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02.03.12 - Three-run eighth inning results in
10-7 win
The Cerritos
College softball team opened up a 7-0 lead over host
Santa Ana College on Friday afternoon, but still
needed three runs in the top of the eighth inning to
come away with a 10-7 non-conference win Friday
afternoon. The victory improves the Falcons record
to 5-1 on the year and it was their third victory in
a row. The team will now host Fullerton College at
3:00 p.m. next Tuesday...[more]
02.01.12 - Cerritos outslugs Santiago Canyon, 9-7
After spotting
Santiago Canyon College a 4-0 lead in the top of the
second inning, the Cerritos College softball team
responded with four runs in the bottom of the stanza
and held a 9-4 lead before holding on for a 9-7
non-conference win on Wednesday at Nancy Kelly
Field. The win improved the Falcons record to 4-1,
while the Hawks dropped to 1-4. Cerritos will now
travel to Santa Ana College on Friday for a 3:00
p.m. non-conference game...[more]
01.31.12 - Falcons turn up the power against
Grossmont
 After struggling
to generate any offense against Saddleback College
on Saturday afternoon, the Cerritos College softball
team found their groove against Grossmont College at
Nancy Kelly Field on Tuesday. The Falcons blasted
five more home runs and clubbed 21 hits on the day,
as they recorded a 19-5, five-inning non-conference
win over the Griffins (2-3). Cerritos (3-1) will now
host Santiago Canyon College at 3:00 p.m. on
Wednesday in another non-conference contest.
Grossmont did take an early 1-0 lead after
collecting a run on three hits off starting pitcher
Lily Cornejo (Paramount HS).
Vanessa McHugh led off the game with a double on the
first pitch, and after a base hit by Lindsay
Thorstenson, scored on a double-steal attempt that
saw Thorstenson get thrown out after a rundown.
Cerritos responded with four runs in the bottom of
the stanza, which included an RBI ground out by
freshman third baseman Ariana
Mejia (Gahr HS), that scored
sophomore
Lauren Castrellon (Downey HS),
who led off with a double. Freshman first baseman
Andrea Arellano (Downey HS)
followed with a two-run home run, her first of two
on the day...[more]
01.28.12 - Game cancelled due to darkness
After the first two games of a three-game
round-robin pushed the start of the final contest
past 4:00 p.m., it was decided by both schools that
the softball game between Cerritos College and
Antelope Valley College was ruled as a cancelled
contest. The ruling was made because it was not
determined prior to the start of the day what the
ruling would be should the third game not be
completed due to darkness. At the time it became too
dark to continue the game, the Falcons held a 6-5
lead over the Marauders after four completed
innings...[more]
01.28.12 - Cerritos defeated in home opener
 After opening the
season with a pair of road wins on Friday, the
Cerritos College softball team was unable to
generate any offense in their home opening on
Saturday at Nancy Kelly Field against Saddleback
College. The Falcons (2-1) clubbed five home runs in
their second game of the season, but could only slap
out four hits against the Gauchos (1-0) and dropped
an 8-1 decision. Cerritos will now host Antelope
Valley College at 3:00 p.m. in their second game of
the day.
For Saddleback, they jumped on freshman pitcher
Lily Cornejo (Paramount HS)
for two runs in the top of the first inning, as
Mandy Gutierrez delivered a two-run double that
plated Christina Bolin and Chelsea Bertoglio. It was
5-0 before the Falcons would get on the board, as
freshman designated player Ariana
Mejia (Gahr HS) drove in the
team's lone run with a sacrifice fly...[more]
01.27.12 - Falcons open season with pair of wins
The
Cerritos College softball team didn't take much time
to display their hitting prowess, as they opened the
2012 season with an 11-3, six-inning win over
Fullerton College, followed by a 7-3 win over
Bakersfield College on Friday. The Falcons (2-0)
will now host a pair of games at Nancy Kelly Field
on Saturday, as they welcome Saddleback College at
11:00 a.m., followed by a 3:00 p.m. contest against
Antelope Valley College...[more]
08.05.11 - Jessica Lozano receives Nancy Kelly
Scholarship
 Since
2003, former Cerritos College softball coach
Nancy Kelly has been awarding a scholarship
in her name to a sophomore softball player to help
in the aid of purchasing textbooks and supplies
after transferring to a four-year university. After
a season where she was named the South Coast
Conference Pitcher of the Year and earned All-State
recognition, Jessica Lozano (Banning
HS) was named the recipient of this year's
scholarship.
Those eligible for the scholarship must have played
two seasons for the Falcon softball team and are
required to submit a personal statement, as well as
their transcripts and a letter of recommendation
from at least one of their professors. Lozano turned
in the required information and was notified by
Kelly herself that she would be receiving the
scholarship.
"I was really surprised and happy when Coach Kelly
contacted me to let me know I would be getting the
scholarship," said Lozano, who posted a 30-8 record
this season and helped Cerritos to a 34-12 record
and advanced to the Super Regional before being
eliminated from the playoffs. "I knew that the
scholarship was available, but I never thought I
would get it. (Head coach) Kodee Murray
gave the sophomores a flier with all of the
requirements and I went ahead and did everything it
asked."...[more]
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