The Clarendon College Lady Bulldogs won three out of a four-game series at Midland College last weekend as the team rose in the national rankings.
On Tuesday of last week, the Lady Bulldogs went up in the NJCAA softball ranking poll from #15 to #12. With last week’s wins, Clarendon now has a conference record this season of 20-4.
CC split the first two games with Midland last Friday, April 26. The Lady Bulldogs took the lead late in the first game in a 5-3 victory. The game was tied at three with CC hitting in the top of the eighth when Destinee Alvarez singled on the first pitch through the 5-6 hole, advancing Shaylah Dominguez to third. Jasmin Marticorena singled on an infield hit, and Jaylyn
Hernandez singled up to the middle to score Dominguez for one, and Savannah Flinn drew a walk to score Alvarez.
Morgan Stevenson was the winning pitcher for Clarendon as she allowed seven hits and two runs over six innings, walking zero. Hope Arnold threw two innings in relief out of the bullpen. Arnold recorded the last six outs to earn the save.
The Lady Bulldogs fell in the second game Friday, 4-5, in a controversial call at the plate. The game was tied at four with Midland batting in the bottom of the seventh when Yvonne Hernandez popped the ball up to shallow right field for the second out of the inning, and Sierra Wooley fired a strike to the plate to get the runner out. CC still took the loss despite out-hitting Midland.
Devyn Yanello took the loss for Clarendon College as she allowed seven hits and five runs over six and two-thirds innings, striking out two.
Clarendon then bested Midland twice on Saturday, winning 5-3 and then 11-4.
CC will host Western Texas College at home this Friday and Saturday for a four-game series with game times at 1 and 3 p.m. both days.
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