The Cerritos College softball team finally got a win against Pasadena College after three consecutive losses.

On Tuesday, they shut out the Lancers with a score of 17-0 and ended the game after only five innings.

“Well, I felt like they did a good job at staying in the game, especially when the game was out of control. They stayed working hard and did their job,” head coach Kodee Murray said.

The Falcons started off the bottom of the first inning with a walk for lead off hitter and center fielder Natalie Garcia.

A popout to right field by catcher Jessica Roper and a wild pitch by the Lancers’ starting pitcher resulted in the Falcons gaining two more runs to end the inning with a 4-0 lead.  

“We did well. We came and we battled and we got after it; after we started scoring runs, we just kept going and going,” Quintana said.

Starting pitcher Jessica Lozano struck out her first two hitters in the second inning.

“Overall, we came out better, compared to last game. I think we just wanted it a little bit more,” Lozano said.

Left fielder Courtney Priddle and right fielder Matauaina I’aulualo’s home runs in the bottom of the second inning elevated the team’s attitude and its score.

“For every game, we learn from our mistakes and we try and bring it to the next game, and try to redeem ourselves,” Flores said.

To end the fourth inning, catcher Jaqueline Flores and designated hitter Gabriela Villareal hit two more home runs against  the Lancers’ third pitcher and ended the game with Cerritos College on top, 17-0.

“I think we’ve been continually getting better as we have gone through our season; we’ve played a lot of top teams and we’re young and learning a lot of things and I think we’ve played hard,” Murray said.