California High School Softball - Torrey Pines holds off El Capitan
May 16, 2023: Lakeside, CA 92040 Torrey Pines Falcons (San Diego, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host El Capitan Vaqueros (Lakeside, CA), 3-1 in a non-league challenge.
The Falcons now own a 20-7 record.
With the loss, El Capitan falls to 23-4 on the campaign.
Game Summary
FALCONS WIN 20TH GAME OF THE SEASON WITH BIG OPEN DIVISION PLAYOFF ROAD WIN AT EL CAPITAN.
THE TORREY PINES LADY FALCONS WENT ON THE ROAD IN THE 1ST ROUND OF THE SAN DIEGO SECTION OPEN DIVISION PLAYOFFS AND CAME AWAY WITH A HARD FOUGHT 3-1 WIN YESTERDAY IN SUNNY 84 DEGREE WEATHER IN LAKESIDE. JUNIOR GEORGIA BILSKI (DARTMOUHT) THREW A COMPLETE GAME 6 HITTER FOR THE WIN AS EL CAPITAN LEFT 11 RUNNERS ON BASE IN THE CONTEST. TORREY PINES SCORED 2 RUNS ON A SACRIFICE FLY AND 1 RUN ON A PERFECTLY EXECUTED SUICIDE SQUEEZE BUT BY JUNIOR KATE KLEKOTKA SCORING FRESHMEN SARA MIHALINEC FOR THE FALCONS. SOPHOMORE PLAYER OF THE GAME EVA GUTIERREZ WENT 2-3 WITH A SINGLE, A DOUBLE AND A DEEP FLY OUT WHILE ALSO RECORDING 9 PUT OUTS AT FIRST BASE. THE FALCONS ADVANCE TO PLAY # 2 SEED RANCHO BERNARDO ON THE ROAD TOMORROW WHILE EL CAPITAN WILL HOST GRANITE HILLS IN AN ELIMINATION CONTEST IN THE 2ND ROUND.