Softball Recap: Pacifica Comes Up Short

Tritons

Previous 5 Games

03/10/26 vs Oxnard	1-12
03/09/26 @ Fillmore	11-0
03/04/26 vs Hueneme	21-2
02/26/26 @ Carpinteria	11-0
02/24/26 vs Viewpoint	2-7

Pacifica dropped down to 4-4 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They came up short against the Oxnard Yellowjackets, falling 12-1. The Tritons were red-hot at the plate heading into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Yellowjackets' pitchers proved too tough.

As for Oxnard, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

For Oxnard's part, Destinee Herrera made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. With that strong performance, Herrera is now averaging an impressive 5.2 strikeouts per game. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2025.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rachel Godoy, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylene Jimenez, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.

While Pacifica had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.