Linda Brown (15) slides into second base with the last
hit of the Vikings' season in the bottom of the seventh
inning. But she was left stranded on base.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
La Jolla's softball team took one on the chin Tues., May 26, falling to Escondido Charter, 4-1, in an elimination playoff game.
The Vikings, tied 1-1 entering the top of the sixth inning on their home field, surrendered three runs in the inning and were unable to rally in their final two at-bats to mount a comeback.
La Jolla finished the season 14-16, a vast improvement over cellar-dwelling finishes in years past. The Vikings were a factor in the Western League, and were seeded fourth in the CIF Division IV playoffs. This was LJHS's first competitive unit in seven years, according to former athletic director Bob Allen.
Information is that an eighth-grade pitcher and a catcher will join Coach Anthony Sarain's team next year, filling the spots that will be left by graduating seniors Stephanie Alvarez and Katja Sarain. There may be an 11th-grader, unable to play this year due to health problems, who may be able to play for the Vikings next year.
The softball team is the only team with a home field on the high school campus that will not be displaced next year, when the Edwards Stadium turf will be torn up and replaced over a projected 18-month period.
Escondido Charter advances to a 1 p.m. playoff game Thurs., May 28, at the Santee SportsPlex. It will be the first game of a doubleheader. Escondido would have to win back-to-back games in the consolation bracket that day, at 1 p.m. and another at 3 p.m., to advance to the championship game the following day against the winner of the Oceanside-San Diego High Tech semifinal in the winners bracket.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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