Softball Recap: Manteca Gets the Win

Manteca put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let the Yuba City Honkers get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory.

Isabel Tonna

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/05/25 vs Yuba City	11
03/25/24 vs Tokay	9
02/20/25 @ Kimball	8
02/11/25 vs Ripon	8
04/03/25 vs Tokay	7

Isabel Tonna tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Sienna Owen and Ayva Wilkins did most of the damage at the plate: Owen got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, while Wilkins went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Wilkins has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Baptist, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.

Manteca's win bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Yuba City, the defeat snapped their winning streak at 11 games and leaves them with a 12-3-1 record.

Manteca and Yuba City should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Buffaloes will square off against Patterson at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (145 vs. 336). Meanwhile, Yuba City (ranked 125th) will meet Nevada Union (ranked 814th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.