Viking senior Jacey Taylor (11) sends a line drive
over the fence in right-centerfield for her 11th home run
of the season, 25th in her career in the first inning
against Hi Tech High Thurs., May 14.
(Photos by Ed Piper)
By Ed Piper
Senior Jacey Taylor blasted three home runs in front of family and an adoring Senior Day crowd, and La Jolla completed a perfect 8-0 Central League season with a 20-2 win over visiting High Tech High Thurs., May 14.
Taylor, a first baseman who starts the Vikings' games this season in the pitching circle in the absence of any pitching specialists, clobbered four hits in five trips to the plate, with the other at-bat a base on balls. Her trio of homers broke the old record of 12 in a season (by Emmy Cardenas, who was in attendance), and tied Cardenas' school record of career home runs at 27.
Meanwhile, the league-champion Vikings steamrolled High Tech, on 17 hits bunched into three big innings before the game was called after five innings.
Taylor gets mobbed by her teammates as she
crosses home plate after the home run. She later
hit two more home runs to break the single-season
record and tie the career home run record
for La Jolla High.
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