Softball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Monterey

Dores

Previous Games

05/07/25 @ Palma	11-0
05/02/25 vs Watsonville	10-1
04/30/25 vs North Salinas	15-0
04/23/25 @ Salinas	4-2
04/19/25 vs Chico	2-1
+ 4 more games

Monterey came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Palma Chieftains an 11-0 shutout. Considering the Dores have won eight contests by more than six runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Ella Myers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Monterey got a massive performance out of Denae Lee, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI Lee has posted since back in March. Ryanna Elliott was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double.

Monterey pushed their record up to 17-3-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Palma, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-13-1 record this season.

Monterey will look to defend their home field on Friday against Everett Alvarez at 6:30 p.m. The Eagles' pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so the Dores' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Palma, they will take on Watsonville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Chieftains are facing the Wildcatz at the right time seeing as the Wildcatz are stuck on a four-game losing streak.