Shortstop/pitcher Ella Pearl (2) hits a ground ball
in the bottom of the second. The sophomore
ended up reaching base on a groundout
fielder's choice.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
By Ed Piper
La Jolla, the number-one seed in the Division 5 playoffs, drubbed visiting Orange Glen, 19-3, in a five-inning game shortened by the 10-run rule after five innings. The playoff game took place on the Vikings' home field.
Coach Anthony Sarain's Central League champs (8-0) scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning, after Orange Glen pushed across a single run in the top of the frame. Senior Jacey Taylor singled to drive in Ella Pearl for the first run. Pearl had walked and stolen second base.
Catcher Aviv Laska, hitting in the fourth slot, got aboard via an errant throw by the third baseman, with Taylor coming around to score.
Maddie Ehlert, playing second base, then hit a single. Freshman Ellie Thomson bunted, causing further confusion in the infield, resulting in Ehlert also reaching the plate.
The Vikings, now gaining momentum, scored three more runs in the second. They exploded in the bottom of the fourth, plating a dozen runs to achieve a 10-run-plus advantage to invoke the mercy rule.
Taylor, tied for the school career home run record at 27, had two singles in four plate appearances, with two walks.
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