From Staff Reports If anyone was hoping Flintridge Prep would add some drama to Tuesday’s rivalry game, that got dashed early. Poly scored four first-inning runs and never looked back. The Panthers hammered Prep for a 16-0 victory in five innings (mercy rule). They also got news that Firebaugh was forfeiting Wednesday’s regular season finale, […]
From Staff Reports
If anyone was hoping Flintridge Prep would add some drama to Tuesday’s rivalry game, that got dashed early.
Poly scored four first-inning runs and never looked back.
The Panthers hammered Prep for a 16-0 victory in five innings (mercy rule).
They also got news that Firebaugh was forfeiting Wednesday’s regular season finale, which allowed Poly to officially claim the league championship outright some 24 hours before they would have won it any way.
Brennah Bronk and Vivian Wheeler combined on a three-hit shutout.
Wheeler also went 2 for 2 at the plate, with 3 walks, 3 runs scored and 2 RBIs.
Ali Ulin had a hit, walked 3 times and scored 3 runs.
Maddie Magee went 2 for 4, including a double, two runs scored and she drove in two runs.
Megan Kelleher doubled, walked twice, scored a run and drove in another.
Laura Chin, Ella Cornwell and Rory Xanders each scored a run.
Chin and Cornwell walked three times each.
Quotable:
Poly coach Jennifer Bond: “I am so proud of my girls. They set out this year with one thing on their mind and that was to go undefeated in league. Although we came up 1 game shy of that goal, we still came in first. These girls worked so hard to better themselves, and I am so glad that their hard work paid off. They are on fire right now just in time for the playoffs.”
Box Score:
Poly: 4-3-3-3-3-(16)
Prep: 0-0-0-0-0-(0)
Win: Brennah Bronk (11-4)
Loss: Therise Oshiro (9-9)
2017 Prep League Final Softball Standings:
Poly (15-7 overall, 11-1 in league)
Chadwick (12-5, 10-2)
Mayfield (13-7, 8-4)
Rio Hondo Prep (9-9, 4-7)
Westridge (5-9, 4-7)
Flintridge Prep (9-9, 4-8)
Firebaugh (5-16, 0-12)
