{"id":8360,"date":"2017-04-12T17:27:39","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T17:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=8360"},"modified":"2017-04-12T17:27:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T17:27:39","slug":"pasadena-city-college-softball-working-toward-playoff-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=8360","title":{"rendered":"Pasadena City College Softball Working Toward Playoff Spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Hot-hitting Jazmine Cabrera leads the Lancers in batting thus far this year, photo by Richard Quinton.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Pasadena City College softball team moved to No. 10 in the all-important RPI ratings and can seriously talk about postseason plans after rallying for a 5-4 win against rival East Los Angeles Tuesday at Robinson Park. The Lancers are 22-10-1 overall and now 7-2 in the South Coast Conference North Division, well ahead in second place in the league.<\/p>\n<p>The 22 victories is a new high for PCC head coach Monica Tantlinger, who has directed now three straight 20-win seasons. But Pasadena has not made the playoffs in 11 years, something that all factors point toward finally occuring for the fourth-year Lancers leader this season. Only conference champions receive automatics with Mt. San Antonio a frontrunner to win the SCC North, but PCC&#8217;s high RPI should help it gain an at-large bid.<\/p>\n<p>Against ELAC, sophomore shortstop Karina Moreno, 2-for-2 with a walk in her first three at bats, was hit by a pitch to leadoff the bottom of the sixth. Moreno stole second, then outfielder Alise Archuleta singled up the middle to score Moreno for the game-winning RBI. The Huskies had led by a 3-2 count going into the bottom of the fifth inning.<\/p>\n<p>Reliever Pica Madrid, who gave up a run-scoring hit in the sixth, got out of a first-and-third jam to end that inning tied at 4-4. In the seventh, the sophomore pitcher then stranded the potential tying run on second with a strikeout that capped her 10th win of the season. Madrid is the first PCC pitcher since Sarah Sherman (2004-05) to reach double figures in wins in consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Lancers collected 13 hits and PCC&#8217;s record when reaching double digits in hits is 16-1. Catcher Jeneve Medrano was 1-for-2 with two RBI while third baseman Brittany Ching (a double), first baseman Bree Howard (a double), leftfielder Jazmine Cabrera, and centerfielder Angel Urbina all joined Moreno in the 2-hit club.<\/p>\n<p>On April 7, Long Beach City College hurler Alissa Cienfuegos 3-hit the visiting Lancers and struck out 11 in a 3-1 win over PCC. Designated player Brittany Gonzales hit a solo home run in the fourth while Archuleta was 2-for-3 for all of PCC&#8217;s offense.<\/p>\n<p>On April 6, PCC had an easy time over winless host LA Harbor, 16-2, in a game called after five innings. The Lancers scored nine runs in the fourth inning, including a 3-run triple by second baseman Alex Howard and a RBI triple from Moreno. Cabrera was 2-for-2 with a triple and three RBI while outfielder Julissa Moran, usually a key pinchrunner, took advantage of her hitting opportunity by going 3-for-3 at the plate. Infielder Destiny Rojas added a double. Lauren Jackson pitched three no-hit innings with three Ks for her fifth win in the circle.<\/p>\n<p>On April 4 at Robinson Park, state No. 4-ranked Mt. San Antonio blanked the Lancers, 8-0, in a full, 7-inning contest. The Mounties scored five runs in the first inning and Tiffany Kennedy-Cummings limited PCC to just two hits while striking out nine in a complete-game shutout.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We ran into some very good pitching, but we also rebounded well after both of those losses,&#8221; Tantlinger said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve been concerned about our bats, but I think against ELAC we hit the ball with some authority and made good contact throughout the lineup. It&#8217;s a good sign. We have to just continue to be consistent. Our pitching has been pretty solid. The defense could be better as we&#8217;ve made some recent errors on routine plays, but that&#8217;s an area that also has been consistently strong for us. We have to keep our momentum and carry the excitement of this win into our next few conference games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera is on a hot streak in which she is 17-for-33 (.515) with five walks and six stolen bases in her last 11 games. Her .442 batting average and .488 on-base percentage<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, April 13, the Lancers host Rio Hondo in a SCC North game. First pitch is 2:30 p.m. at Robinson Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hot-hitting Jazmine Cabrera leads the Lancers in batting thus far this year, photo by Richard Quinton. The Pasadena City College softball team moved to No. 10 in the all-important RPI ratings and can seriously talk about postseason plans after rallying for a 5-4 win against rival East Los Angeles Tuesday at Robinson Park. 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