PLAYOFFS: A Perfect Girls Softball Storm Hits El Sauzal

Stunning Upset Shocks Girls Softball Playoffs

It was a sunny day in El Sauzal on Saturday, but yesterday, the area was hit by a perfect storm.

In a stunning upset the # 6 Seed Zooritas defeated # 3 seeded Panteras in the first round of the Baja Girls Softball League playoffs 13 – 5. Led by pitchers Maria Fernanda Martinez and Michelle Coral and the big hits of Jennifer Martinez, Andrea Flores, Lizbeth Calderon, and Paloma Jimenez, the Zooritas, who only won 1 game during the regular season put together 6 innings of perfect softball against a team that featured two of the best pitchers in the league, Valeria Hernandez and Vannessa Vargas Nuñes along with premier hitters Isabel Pantoja and Ullvia Monica Damaso.

As major underdogs, the Zooritas put together a perfect game when it counted the most and shocked the heavily favored Panteras. “I can’t believe we played like that” said Zooritas Coach Maria de Jesus Lencioni. “We just played every inning well and made plays with enthusiasm” said Assistant Coach Mario Edgardo Núñez Castro.

“Our Panteras played good but we ran into a hot team. We made a few errors setting us back a little bit but we just could not get past their defense to score runs” said Coach Ivan Damaso. “They played a perfect game against us and they deserved the victory.

In the other first round game, the # 4 seed Calerveritas led by pitchers Valerie Zamora and Aileen Gutierrez with big hits from Bianca Morales, Daniella Perez, Reyna Radillo, dominated the # 5 seed Estrellitas led by pitchers Daryanna Velasquez , Joanna Sandoval, and Illiana Hurtado by a score of 13 – 4.

Both the Calerveritas and Zooritas advance to the semi-finals against the # 1 seeded Bat Girls led by Coach Christina Mayoterena and # 2 seeded Fokitas led by coach Patty Campuzano on May 30th at the Sports Fields in El Sauzal. The semi-final winners advance to the Championship game.

The following is the upcoming schedule

May 30th: SEMI-FINALS and FINALS
9am Bat Girls (1) vs. Zooritas (6)
9am Fokitas (2) vs. Calerveritas (4)

The Championship Game will be played at 11am

There will be 2 other games played to decide 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place in the tournament.