Paraclete softball picks up win at St. Anthony

LONG BEACH — The Paraclete softball team defeated St. Anthony 10-3 on Tuesday in a Del Rey League road game.

Jamie Sencion earned the win in the circle for the Spirits (182, 4-2 Del Rey), allowing three runs on four hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts. She gave up two runs in the bottom of the first inning, which tied the game at 2-2, and settled down after that.

“She really did a good job keeping them off balance today,” Paraclete coach Margaret Neill said.

The offense started off a little slow as the Spirits led 3-2 until the fifth inning.

“We were kind of lethargic,” Neill said. “We pulled it out. We didn’t play the greatest game, but we stuck it out.”

Paraclete scored two runs in the fifth and one in the sixth before breaking out with four runs in the seventh.

Addi Vandecar picked up two hits, two RBIs and two runs for the Spirits, while Sencion also had two hits and two RBIs and Katelyn Young hit two doubles with three RBIs.

Paraclete has the next week off before playing a non-league game against Lancaster at home on April 5.

College Softball LA Mission 5, AVC 1

SYLMAR — Antelope Valley College second baseman Natalia Hernandez broke up a no-hitter in the sixth inning, but the Marauders lost to LA Mission College 5-1 in a Western State Conference game on Tuesday.

Hernandez homered with one out in the top of the sixth inning, recording the lone hit and run for AVC (12-13-1, 3-3 WSC), which fell to fifth in the conference standings. LA Mission (15-7) is first with a 4-0 record.

AVC’s Natasha Arroyo broke up the perfect game in the fourth inning when she was hit by a pitch. Jolene Miramontes reached on an error in the fifth and walked in the seventh, reaching second base both times. Haeven Chavira was also hit by pitch in the seventh and was the last base runner for the Marauders.

Helena Loera took the loss for AVC, allowing four runs on three walks and three hits, including two home runs, with four strikeouts in 2.2 innings. Miramontes pitched the final 3.1 frames, allowing one run on four hits with two strikeouts.

Vivian Little pitched a complete game for LA Mission, allowing the home run with one walk, two hit batters and 10 strikeouts.

The Marauders plan to host Cerritos at noon on Saturday in a game that was postponed from last week because of rain. Rain is in the forecast for Saturday.

Women’s College Tennis Santa Barbara 7, AVC 2

LANCASTER — The Antelope Valley College women’s tennis team lost its Western State Conference finale 7-2 to Santa Barbara on Tuesday at AVC.

The Marauders (2-18, 0-12 WSC) honored their four sophomores — Ari Avina, Sydney Bush, Emily Lopez and Nicole Padilla — in their final home match of the season.

Avina and Lopez won by default at No. 3 doubles and Lopez won her singles set by default for AVC’s two points.

Avina had a close match at No. 5 singles, but fell, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Bush and Padilla lost 8-3 at No. 1 doubles, while No. 2 Kaelin Vasquez and Jocelyn Ortega lost 8-4.

Bush lost her No. 1 singles match 6-0, 6-3, while Padilla lost her first set 6-2 and was forced to retire due to injury at the start of the second set.

Vasquez lost 6-3, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and Ortega dropped her No. 4 singles match, 6-3, 6-0.

The Marauders play at Victor Valley in a non-conference match on Friday before beginning conference tournament play next Tuesday.