Softball Recap: La Jolla Country Day falls despite strong effort from Mia Heppner

By Team Reports May 11, 2024, 7:17am

Softball Recap: La Jolla Country Day Torreys vs. Santa Fe Christian Eagles

La Jolla Country Day is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 13-3 to the Santa Fe Christian Eagles on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to La Jolla Country Day of the 14-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.

Mia Heppner was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.

On Santa Fe Christian's side, Torin Bennett made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Bennett was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.

In other batting news, Kayla Crecion was incredible, going 4-for-4 with five RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Maddie Binnie, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.

La Jolla Country Day's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Santa Fe Christian, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3-1.

As of now, neither La Jolla Country Day nor Santa Fe Christian have any future games scheduled.

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