Kaycee Creek made her Valley Oak League pitching debut for Ceres High School's varsity softball team last Friday.
The right-handed freshman limited visiting Sonora to one run and four hits, while striking out nine during the Bulldogs' 19-1, five-inning victory.
"She got her opportunity and took advantage of it," head coach Donnie Donaldson said.
Ceres High (3-1) moved into a three-way tie for first place with East Union and Oakdale in the VOL standings. The last-place Wildcats dropped to 0-4 in conference play.
Kaycee started in place of ace Vaneza Hoover, who missed the game for an undisclosed reason. Creek improved to 3-0 on the year. She's tallied 38 strikeouts in 22 innings.
"I got a lot of confidence in Kaycee," Donaldson said. "She's worked hard to get where she's at."
The Bulldogs capitalized on 11 walks, six hit batsmen and nine errors during their one-sided VOL matchup with Sonora.
"We didn't have to work for a lot of the runs," Donaldson said.
Ceres High totaled seven hits.
Jode Johnson led the way with a grand slam.
Older sister Mika Johnson batted 2-for-3 from the plate with one stolen base and two RBIs.
Sophomore Ryan Norton went 2-for-5.
The Bulldogs will travel to Oakdale today and Weston Ranch on Thursday. Both games begin at 4 p.m.
The right-handed freshman limited visiting Sonora to one run and four hits, while striking out nine during the Bulldogs' 19-1, five-inning victory.
"She got her opportunity and took advantage of it," head coach Donnie Donaldson said.
Ceres High (3-1) moved into a three-way tie for first place with East Union and Oakdale in the VOL standings. The last-place Wildcats dropped to 0-4 in conference play.
Kaycee started in place of ace Vaneza Hoover, who missed the game for an undisclosed reason. Creek improved to 3-0 on the year. She's tallied 38 strikeouts in 22 innings.
"I got a lot of confidence in Kaycee," Donaldson said. "She's worked hard to get where she's at."
The Bulldogs capitalized on 11 walks, six hit batsmen and nine errors during their one-sided VOL matchup with Sonora.
"We didn't have to work for a lot of the runs," Donaldson said.
Ceres High totaled seven hits.
Jode Johnson led the way with a grand slam.
Older sister Mika Johnson batted 2-for-3 from the plate with one stolen base and two RBIs.
Sophomore Ryan Norton went 2-for-5.
The Bulldogs will travel to Oakdale today and Weston Ranch on Thursday. Both games begin at 4 p.m.
