Foothill High School’s JV softball took second place recently as they traveled to Napa to compete in a tournament. To start off, Foothill quickly shutout Vintage High school with a lopsided win of 9-0. Jennifer Ong went 2-3 with two doubles; Hayley Piona went 2-3 with two singles; and Tayler Schoonover went 2-3 with two singles. Mariah Worley struck out 10 out of the 12 Vintage batters in the four innings played, only allowing one hit.
Next, Foothill took a loss, when competing against Petaluma. Jennifer Flaming and Alia Ismail both went 2-3. Worley went 1-3 with a double, and as for pitching she struck out eight of the Petaluma batters.
The third game was against Vanden Hight School. Foothill found its bats again, pounding out nine hits and eight runs while allowing only one hit. Worley added another eight strikeouts to her total. Ong was 3-3, Flaming and Jenica Holt each had a double.
The next game was against a very tough Napa High School, who came into the game with a perfect 16-0 record. This game proved to be worth the admission fee with each team battling through nine innings of pure excitement. It was a pitchers’ duel from the beginning, with no team able to put up any runs until the seventh inning.
Napa pushed one run across in the top of the seventh inning. In the bottom of the inning Piona led off with a single and then got to second on a passed ball. Taylor Vincent then hit a clutch single to score Piona to tie the game and force extra innings. Napa scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning. Ong started at second base. Allie Straub laid down a perfect bunt which Napa was not able to cleanly field.
With runners at second and third, after a passed ball, Flaming singled to bring in two runs and tie the game again. Napa scored another run in the top of the ninth putting the pressure back on Foothill to answer. With Holt starting at second, Worley laid down a great bunt that the third basemen threw into her back. This put runners at first and third. Napa then walked Vincent to load the bases. Ong then came up to bat and placed a perfect single to right center to plate Holt and Worley for the Foothill victory. Worley pitched to 36 batters and had 13 strike-outs in the victory.
The last game was the championship game in a rematch with Petaluma. Foothill scored first when Flaming was walked and got to third after two passed balls. Piona then laced a single to center to score Flaming. Holt then placed a bunt up the line that third base was not able to handle and reached second on the over throw. Taylor Vincent then hit a single to left field to plate Piona and Holt. Petaluma came back with four runs in the next two innings to take a 4-3 lead. In the bottom of the forth inning Holt drew a walk and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Schoonover. Vincent then singled to bring in Holt and tie the game. Petaluma put up two more runs in the top of the fifth, and Foothill was unable to answer. No more runs were scored as the defenses stiffened. Worley struck out nine batters in the loss.
FAST registration
The Foothill Area Swim Team (FAST) is holding registration for the 2007 summer season from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. April 26 at the Laguna Oaks Pool, 2700 Lylewood Drive. Swimmers of all abilities from under age six to 18 are encouraged to join. F.A.S.T. is a member of Tri-Valley Swim League, a summer recreational league. For more information, please see www.fastdolphins.us or call Shari Liebman at 600-8266 or Susanne Wagner at 461-1505.–Coleen Worley
