner blasted a pitch well over the left-field fence for a two-run home run and a 3-0 Cypress lead. Reichner was two for three with the two runs scored and two RBI.
Riverside (19-8, 10-4 OEC) countered with an unearned run in the fourth when freshman 1B Chelsea Crawley (Corona / Corona HS) singled with one out and scored when sophomore CF Sarah Vasquez (Colton / Colton HS) socked a two-out single to right field which was misplayed and allowed Crawley to score from first. Crawley went two for three to lead RCC.
Cypress freshman starting RHP Stephanie Luhmann (Long Beach) went the distance and allowed the one run (unearned) on four hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Her counterpart, RCC starting sophomore RHP Nichole Zink (Corona / Roosevelt HS), also pitched seven full innings and allowed the three runs (all earned) on five hits with no walks and 11 strikeouts.
Cypress' win was its ninth in a row and 17th in its last 18 starts. The RCC loss snapped a seven-game win streak for the Tigers.
Both teams continue OEC action on Wednesday, Apr. 4, when Cypress hosts the Santiago Canyon College (SCC) Hawks at 3 p.m. and RCC hosts the Saddleback College (SC) Gauchos at 6 p.m. |
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BROWN "CAN DO" WITH THREE-RUN DOUBLE, ZINK DOES THE REST IN WIN OVER FULLERTON FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/28/2012) |
Freshman designated player Courtney Brown (Yucaipa / Yucaipa HS) socked a three-run double in the bottom of the first inning and sophomore RHP Nichole Zink (Corona / Roosevelt HS) made it stand as the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers women's fastpitch softball team blanked the visiting Fullerton College (FC) Hornets, 3-0, in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game Wednesday afternoon at Brown Field (Evans Sports Complex).
Riverside (19-7, 10-3 OEC) loaded the bases in the first on an infield single by sophomore 3B Chelsea Rosario (San Bernardino / Redlands HS), a bunt single by freshman LF Tylar Hyatt (Yucaipa / Yucaipa HS), and a fly ball single off the bat of freshman SS Natalie Barrios Corona / Centennial HS) that appeared to get lost in the sky by Fullerton RF Emily Perez (Anaheim / Magnolia HS). After freshman 1B Chelsea Crawley (Corona / Corona HS) lined out back to the box for the first out, up stepped Brown who socked a 1-2 pitch that two-hopped the centerfield fence, chasing home all three Tiger runners.
From there, Zink did the rest, quieting the Hornets (6-19, 1-13 OEC) on three harmless singles and one walk and one hit batter, while striking out ten. Zink improved to 12-4 (110 pitches, 86 strikes). Her counterpart, freshman RHP Venessa Meza (Anaheim / Savanna HS) also went the distance (6.0 IP, 52 pitches, 38 strikes), allowing seven hits, but did not walk or strike out a Tiger batter.
In its next action, Riverside will visit the Santiago Canyon College (SCC) Hawks on Friday, March 30, in a 2 p.m. OEC game. Fullerton returns to action this weekend (March 31-April 1) in the Santa Barbara City College Tournament.
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FASTPITCH WINS TWO BEFORE RAIN SETS IN FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/25/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team won two games at the Bakersfield Tournament before rain halted its third and final game against Bakersfield. The Tigers, who are 17-7 overall and in the thick of the Orange Empire Conference title race, will make up its game with Bakersfield on April 21 at 5 pm.
Riverside opened the tournament with a 9-0 victory over Santa Barbara as sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink pitched a complete-game, three-hitter. She struck out 13 batters, while walking none. On the season she has 133 batters in 97 2/3 innings. Natalie Barrios accounted for four RBIs. Against Taft, Riverside got a one-hit shutout from freshman pitcher Kendall Apodaca. She struck out five and walked one. Offensively, the Tigers collected eight hits, four of which were doubles.
Riverside returns to Orange Empire Conference play on Wednesday when the Tigers host Fullerton in a 3 pm game at the Evans Complex. |
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TIGERS MERCY GOLDEN WEST, 10-0, ZINK NO-HITS RUSTLERS IN FIVE INNINGS FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/23/2012) |
RIVERSIDE -- Scoring in each of the first four innings, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers blanked the visiting Golden West College (GWC) Rustlers, 10-0, in mercy rule-shortened, five-inning Orange Empire Conference (OEC) women's fastpitch softball game at Brown Field (Evans Sports Complex).
Riverside (16-9, 9-3, second place) scored early and often with two runs in each of the first two innings and then capping the scoring with a five-run fourth.
Golden West (7-13, 4-9) was officially no-hitted. With two outs in the top of the fifth, a scoring ruling for pinch-hitter Trecia Saldana on a bunt play toward third base was originally ruled a single, but later changed to a fielding error.
RCC starting sophomore RHP Nichole Zink (Corona / Roosevelt HS) went the distance and allowed one walk while striking out eight on only 58 pitches (43 strikes) to improve to 10-4. Her counterpart, GWC freshman RHP Ciera Henson (Garden Grove / Pacifica HS) also went the distance (4.0 innings) and allowed ten runs (all earned) on seven hits with seven walks with zero strikeouts. Henson's record is 1-1.
RCC freshman 1B Chelsea Crawley (Corona / Corona HS) had a RBI-double and a run scored in the first and a two-run double in the fourth to pace the Tigers. In between, Crawley singled through the right side in the third inning to go three for three with two runs and three RBI.
Riverside will be in non-conference action over the weekend when it participates in the Bakersfield Tournament. RCC will face the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Saturday, March 24, at 12 p.m. before a pair of games on Sunday, March 25, when RCC faces the Taft College Cougars at 12 p.m. and the host Bakersfield College Renegades at 2 p.m. All three games will be played at the Gay Sports Complex. Golden West will next be in action on Thursday, March 29, when it hosts the Cypress College Chargers in a 3 p.m. OEC first pitch. |
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FASTPITCH SURVIVES LATE ORANGE COAST RALLY FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/21/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team survived a seventh-inning Orange Coast rally to pull out a 6-5 victory over the Pirates in an Orange Empire Conference game in Costa Mesa. The Pirates, who trailed 6-2 going into the bottom of the seventh, had two players homer in the inning, cutting the lead to one. Sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink came on in relief of starter Kendall Apodaca with one out in the seventh and promptly got a fly out and a pop up to end the game. Apodaca, a freshman, worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing 10 hits and two walks, while striking out three.
Riverside broke a scoreless tie in the third inning with a five-run inning. The Tigers sent nine batters to the plate in the inning, and collected six hits. Courtney Brown had the big hit in the inning, a bases-loaded clearing double. Brown finished with four RBIs and three hits and Sarah Vasquez also had three hits. Brown and Vasquez account for half of the Tigers' hits.
The win keeps Riverside in the hunt for the conference title. The Tigers trails first-place Saddleback by two games and and second-place Cypress by one game. Riverside host Golden West on Friday, March 23 at 2 pm at the Evans Complex before competing in the Bakersfield Tournament this weekend. |
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SIX-RUN THIRD SENDS RIVERSIDE ON TO VICTORY FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/20/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team scored six runs in the third inning, erasing a 2-0 deficit, en-route to a 6-2 victory over Antelope Valley in a non-conference game in Lancaster. In the inning, Riverside collected six hits and four walks. Chelsea Rosario accounted for two of the runs with a 2-run RBI double. Freshman pitcher Kendall Apodaca picked up the victory. She allowed eight hits and four walks, while striking out seven. After allowing single runs in the first and second innings, she allowed just one hit over the final three innings.
The victory pushes Riverside, which returns to Orange Empire Conference play on Friday with a home game against Golden West at 2 pm, to 14-7 on the season. The Tigers then venture north for the Bakersfield Tournament on Saturday and Sunday. |
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SANTA ANA DELIVERS WALK-OFF FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/16/2012) |
For the fourth time in their last five games, the Dons had a game come down to the final inning. This time it was a 5-4 walk-off win over Riverside City in an Orange Empire Conference game.
In those four games, the Dons are 2-2 with their other walk-off win coming against Orange Coast. They followed that with a seventh inning loss at Golden West before Saddleback scored the game-winner in the seventh inning on Wednesday. Today's game, however, might have had the most drama after the Dons fell behind 4-0 in the fifth inning. Riverside (13-7, 7-3) scored a pair of runs in the first inning before getting one run across in the fourth and the fifth innings. That's when the Dons (14-8, 5-5) offense came alive. The late rally started in the fourth inning with a leadoff bunt-single by Cheyanne Tovar before Sonia Florido reached on an infield single.
Hannah Dowling then grounded out to advance both runners before Tovar was thrown out at home on Angelica Cesena's fielder's choice. Keila Tenorio followed with a two-run double, scoring Florido and Cesena to cut the Tigers lead to 4-2. Melissa Biddle then reached on an error, advancing Tenorio to third. Rachel Prentice, who came in to run for Biddle, was then caught in a rundown when attempting to steal second. After Prentice avoided the tag, the Tigers defense threw home but Tenorio beat the throw, making the score 4-3.
After each team stranded runners in the sixth inning, Kaitlyn Hooper made quick work of the Tigers in the seventh. She retired the side by inducing three ground balls on just four pitches to set up the Dons half of the seventh. Dowling led the frame off by flying out to right field before Cesena, representing the tying run, was hit by a pitch. Tenorio followed with a triple to right field that scored Cesena to tie the game at 4-4. Riverside then intentionally walked Prentice and Kristen Hooper to load the bases for Alexandra Perkins. After falling behind 1-2, Perkins hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Tenorio for the game-winning run.
Kaitlyn Hooper (11-6) pitched the entire game to pick up the win. She allowed four runs, three earned, on seven hits. Nichole Zink (9-4) suffered the loss for Riverside in relief. Zink allowed two runs on one hit in 1.2 innings pitched.
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BROWN DELIVERS WITH A WALK-OFF VICTORY FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/14/2012) |
Some two-out magic helped the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers make things a little tighter atop the Orange Empire Conference (OEC) standings as RCC shaded the front-running Cypress College (CC) Chargers, 2-1, Wednesday afternoon in an OEC game at the Evans Sports Complex (Brown Field).
Riverside (13-6, 7-2 OEC) jumped to a 1-0 lead when freshman 1B Chelsea Crawley (Corona / Corona HS) socked a 2-2 pitch over the right-center field wall to lead off the fourth inning.
Cypress (17-4, 8-1 OEC) countered in the sixth inning when sophomore LF Chelsea Jewett (Cypress) slapped a two-out bunt single which eluded RCC starting sophomore RHP Nichole Zink (Corona / Roosevelt HS). After Jewett stole second base, freshman RF Tiffany Fox (Tustin) drilled a 2-1 pitch to dead left field, plating Jewett, and tying the game at 1-1.
The Tigers broke up the pitchers' duel in the bottom of the eighth when freshman LF Tylar Hyatt (Yucaipa / Yucaipa HS) blasted a 2-1 pitch to right field for a two-out double. The next batter, freshman 2B Courtney Brown (Yucaipa / Yucaipa HS) crushed a 1-1 pitch over the head of the Chargers' center-fielder which one-hopped the fence and chased Hyatt home with the game-winning run.
RCC's win snapped an eight-game Cypress win streak and leveled the OEC season series between the Tigers and Chargers at one game apiece.
Zink went the distance (8.0 innings) and allowed one run (earned) on four hits with five walks (two intentionally) and five strikeouts to improve to 9-3. Cypress freshman starting RHP Stephanie Luhmann (Long Beach) also went the distance, though only 7-2/3 innings, and allowed two runs (both earned) on six hits with two walks and a whopping 11 strikeouts.
Both teams return to action on Friday, Mar. 16, at 2 p.m. when RCC visits the Santa Ana College (SAC) Dons and Cypress visits the Fullerton College (FC) Hornets in OEC action. |
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FASTPITCH STRUGGLES IN A 12-6 LOSS TO SADDLEBACK FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/9/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team gave up a season high 12 runs and13 hits, and committed five errors as the Tigers (4-3, 16-6) dropped an Orange Empire Conference game 10-6 to Saddleback at the Evans Sports Complex.
The loss drops Riverside into third place in the conference standings and a game further back in the race for the conference title. The Tigers can pick up a game in the standings on Wednesday when conference-leading Cypress visits Riverside for a 3 pm game. Saddleback, meanwhile, moves a half-game in front of the Tigers in the battle for second place.
Saddleback (5-2, 17-5) opened a 5-1 lead behind a four-run third inning, which was highlighted by a two-run home run from Christina Bolin, the conference's leading hitter, and a solo shot by Chelsea Bertoglio. A solo home run in the fifth patted the Gauchos'''Ã lead.
Riverside, however, battled back, scoring five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning as the Tigers sent 10 batters to the plate. In the inning, Riverside managed three hits in the inning and was aided by two Gaucho errors and three walks by Saddleback pitcher Dani Santos, who improved to 13-1 with the victory.
In Saddleback's half of the sixth, the Gauchos loaded the bases against Riverside relief pitcher Kendall Apodaca. The Gauchos' Kendal McElveny then doubled to right field scoring two runs. Mandy Gutierrez followed with an RBI single and pinch hitter scored McElveny with a sacrifice fly to right field, giving the Gauchos a 9-6 lead. The Gauchos went on to add three runs in the top of the seventh behind a hit batter, two hits and two Riverside errors.
Riverside's Chelsea Rosario had two hits for the Tigers.
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RIVERSIDE SHADES SANTIAGO CANYON, 1-0 FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/7/2012) |
Pushing across a run in the bottom of the third inning, the host Riverside City College (RCC) Tigers made it stand up as they edged the visiting Santiago Canyon College (SCC) Hawks, 1-0, Wednesday evening in an Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game at the Evans Sports Complex.
Riverside (12-5, 6-1 OEC) took advantage of a one-out walk to sophomore RF Chelsea Rosario San Bernardino / Redlands HS) -her second free pass of the game. Rosario promptly stole second base. Then, with two outs, freshman 3B Courtney Brown (Yucaipa / Yucaipa HS) stroked a single into right-center field which chased Rosario home for the only run of the game.
Santiago Canyon (9-14, 3-4 OEC) was limited to two-out singles in the third and fifth innings by sophomore CF Lana Rutkin (Marina HS) and freshman LF Morgan McGee (Mater Dei HS), respectively, until the seventh when freshman RHP Terry Rahe (Laguna Hills HS) tried to help her own cause with a lead-off double to center field, but was stranded.
Meanwhile RCC sophomore RHP Nichole Zink (Corona / Roosevelt HS) went the distance and allowed just the three hits and one walk and struck out 12 to improve to 8-3. Rahe, who also went the distance for the Hawks, allowed just two hits, but walked three and struck out one.
Both teams return to action on Friday, Mar. 9, at 2 p.m. when RCC hosts the Saddleback College Gauchos and Santiago Canyon visits the Cypress College Chargers in OEC action. |
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FASTPITCH SPLITS FOUR GAMES AT FRESNO TOURNEY FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/4/2012) |
Riverside City fastpitch split its four games at the Fresno Tournament over the weekend. The Tigers over their weekend with back-to-back losses, losing to Fresno City, 4-1, and College of the Siskioyous, 4-1. On Sunday, Riverside got 17 strikeouts from sophomore Nichole Zink as the Tigers edged San Joaquin Delta, 1-0, in 9-innings and a pounded Porterville, 13-1, behind four RBIs by freshman Chelsea Crawley.
Riverside returns to Orange Empire Conference play on Wednesday with a home game against Santiago Canyon, |
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FASTPITCH WINS SIXTH STRAIGHT, 4-0 OVER FULLERTON FASTPITCH WOMEN (3/1/2012) |
Riverside City's fastpitch team won its six consecutive game as sophomore pitcher Nicole Zink pitched a complete-game, four-hitter in a 4-0 win over host Fullerton. Riverside leadoff hitter Chelsea Rosario collected four hits and scored twice for the Tigers, who improved to 9-3 overall and 5-1 in conference play. Riverside continues to chase Cypress, the defending state champions, in the race for the conference title.
Riverside clean-up hitter Chelsea Crawley knocked in two runs in the Tigers' three-run fifth inning. Kylee Dattilo and Natalie Barrios also had RBIs. Meanwhile, Zink continued to dominate the opposition. She finished with seven strikeouts, walked one and hit one. She stranded six Fullerton base runners.
Riverside will compete in the Fresno Tournament this weekend. |
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ZINK PITCHES TWO-HITTER IN WIN OVER GOLDEN WEST FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/29/2012) |
Riverside City sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink pitched a complete-game, two-hitter as the Tigers scored a 3-0 victory over host Golden West in an Orange Empire Conference game in Huntington Beach. Zink, who has signed with Cal State Long Beach, struck out 11 and walked one. Golden West's lead-off hitter Ciera Henson collected both hits for the Rustlers (4-10, 2-3). She doubled in the first inning and singled in the sixth.
Riverside (8-3, 4-1), which remains a half-game behind Cypress in the race for the conference title, pushed across single runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings. Chelsea Rosario and Courtney Brown each had two hits as Golden West pitcher Tanya Dowler limited the Tigers to six hits. She finished with three strike outs and four walks. One of those walks forced home the Tigers' first run in the fourth inning. In the fifth, a Golden West throwing error allowed Natalie Barrios, who had reached on a fielder's choice, to score. In the seventh, Riverside added an insurance run when Brown singled home Rosario, who had singled with one out in the inning.
Riverside, which has won five straight, will take a break from conference competition as the Tigers travel to the central valley for the Fresno Tournament on Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4. |
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FIVE-RUN FIFTH PROPELS FASTPITCH PAST EAST LA FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/27/2012) |
Riverside City broke a 4-4 tie with a five-run fifth-inning as the Tigers pulled out a 9-5 victory over East Los Angeles in a non-conference game at the Evans Complex. The victory was Riverside's fourth straight.
Played in a constant rain, both teams struggled, especially the pitchers. Combined the three pitchers walked 12 batters, hit two and allowed 12 hits. Riverside started freshman Kendall Apodaca who went 4 1/3 innings before giving away to sophomore Nichole Zink. Apodaca, who allowed four hits, struck out four and walked three. She surrendered four of East LA's runs (two earned). Zink, meanwhile, struck out three, while walking two. She didn't allow a hit, but surrendered an unearned run. East Los Angeles (pitcher Janessa Martinez finished with seven walks and seven strike outs.
Riverside freshman Natalie Barrios led Riverside's offensive attack. She accounted for three of the Tigers' hits. She also scored three runs and knocked in one. Lead-off hitter Chelsea Rosario knocked in two.
Riverside (7-3) travels to Huntington Beach on Wednesday, February 29 for a 6 pm with Golden West. The Tigers then venture north to Fresno this weekend for the Fresno Tournament. With the loss, East Los Angeles fell to 3-8.
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APODACA PITCHES THREE-HITTER IN WIN OVER ORANGE COAST FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/24/2012) |
Riverside City freshman pitcher Kendall Apodaca pitched a complete-game three-hitter as the Tigers (6-3, 3-1) pounded Orange Coast, 11-0, in an Orange Empire Conference game at the Evans Complex. Apodaca (Redlands/Redlands, CA) struck out five and walked one. She got plenty of offensive support as Riverside collected 12 hits, seven of which were for extra bases. Marisa Gardea (Valley View/Moreno Valley, CA) led the Tigers with two hits and 4 RBIs. Tylat Hyatt (Yucaipa/Yucaipa, CA) also had two hits â both doubles.
Riverside, which has won three straight, hosts East Los Angeles on Monday, February 27 at 3 pm. |
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EIGHT-RUN INNING PUSHES FASTPITCH TO WIN OVER SANTA ANA FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/22/2012) |
Riverside City erased a 3-1 deficit with an eight-run fourth inning as the Tigers scored a 9-5 victory over Santa Ana in an OraNge Empire Conference game at the Evans Complex. Riverside (5-3, 2-1), which had been struggling to find its bats, pounded out a season-high 13 runs as every player had at least one hit. Freshman first baseman Chelsea Crawley (Corona/Corona, CA) had three hits, including two in the fourth inning when she singled and hit a two-run home run. She finished with three RBIs. Leadoff hitter Chelsea Rosario (Redlands/San Bernardino, CA) also knocked in three runs behind her two hits. She also scored twice.
The nine-runs were more than enough for sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink (Roosevelt/Corona, CA) who struck out eight, while walking none and allowing seven hits. She struggled in the second inning when Santa Ana (8-4,1-2) opened a 3-1 lead, but she settled down to allow just two hits the remainder of the way.
Riverside continues conference play on friday when the Tigers host Orange Coast at 2 pm. |
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ZINK PITCHES RIVERSIDE TO WIN OVER SADDLEBACK FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/21/2012) |
Riverside City sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink pitched a complete-game, six-hitter as the Tigers scored a 4-2 victory over Saddleback in an Orange Empire Conference game in Mission Viejo. The victory even Riverside's conference record at 1-1 and moved the Tigers to 4-3 overall. Saddleback fell to 1-1 and 10-3 overall. Riverside continues Orange Empire Conference play tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22, at 3 pm when the Tigers host Santa Ana. Riverside's victory snapped Saddleback's six-game win streak.
Against Saddleback, Zink struck out five, walked none and surrendered two runs, one earned. Riverside, which has had trouble scoring runs this season, managed seven hits off Saddleback pitcher Danielle Santos. Freshman Chelsea Crawley (Corona/Corona, CA) collected two of the Tigers' seven hits. She also scored twice. Santos, who lost for the first time this season, hit two Riverside batters. The Gauchos also struggled defensively, committing three errors, which resulted in two unearned runs. |
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FASTPITCH STRUGGLES IN CONFERENCE OPENER, 5-1 FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/16/2012) |
Riverside City softball team's struggles continued as the Tigers opened Orange Empire Conference play with a 5-1 loss at Cypress, the defending state champions. The Chargers, ranked third in the state, opened with a five-run first inning. Cypress (4-1) batted around in the inning, and pitcher Courtney McGee (2-0) went the distance for the Chargers, striking out nine and allowing a single run in the fifth inning. In all three Riverside losses this season, the Tigers have managed just one run.
Mallory Campbell got the Chargers on the board first with a two-run double off of Riverside starting pitcher Kendall Apodaca, that brought in sophomores Jessica Reichner and Arren Nunez to give Cypress a 2-0 lead. Katrina Weber made it a 4-0 game a few batters later with a single through the left side that scored Tiffany Fox and Mallory Campbell. Kristina Victa capped off the inning with an RBI single that plated Weber. The Tigers couldn't do much at the plate against McGee, who allowed just five hits.
Riverside returns to action on Tuesday, February 21 when the Tigers make-up Wednesday's rainout with Sadldeback in Mission Viejo. On Wednesday, February 22 the Tigers return home to face Santa Ana at 3 pm. Both games are Orange Empire Conference games. |
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FIVE-RUN FOURTH PROPELS FASTPITCH TO VICTORY FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/10/2012) |
Trailing 3-1 after three innings, Riverside City erupted for five runs enroute to a 11-4 victory over Citrus in a non-conference game in Glendora. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for the Tigers (3-2). Riverside, the co-defending Orange Empire Conference Champions, open conference play on Wednesday when the Tigers take on Saddleback at 3 pm.
The five-run outburst proved to be just the beginning as Riverside scored five more runs over the course of the next three innings. The Tigers, who had managed just one run in each of their last two losses, collected a season-high 14 hits off two Citrus (2-2) pitchers. Every player, but one had at least one hit. Lead-off hitter Chelsea Rosario, who doubled and had a home run, had four hits in five plate appearances and knocked in six runs. Three other players each had two hits.
Freshman Natalie Barrios went the distance for Riverside. She allowed six hits, while striking out five and walking five. |
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CANYONS POUNDS TIGERS, 7-1 FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/9/2012) |
College of the Canyons' Alicia Paiz pitched a complete-game, six-hitter, and Jenny Wunderlich hit an inside-the-park home run as the Cougars pounded Riverside, 7-1, in a non-conference softball game at the Evans Complex. The two teams were locked in a 2-1 game until Canyons scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning, four coming on Wunderlich's flair down the left field line. Riverside's Tylar Hyatt, a late replacement for starter Marisa Gardea, dove for the ball, but came up short which allowed the ball to roll into the left-field corner.
The loss overshadowed Zink's 10 strike-out performance. In her last two games the Cal State Long Beach-bound pitcher has struck out 24 batters. However, against Canyons (3-0) Zink struggled late in the game, allowing six hits in the final three innings. She also walked three in the last two innings, one of which forced in a run. She finished the game with six walks and surrendered 12 hits.
Riverside provided Zink with little offensive support. For the second consecutive game the Tigers managed just one run. The Tigers (2-2) finished with six hits on the day. Chelsea Crawley led Riverside with two hits. The Tigers' first four batters were a combined 1-11.
Riverside begins a three-game road trip tomorrow, Friday, February 10 when the Tigers travel to Glendora to take on Citrus College at 3 pm. Next week they'll open Orange Empire Conference play with games at Saddleback and Cypress, the defending California State Champions.
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FASTPITCH CASHES IN ON LONG BEACH MISTAKES FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/3/2012) |
Four Long Beach City College errors led to four unearned runs as the Vikings suffered a 7-2 non-conference loss to visiting No. 5 state-ranked Riverside City College on Friday at LBCC.
The Vikings took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning off Riverside starting pitcher Kendall Apodaca. Sophomore Danielle Hannan led off with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Liz Melendrez. With one out, sophomore Cassie Garcia singled up the middle to drive in the speedy Hannan from second.
Freshman starter Frances Campoy pitched her way out of a pair of jams in the opening innings after leaving the bases loaded in the first and stranding a RCC runner on third in the second. But she wasnnnnâÃt as fortunate in the third as Riverside took advantage of a misplayed ball in right field and a pair of two-out errors to score six runs in the inning.
Chelsea Crawley drove in a pair of runs with a double over the head of LBCC sophomore Samantha Goerlitz. A throwing error by Melendrez at short on Ingrid Williams' grounder allowed Crawley to score. Two batters later, Kylee Dattilo doubled down the left field line to bring in Williams. Dattillo's ball was booted in foul territory by left fielder Sara Valdepena, allowing Taylor Conner to score from first base. Chelsea Rosario capped the rally with a RBI single to right and the Tigers jumped out to a 6-1 lead.
LBCC scored its other run in the fifth after sophomore Melisa Sponholz drove in freshman Reanna Guzman from second with a single up the middle off RCC reliever Nichole Zink. Riverside (2-0) closed out the scoring after Courtney BrownnnnâÃs sacrifice fly brought in Marisa Gardea, who tripled to lead off the sixth, against freshman reliever Nancy Montanez.
Apodaca (1-0) earned the win for RCC, giving up just one hits and a run while striking out three. Rosario went 3 for 5 at the plate to lead the Tigers' offense.
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FASTPITCH OPEN SEASON WITH 9-1 VICTORY FASTPITCH WOMEN (2/1/2012) |
Riverside City opened its 2012 season with a 9-1 victory over Southwestern in a non-conference game at the Evans Complex. The Tigers, who travel to Long Beach City College on Friday, February 3, for a 3 pm game, collected five hits and was helped by three Southwestern errors. Riverside sophomore pitcher Nichole Zink pitched four innings, giving up three hits and a unearned run. She struck out eight and walked one, while hitting one. Freshman Marissa Gardea had two hits and knocked in three runs to pace Riverside City's offense. She was the only player with more than one hit. |
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND VIEWPOINTS LAUNCHES TIGER TV FASTPITCH (9/15/2011) |
The Riverside athletic department, in conjunction with Viewpionts, the District's on-campus newspaper, has launched Tiger TV.
James Martinez, Matt Dziak and Javier Cabrera, editor in chief of Viewpoints, will cover Tiger athletics from the sidelines to the locker room, giving Tiger fans an inside look at the week's happenings.
There will be post-game interviews as well as a weekly wrap up and highlights from all 19 athletic teams during the 2011-12 season.
"We're excited about Tiger TV," said Athletic Director Barry Meier. "It will be another way for us to keep the community involved in the 19 athletic programs and the student-athletes who work so hard - in the classroom and on the field.
"Viewpoints is a top-notch college newspapers and (associate professor of Journalism) Allan Lovelace does a tremendous job working with his students to put them in a position to pull off a project like this. In the end, this is a win-win, a win for our student-athletes and win for the students wanting a career in broadcast journalism." |
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Community Education Football Offense/Defense Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Football Fundamentals (KIN-A60/A61 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). The course provides the student an opportunity to learn general and specific individual defensive and offensive football fundamental techniques and strategies, emphasizing active participation in the game of football. The community education class is open to all students. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, April 3. The Community Education class will take place from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays on the football practice field. Students should come in proper football attire, which includes shorts and cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Tom Craft. |
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Community Education Out of Season (Basketball) Conditioning Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Out of Season Basketball Conditioning Class (KIN-A95 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). The course applies advanced conditioning and weight training principles for an out-of-season training program for varsity sport competition. The community education class is open to all students. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, April 17. The Community Education class will take place from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in Wheelock Gym, on Monday through Friday with the end date being June 7. Students should come in proper attire, which includes gym shoes. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Joshua Thomas. |
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Community Education Women's Summer Soccer Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Men's Soccer (KIN-A64 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, basic skills, and offensive/defensive strategy in soccer Emphasis will be placed on improving individual skills and applying these skills to game situations Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will
provide the student an opportunity for added skill competency
development. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, July 3. The Community Education class will take place from 8 am to 10 am at the Norco College Soccer Stadium and meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (ending date is August 14, will be no class on Wednesday, July 4). Students should come in proper attire, which includes soccer cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Lynsey Jalayer. |
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Community Education Men's Summer Soccer Class
Riverside City's Kinesiology Department will be offering a spring Community Education class for Men's Soccer (KIN-A64 in the spring schedule or the college catalogue). This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, basic skills, and offensive/defensive strategy in soccer Emphasis will be placed on improving individual skills and applying these skills to game situations Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will
provide the student an opportunity for added skill competency
development. Participants can sign-up on the Community Education website or in person the first day of class, which is Tuesday, July 3. The Community Education class will take place from 10 am to 1 pm at the Norco College Soccer Stadium and meet Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (ending date is August 14, with no class on Wednesday, July 4). Students should come in proper attire, which includes soccer cleats. Cost is $36, please bring exact change in you plan on registering in person. This is a noncredit class. Instructor is Francisco Melgarejo. |
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