Cypress vs Mt. SAC
May 16 , 2008
Riverside, Calif.– The final game of the opening round of the 2008 CCCAA Softball State Championships didn’t disappoint, as the Mounties staved off a late inning comeback by the Chargers to take their second game of the day 3-0.

While the Mounties continued on their momentum from their extra-inning victory earlier in the day, Cypress struggled to get their offense moving as they were no-hit through the first five innings. While Cypress was slow in going, the Mounties were taking advantage of every opportunity they could scoring the first run of the game on a passed ball in the bottom of the first inning.

Mt. SAC would add another in the fourth when sophomore Mandy Pongs launched a two out solo home-run to right-center field, giving the Mounties a 2-0 cushion. They would continued to add to that in the sixth with a sacrifice fly that put Cypress in a 3-0 hole going into the top of the seventh.

With things looking grim, Cypress made their best push of the day with runners on first and second, and the tying run at the plate in the form of catcher Lisa Armenta and two outs. Facing a 1-0 count, Armenta sent a deep fly ball to left field, that looked as if it would clear the fence, but Mt. SAC left fielder Randie Baldwin made a game saving catch to end the game, and push Mt. SAC into the semi-finals.

With the loss, Cypress will move to the elimination round and await the winner of the the Long Beach City and San Jose City game at noon. The Chargers will get the winner at 2:00 PM tomorrow afternoon, while the Mounties will get all afternoon to rest as they face Cerritos at 7:00 PM, with the winner advancing to the championship game.