Canyons Softball Rallies to Win Season Opener
COC freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Reed earned the win for Canyons, lasting seven innings and surrendering just one earned run.
| BOT 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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Canyons
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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Santa Ana
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0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
The COC softball team sparked a two-out rally in the top of the seventh inning to defeat No. 11 ranked Santa Ana College 4-3 on Tuesday.
Despite scoring first the Cougs trailed early, but managed to load the bases in the top half of the seventh inning. From there, COC leadoff hitter Cheyenne Steward clubbed a bases-clearing double to give Canyons the 4-3 lead.
Steward finsihed the day 1-for-4 with three RBIs, and also scored a run for COC in the first inning on an RBI double by right fielder Jennifer Metcalf. Metcalf was also 1-for-4 on the day.
Freshman pitcher Kaitlyn Reed earned the win for Canyons, lasting seven innings and surrendering just one earned run to go with three walks and three strikeouts.
Canyons (1-0) will take part in a road game doubleheader on Saturday, with COC slated to take on Rio Hondo College to begin the day, before facing Cypress Collegelater in the afternoon.