Softball Recap: Ceres Makes It Four in a Row at Home

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 vs Johansen	18
03/26/25 @ Grace Davis	15
02/22/25 vs Big Valley Christian	15
04/02/25 vs Central Valley	10
03/21/25 vs Pacheco	10

Ceres had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 18-run drubbing they dealt Johansen on Monday. The Bulldogs' pitcher stepped up to hand the Vikings an 18-0 shutout. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by nine runs or more this season.

Elizabeth Figueroa made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.

In other batting news, Ava Montesdeoca and Tatianna Ortiz did most of the damage at the plate: Montesdeoca scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Ortiz scored a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Ortiz a new career-high in RBI (three). Kahaunani Sagapolu was another key player, scoring three runs while going 1-for-2.

Ceres always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They are 5-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Ceres pushed their record up to 10-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Johansen, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Ceres will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Vikings: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.