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05.10.09 - FALCONS LAUNCH SIX HOME RUNS IN WIN

Photo by Juan Velez.  Samantha Vaaulu set a school record with three home runs in Sunday's game to help send Cerritos back to the State Championships on Friday.
Photo by Juan Velez. Samantha Vaaulu set a school record with three home runs in Sunday's game to help send Cerritos back to the State Championships on Friday.

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    After the Cerritos College softball team hit six home runs in their 12-4, six-inning win over Saddleback College on Sunday to sweep their best-of-three Super Regional, their might be talk about renaming Nancy Kelly Field to The Launching Pad. The Falcons, seeded #2 in the South, saw freshman catcher Samantha Vaaulu (Warren HS) set a school record with three home runs in the game, while the six in one game is also a new school record. Vaaulu also drove in six runs to lead the way. The win sends Cerritos (39-9-1) back to the State Championships, where they will get to defend their title. The Falcons will open the state tournament on Friday at the Salinas Sports Complex against an opponent to be determined.
 
    Cerritos took a 2-0 lead on solo home runs by Vaaulu and freshman designated hitter Brandi Rummel (La Serna HS), but the Gauchos took a brief 3-2 lead after two innings. Falcon pitcher Hillary Perez-Ashley (Long Beach Poly HS) struggled to find the strike zone in the second inning and walked three batters. The third was with the bases loaded against ninth-place hitter Chelsea Lievanos, which forced in a run. Kelly Bosshart then gave Saddleback their only lead of the series with a two-run single.
 
    After scoring the game-tying run in the third on a wild pitch, it was a power hitting display, as the Falcons hit a pair of home runs in the fifth inning and two more in the sixth inning to win via the eight-run mercy rule. Freshman outfielder Lauren Castrellon (Downey HS) hit her 14th of the season to lead off the fifth inning, followed by a base hit by freshman shortstop Cassandra Godoy (Downey HS). On the hit, Gaucho right fielder Megan Geier booted the ball, allowing Godoy to advance to third base. She wasn't there for long, as Vaaulu unleashed a Laura Molina offering deep over the left-center field fence for a two-run home run.
 
    Freshman first baseman Ashley Ventura (Carson HS) started the sixth inning in the same fashion, as she muscled a ball over the left-field fence for a lead-off home run. A single by freshman outfielder Devin Salmones (Gahr HS), a double by sophomore third baseman Desiree Miera (Downey HS) and a walk to Castrellon loaded the bases. Godoy brought in a pair with a double, while Vaaulu cleared the bases with her 20th home run of the season.
 
    On the year, Vaaulu now has 70 RBI and is one shy of tying the school record, set by Jessica Navarro last season. Perez-Ashley, who allowed four runs on six hits, improved her record to 29-5 and is also close to breaking a record set by Navarro. During the 2007 season, Navarro won 34 games in the circle. As a team, the Falcons have hit 60 home runs, while they have hit three or more in a game eight times on the year. The most home runs in a game this season prior to the six on Sunday was four, against Santa Barbara City College in the first game of the season.

07.17.10 - Softball announces six signings
05.08.10 - Cerritos eliminated after two losses
05.07.10 - Falcons escape first day of regional
05.02.10 - Cerritos softball to host Super Regional
05.02.10 - Vaaulu hits state-leading home runs in victory
05.01.10 - Cerritos opens playoffs with 10-0 win
04.26.10 - Awards continue for Falcon softball players
04.24.10 - Falcons open playoffs against Chaffey
04.22.10 - Cerritos sweeps All-Conference awards
04.20.10 - Falcons prepare for playoffs with 14th straight win
04.16.10 - Cerritos pounds out 12-3 win
04.15.10 - Heavy hitting leads to 8-2 win
04.12.10 - Falcons hit four home runs in 13-5 victory
04.10.10 - Cerritos in good shape for top seed after win
04.08.10 - Win moves team closer to conference title
04.06.10 - Falcons score big early on in 9-1 win
04.01.10 - Cerritos wins seventh in a row
03.30.10 - Team hits two more big home runs in win
03.27.10 - Falcons slam their way past Cuesta
03.25.10 - Long ball leads Cerritos to 6- 1 win
03.23.10 - Shutout keeps Falcons in first place
03.18.10 - Cerritos avenges another loss
03.16.10 - Falcons rebound with big win
03.11.10 - Costly error leads to loss
03.09.10 - Two Falcons named to Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame
03.08.10 - Falcons win sixth game in a row
03.04.10 - Cerritos comes back for 6-2 victory
03.02.10 - Bases loaded walk wins game
02.25.10 - Falcons hold on to beat Long Beach City
02.20.10 - Cerritos takes three of five at tournament
02.18.10 - Team avenges only loss of the season
02.16.10 - Falcons hammer LA Harbor, 11-2
02.14.10 - Cerritos sweeps three games in one day
02.12.10 - Perez-Ashley shuts out Pasadena City
02.11.10 - Falcons open conference play with win
02.10.10 - Cerritos posts 5-3 win over Palomar
02.03.10 - Big inning leads to 8-0 win
02.01.10 - Falcons rout Santiago Canyon, 12-1
01.31.10 - Cerritos wins four of five at tournament
 

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