Long Beach City vs San Jose City
May 17 , 2008
Riverside, Calif. - With elimination at stake, both Long Beach City and San Jose City fought tooth and nail for the right to keep playing in the 2008 California Community College Athletic Association Softball State Championships. Despite both teams resilience, one had to fall, as the Jaguars of San Jose City took 12 innings to knock off the pesky Vikings 7-6.

In the longest game of the weekend, the Jaguars we’re the first team to get on the board with an unearned run off a Jessica Allemandi RBI single in the bottom of the first inning. Long Beach City would take a little longer to respond, but when they did, they did it in full force putting up a 3-spot in the fourth, highlighted by a two run double off the bat of starting pitcher Christine Gonzalez.

Shasta would tie the game up an inning later with two more runs in the fifth, knotting the game up at 3-3. With the game coming down to the last inning, the Vikings looked to be in a good position after taking advantage of a SJCC error in the top of the seventh to take a one run lead.

The Jaguars would come roaring back however, sending the game into extra innings thanks to a Long Beach error. Both teams would continue the trend in the 10^th and 11^th innings, as San Jose answered every Long Beach score. San Jose finally broke through in the 12^th inning when catcher Jacklyn Alvarado hit a bases loaded single to end the game.

Both teams certainly left everything on the field, with Long Beach having to go home, while San Jose drew South #1 Cypress College.