The Cerritos College softball team wins 14-4 against El Camino College and the team looks forward to defeating its next opponent.
Sophomores Andrea Arellano and Ashley Miller assisted the Falcons’ softball team to victory.
There were 17 hits from the Falcons with 14 runs in the game against El Camino College.
Closing pictcher Kayla Klein held El Camino College to one hit with six strike outs in the last two innings, resulting in the win.
“We’ve been playing better as a team lately,” head coach Kodee Murray said, “and have been more of a team than two weeks ago.”
The team prepares for its next game on Wednesday against Los Angeles Harbor College, that has an overall record of 12-6 so far in the season.
“We don’t really change anything we do, we just work on what we can control. We will practice hard this week and see how the game goes when we get there,” Murray said.
First baseman Arellano had an outstanding game against El Camino College with four runs batted in.
“I did well as an individual, I went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and four runs batted in,” Arellano said.
She mentioned how the past week the team wasn’t able to practice due to wet conditions on the field, but feels that won’t effect the team’s performance because it has been working hard and practicing for months.
“I’ve been working on staying calm when runners are on base and not getting anxious when I am in the box,” she said, “Also waiting on the right pitches and hitting harder.”
According to Murray the main focus in practice will be to “start trusting ourselves more and becoming the best team we can be.”
Shortstop Miller did very well in the game against El Camino with one run and two hits.
“I felt I did well, I started and finished very strong,” she said. “As for preparing for the next game, if we work hard we will be alright. I will be working on my hitting and in clutch situations getting runners on base.”
It looks to be a promising second half of the season as the Falcons are currently on a five-game winning streak.
The next home game will be Wednesday March 13 against Los Angeles Harbor College at 3 p.m. and will then travel to Pasadena City College on Thursday March 14 for a game slated for 2 p.m.
