Kaycee Creek used her arm and bat and Cierra Hammons enjoyed a career day at the plate as Ceres High School's varsity softball team knocked off first-place East Union 5-2 on Wednesday in Ceres.
Creek, a sophomore pitcher, tossed a complete-game six-hitter with three strikeouts. She also batted 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and one run on offense. Kaycee's playing status was uncertain leading up to the Valley Oak League game due to a finger injury suffered while being hit by a pitch at the NorCal Classic four days earlier.
Hammons, a sophomore catcher, tied a career high for hits in a game with three. She also broke her single-game RBI mark of two by one.
Ceres High grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
The Bulldogs tallied their final three runs in the fourth inning.
Jode Johnson singled twice and scored once for second-place Ceres High (10-6-1, 4-2). Ryan Norton chipped in with a single and a run. Erica Reyes added a run.
The Bulldogs will travel to Manteca today (3:30 p.m.) and Sierra on Friday (4 p.m.).
Hawks struggle
Central Valley High School's varsity softball team piled up three more losses in Valley Oak League play.
Hawk head coach Manny Bejaran did not respond to a request for a comment.
Central Valley lost 16-1 to Weston Ranch on Friday, 14-3 to Manteca on Wednesday and 10-0 to Sierra on Monday, April 12.
The Hawks have dropped all six of their conference contests via the mercy rule this year.
Central Valley will play host to Oakdale today and East Union on Friday.
Creek, a sophomore pitcher, tossed a complete-game six-hitter with three strikeouts. She also batted 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and one run on offense. Kaycee's playing status was uncertain leading up to the Valley Oak League game due to a finger injury suffered while being hit by a pitch at the NorCal Classic four days earlier.
Hammons, a sophomore catcher, tied a career high for hits in a game with three. She also broke her single-game RBI mark of two by one.
Ceres High grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
The Bulldogs tallied their final three runs in the fourth inning.
Jode Johnson singled twice and scored once for second-place Ceres High (10-6-1, 4-2). Ryan Norton chipped in with a single and a run. Erica Reyes added a run.
The Bulldogs will travel to Manteca today (3:30 p.m.) and Sierra on Friday (4 p.m.).
Hawks struggle
Central Valley High School's varsity softball team piled up three more losses in Valley Oak League play.
Hawk head coach Manny Bejaran did not respond to a request for a comment.
Central Valley lost 16-1 to Weston Ranch on Friday, 14-3 to Manteca on Wednesday and 10-0 to Sierra on Monday, April 12.
The Hawks have dropped all six of their conference contests via the mercy rule this year.
Central Valley will play host to Oakdale today and East Union on Friday.
