College Softball

TODAY COLLEGE BASEBALL Glendale Community College at Bakersfield College, TBA COLLEGE SOFTBALL Glendale Community College in Ventura Tournament at Ventura College, TBA TRACK AND FIELD Flintridge Prep in Pasadena Games at Pasadena High, TBA SOFTBALL Crescenta Valley at Grace Brethren Tournament, TBA SUNDAY COLLEGE SOFTBALL Glendale Community College...

GLENDALE - The Glendale Community College softball team had a chance in the second game of a double dip against Bakersfield College Thursday afternoon to finish a sweep of the three-game season series against its foe from the Western State Conference Blue Division. The Vaqueros were poised to do just that, taking a three-run lead into the top of the final inning before the visitors tied it up. However, GCC dug deep and salvaged the sweep on the strength of a two-run walk-off homer on the initiative of Vanessa Mendoza, giving the home team a 6-4 victory.

GLENDALE - On the verge of handing College of the Canyons softball team its first division defeat, things suddenly got out of hand for Glendale Community College. For six innings in the second game of a Western State Conference Blue Division doubleheader Thursday, the Vaqueros limited the powerful Cougars to one run. The seventh inning wouldn't prove to be kind to the Vaqueros, who surrendered eight runs en route to a 9-4 defeat. Glendale suffered a 12-3 loss in the first game, which was called after six innings because of the nine-run mercy rule.

GLENDALE - Even without the benefit of a hit, the members of the Glendale Community College still enjoyed a huge opening inning during a pool-play game of their tournament Friday night at the Glendale Sports Complex. The Vaqueros showed patience at the plate while batting for nearly 20 minutes, racking up five walks and scoring five runs. The Glendale coaching staff wasn't even aware the Vaqueros hadn't registered a hit. “I thought maybe we had one or two hits,” said Glendale assistant Sal Pizzo, who saw Glendale pick up an 11-0 victory against Gateway College (Ariz.)

SOFTBALL Crescenta Valley High in Loara Tournament: The Falcons lost a pair of games in the first round of pool play on Saturday. Crescenta Valley (7-8) opened the day with a 3-2 loss to Cerritos, in which Sissy Sovereign, Nikki Salas and CeCe Martinez each had two hits. Later in the afternoon, the Falcons lost to Savanna, 5-2, despite a home run from Sovereign and a double by Erin Ashby. Sydney House collected a pair of hits for the Falcons and Salas doubled.

TODAY COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD ?Glendale Community College in Bryan Clay Invitational at Azusa Pacific University, 9 a.m. ? MEN?S TENNIS ?Glendale Community College in Western State Conference Tournament at Santa Barbara City College TBA ? WOMEN?S TENNIS ?Glendale Community College in Western State Conference Tournament at TBA, TBA ? COLLEGE BASEBALL ?Glendale Community College vs. L.A. Mission College at El Cariso Park, 1 p.m. ?