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Santa Ana Falls To Palomar 2-1
In Extra Innings; Finishes Season 28-10-1
COVINA, CA - Dominique Van Nortwick's ninth-inning, two-out single drove in Rachel Arakawa with the winning run as 11th-seeded Palomar College (26-11-1) advanced to the regional finals of the California Community Colleges Softball Championships with a 2-1 win over sixth-seeded Santa Ana College (28-10-1), Saturday.
Leading 1-0 with two out in the top of the seventh, Santa Ana needed just one out but Van Nortwick rescued the Comets with a two-out single to center that scored Ashley Lovelady to knot the game, 1-1, and set up her game-winner in the ninth.
Santa Ana, who jumped out to a 1-0 lead with three hits and a sacrifice bunt, led all the way until Nortwick's first of two, two-out singles.
Heather Krumpols (El Modena HS) led off the game with a double and moved to third of Korina Fryslie's (Trabuco Hills HS) sacrifice  bunt before scoring on Vanessa Luis' (Edison HS) run-scoring single to left. Arlene Newton (Santa Ana HS) also had a single in the first for the Lady Dons.
After giving up one run on three hits in the first, Palomar's Amanda Martinez limited Santa Ana to just three hits over the next final eight innings. Martinez gave up just one run on six hits while striking out four and walking two to improve to 21-4.
The Lady Dons battled back in the bottom of the ninth as Luis opened the inning with a walk. Newton, who finished 2-for-4, collected her second hit of the game to put runners at first and second with no outs. Unfortunately for the Lady Dons, Kim Moore's liner that was headed to right field was snared by Comets' second baseman Arakawa who then doubled up Newton at first. For the second time in the inning, Santa Ana put runners at first and second when Chelsea Caraway was hit by a pitch. Martinez got Nancy Mejia (Mater Dei HS) to pop out to third to send Palomar to the regional finals against host Mt. San Antonio College who was a 4-0 winner over Long Beach City College in Saturday's first game.
Ramona Garcia (Marina HS) had her 13-game winning streak snapped despite allowing just two runs (one earned) on eight hits, two walks and a hit batter. The freshman righthander struck out two and finished the season
15-3.
Santa Ana finishes its season 28-10-1 overall and runner-up in the Orange Empire Conference with a 14-4 mark.
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Santa Ana Shows No Mercy; Advances
To Second Round With 10-1 Win Over Desert
SANTA ANA, CA - The Santa Ana College fastpitch softball team showed no ill effects of having eight days off as the Lady Dons (28-9-1) downed visiting College of the Desert (24-10-1), 10-1, in the first round of the California Community Colleges Southern California Softball Regionals, Wednesday. The game was called after five innings because of the eight-run mercy rule.
The Lady Don will now face Palomar College (24-11-1) in the second round after the Comets upset sixth-seeded College of the Canyons
(30-9), 7-1. Santa Ana and Palomar are scheduled to play at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 8 at Covina Park (located at the corner of Badillo and 4th Avenue) in Covina. The first game of the second round will feature site-host Mt. San Antonio College against Long Beach City College at noon. (Click here for a map and directions to Covina Park).
Ramona Garcia (Marina H.S.) won her 13th straight decision (15-2) after allowing just one  unearned run on two hits and two walks over five innings against Desert. She also helped herself at the plate with a pair of hits
(2-for-3) and 2 RBI. Heather Krumpols (El Modena HS) and Kim Moore (Newport Harbor HS) also finished with two hits apiece and combined for three runs and 2 RBI.
Santa Ana used an eight-run first inning to erase a 1-0 Roadrunner lead. The Lady Dons pounded out six hits and used three walks and one error to hand Desert's Tara Taylor (22-9) the loss. Taylor, who allowed 10 runs, all unearned, was the victim of four Roadrunner errors.
Shannon Dennehy and Jaclyn Nelson had the lone hits for Desert.
After failing to score in the second and third innings, Santa Ana added two runs in the four to make it 10-1 in favor of the Lady Dons. Garcia pitched a
1-2-3 fifth to end the game.
Second Round Games:
AT Mt. SAN ANTONIO (Covina Park)
Saturday, May 8
Noon: #2 Mt. San Antonio vs #7 Long Beach
3 p.m.: #3 Santa Ana vs #6 Palomar
Sunday, May 9
Noon: #2 Mt. Santonio or #7 Long Beach vs #3 Santa Ana or #6 Palomar
AT CYPRESS
Saturday, May 8
Noon: #1 Cypress vs #8 Grossmont
3 p.m.: #4 Bakersfield vs #5 Fullerton
Sunday, May 9
Noon: #1 Cypress or #8 Grossmont vs #4 Bakersfield or #5 Fullerton
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Softball: Santa Ana To Host Foothill's Desert
In First Round Of Southern California Regionals
(April 30, 2004) - Late Friday, Santa Ana College learned it will be hosting Foothill Conference-champion College of the Desert (24-9-1, 10-2) in the first round of the Southern California Fastpitch Softball Regionals on Wednesday, March 5 at 3 p.m. The 10th-ranked Lady Dons (27-9-1, 14-4) earned the fifth seed by finishing second in the Orange Empire Conference (OEC) behind Cypress College, the Southern California Regional's top seed.
The Lady Dons enter the tournament on a three-game winning streak and have won 9 of their last 10 games. Santa Ana rounded out its OEC schedule by winning 12 of its last 13 OEC games after starting 1-3 in league play.
Southern California Regional Pairings (Games played at highest seed):
#1 Cypress College (39-3) vs #16 Mt. San Jacinto College (16-22-2)
#2 Cerritos College (30-7) vs #15 Grossmont College (25-13-2)
#3 Mt. San Antonio College (31-7) vs #14 Saddleback College (23-13)
#4 Ventura College (30-7) vs #13 Long Beach City College (19-16-1)
#5 Santa Ana College (27-9-1) vs #12 College of the Desert (24-9-1)
#6 College of the Canyons (30-9) vs #11 Palomar College (23-11-1)
#7 Pasadena City College (25-12-1) vs #10 Fullerton College (23-13-1)
#8 Cuesta College (20-20) vs #9 Bakersfield College (30-11)
For official California Community College Fastpitch Championship information click here
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Softball: Santa Ana Lands Six On all-OEC Teams; Nutter Named OEC Co-Coach of the Year
(April 29, 2004) - On Thursday, six Santa Ana College fastpitch softball players were named to the all-Orange Empire Conference (OEC) teams while head coach Kim Nutter was named OEC co-Coach of the Year along with Brad Pickler from Cypress College. The selections were announced at the OEC fastpitch softball coaches meeting held at Saddleback College.
Nutter was honored by her peers after leading the 10th-ranked Lady Dons to a 27-9-1 overall record and a second-place finish in the OEC (14-4). Under her guidance, Santa Ana won 12 of its last 13 OEC games after starting 1-3 in league play. The Lady Dons are currently on a three-game winning streak and have won 9 of their last 10 games leading up to the playoffs.
Freshmen Ramona Garcia (Marina HS) and Kim Moore (Newport Harbor HS) head the list of Santa Ana players receiving all-conference honors as both were named to the first team.
Garcia was named to the first team for her versatility as a pitcher and outfielder. As a pitcher, the Marina High School-product finished the regular season 14-2 overall (0.83 ERA) and 9-1 in the conference (0.82 ERA). Her only conference loss was a 3-2 decision to Fullerton College in the team's OEC opener. Garcia, who is currently on a 12-game winning streak, has given up just nine earned runs in 98 innings of work and has struck out 59 and walked 25. Offensively, Garcia batted .317
(20-of-53) with 4 RBI including a pair of doubles. The freshman has stolen eight bases in 10 attempts so far this season.
Moore, who was also honored as a first-team selection, finished second on the team in batting (.374), hits (34) and doubles (10) and third with 22 RBI. The freshman had four game-winning hits including a two-run double in a 2-1 win that snapped Cypress College's 22-game winning streak and knocked the Chargers out of first place in The JuCal Transfer/CCCSIA ranks. As a pitcher, the freshman right hander appeared in 13 games and finished with a 5-4 overall record and one save. In the regular season, Moore gave up 14 earned runs over 51 innings (2.47 ERA) and struck out 21 opposing batters.
Those earning second team all-OEC honors include sophomores Chelsea Caraway (C, Calvary Chapel HS), Heather Krumpols (OF, El Modena HS) and Arlene Newton (INF, Santa Ana Valley HS) and freshman Vanessa Luis (2B, Edison HS).
Next: Santa Ana will find out on Friday, April 30 who it will be playing in the Southern California Regionals when tournament pairing are released. The first round of the regionals are sheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 5. Complete tournament pairings will be available here once they become available.
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Softball: Santa Ana Wraps Up Regular Season With 6-1 Win; Awaits SoCal Regional Berth
(April 27, 2004) - On Tuesday, the Santa Ana College fastpitch softball team wrapped up its regular season with a 6-1 win over Orange Coast College as Kelly Yost (Rancho Alamitos HS) and Jackie Gogan (Rancho Alamitos HS) led the Lady Dons with two hits apiece.
Santa Ana (27-9-1, 14-4) took control early scoring four runs in the first and two in the second to secure its ninth straight Orange Empire Conference win.
Melissa Wilt (Calvary Chapel HS) improved to 5-2 overall after giving up up just one unearned run on four hits over five inninngs. The freshman right hander struck out three and walked none while Yost struck out two and allowed one hit in two innings of scoreless relief.
Heather Krumpols (El Modena HS), Korina
 Fryslie
(Trabuco Hills), Vanessa Luis (Edison HS), Arlene
Newtonn (Santa Ana Valley HS), Chelsea Caraway (Calvary
Chapel HS) and Danielle Lewien (Rancho Alamitos HS)
each added a hit for the Lady Dons.
On Friday (April 30), Santa Ana will find out who
and where it will be playing when the 2004 Southern
California Regional Fastpitch Softball pairings
are released. Sixteen teams will compete for two
spots in this year's state tournament that will
be held at Riverside Community College on May 15
and 16. The first round of the tournament gets
underway on Wednesday, May 5. Southern California
Regional pairings will be posted on the Santa Ana
College athletic web site as soon as they become
available.
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Softball: Sophomores Supply Offense In Home Regular-Season Finale; Garcia Wins 14th
(April 23, 2004) - Santa Ana College's four sophomore provided all the offense in the Lady Dons' final regular-season home game of the season as they beat Saddleback College (22-13, 9-8) for the third time this season.
Heather Krumpols (El Modena HS) and Arlene Newton (Santa Ana Valley HS) each collected two hits apiece to lead Santa Ana. Krumpols (2-for-3) singled, doubled and scored the game's only runs in the first and third innings while Newton (2-for-2) drove in both runs with a run-scoring single in the first and a sacrifice fly in the third. She also singled in the sixth.
Sophomores Korina Fryslie (Trabuco Hills HS) each had a hit for Santa Ana who improves to 26-9-1 overall and 13-4 in the Orange Empire Conference with the win.
Freshman Ramona Garcia (Marina HS) won her 12th straight game to improve to 14-2 as she shut out the Gauchos for the third time this season. The right hander gave up just three hits and didn't allow a runner past second base while striking out three and walking one.
Brit Beecher, Kelly McMackin and Paige Barlow each had a hit for Saddleback who fell into fourth place in the conference with the loss.
Courtney Hall (15-10) gave up two earned runs on six hits over seven innings to take the loss. Hall struck out struck out five and walked one.
Next: Santa Ana will complete its regular season with an Orange Empire Conference game at Orange Coast College on Tuesday, April 27 at 3 p.m.
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Softball: Santa Ana Knocks Off Antelope Valley;
Clinches Second Place in OEC Race
(April 21, 2004) - Sixth-ranked Santa Ana College bounced back from Tuesday's loss to 10th-ranked Mt. San Antonio College with an 8-3 non-conference win over visiting Antelope Valley College on Wednesday. Despite not playing a conference game the Lady Dons clinched second place in the Orange Empire Conference thanks to Fullerton College's 7-4 win over Saddleback College.
Against Antelope Valley, Vanessa Luis (Edison HS) was 3-for-4 with 3 RBI for the Lady Dons who avenged a 1-0 loss to the Marauders in the Golden West College Tournament on March 12. The freshman came within a home run of hitting for the cycle as she finished with an run-scoring single in the third, a double in the fifth and a two-run double in the sixth. She also scored twice.
The Lady Dons (25-9-1) scored four runs in the third, one in fifth and thre in the sixth to pull away from the Marauders who finished their season 11-17.
Ramona Garcia (Marina HS) gave up three unearned runs on three hits over four innings to improve to 13-2. The freshman struck out four and walked just one. Melissa Wilt (Calvary Chapel HS) pitched three innings of scoreless relief to notch her third save. Wilt struck out three and gave up just one hit and a walk in relief of Garcia.
Next: Santa Ana will play its final Orange Empire Conference home game on Friday (April 23) when it hosts Saddleback at 3 p.m.
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Softball: Santa Ana Overcomes Seven Errors;
Uses Five-Run Seventh To Down Golden West
(April 20, 2004) - Santa Ana College (24-8-1, 12-4) used seven hits and a costly Golden West error to score five times in the top of the seventh to pull out a 6-4 win at Golden West College on Friday.
The Lady Dons nearly gave the Rustlers
(15-19-1, 5-10) the game in the first inning-and-a-third as they committed a season-high seven errors as Golden West built a 4-0 lead. The Rustlers scored three times in the opening inning on five Santa Ana errors and just one hit and added another run in the second on two more Lady Dons' errors and a run-scoring double by Danielle Hall.
Things settled down for Santa Ana from the third on as Ramona Garcia (Marina HS) retired 15 of the final 17 batters she faced to come away with her 12th win of the season. Garcia (12-2) gave up four unearned runs on five hits while striking out five.
Heather Krumpols (El Modena HS), Vanessa Luis (Edison HS), Arlene Newton (Santa Ana Valley) and Kim Moore (Newport Harbor HS) each had three hits for Santa Ana. Two of Luis' hits were doubles.
Newton, Moore, Korina Fryslie (Trabuco Hills HS) and Krumpols all had RBI singles in the seventh for Santa Ana.
It was the Lady Dons' sixth win in a row and 11th in the past 12 games.
Next: Santa Ana will face Mt. San Antonio College on Tuesday, April 20 in a non-conference game that will be played at Fullerton College. Game time is 1 p.m.
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Softball: Santa Ana Runs Win Streak To Five With 4-1 Win; Newton Doubles, Triples, Drives In Two
(April 14, 2004) - Arlene Newton (Santa Ana Valley HS) was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI as the Santa Ana College (23-8-1, 11-4) fastpitch softball team won its fifth straight Orange Empire Conference (OEC) game, a 4-1 decision over visiting Riverside Community College, Wednesday. The sophomore third baseman broke a 1-1 first-inning tie with a triple to right field that scored Kim Moore (Newport Harbor HS) from second. Newton would score on the play as Tigers' second baseman Sheri Kemp couldn't handle the throw from Candice Carter.
Moore, who tossed a one-hitter, improved to
5-3 with the win. The freshman right hander gave up just one unearned run on one hit while striking out four and walking three.
Moore (2-for-3) also helped herself at the plate with two hits including a run-scoring double that tied the game, 1-1, in the first. She added a single in the fifth.
Chelsea Caraway (Calvary Chapel HS) made it 4-1 scoring on Newton's double to right-center. Caraway led off the inning with walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Moore to set the stage for Newton.
Heather Krumpols (El Modena HS) and Vanessa Luis also had hits for the Lady Dons.
Megan Chasey had the only hit for Riverside (12-24, 3-12). Carla Chasey fell to 4-9 on the year after giving up four earned runs over four inning while striking out one and walking two.
Next: Santa Ana can assure itself of a second-place finish in the OEC with a win at Golden West College on Friday, April 16. Game time is 3 p.m.
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Softball: Santa Ana Upsets Cypress, 2-1;
Lady Dons Take Sole Possession of Second
(April 7, 2004) - The Santa Ana College fastpitch softball team upset top-ranked Cypress College (32-2, 12-1), 2-1, snapping the Chargers' 22-game winning streak, Thursday. It was the Lady Dons' second consecutive win over a ranked opponent in as many days as Santa Ana (21-8-1, 9-4) knocked of Fullerton, 3-2, on Wednesday.
The win improved Santa Ana's Orange Empire Conference record to 9-4 and moved the Lady Dons 1/2-game ahead of Saddleback College for second place.
Ramona Garcia (Marina HS) outdueled Cypress' Lindsey Klabacha to improve to 10-2. The freshman right-hander gave up one unearned run on four hits and one error while striking out three and walking two.
Kim Moore's (Newport Harbor HS) first-inning, two-run double to left field off Klabacha (22-2) was all the runs the Lady Dons would need as the freshman designated player drove in Heather Krumpols (El Modena HS) who led off the game with a single and Chelsea Caraway (Calvary Chapel HS) who was hit by pitch.
Garcia and second baseman Vanessa Luis (Edison HS) had the only other hits for Santa Ana.
Cypress made it a 2-1 game in the seventh inning when pinch-hitter Molly Perez reached base on Danielle Lewien's fielding error and scored on Chelsea Reinhart's run-scoring triple to right-center with one out.
Reinhart (2-for-2) collected two of the Chargers' four hits off Garcia and walked once.
The Chargers had two chances to score Reinhart from third, but Mona Benavidez was called out after making contact with the ball while touching home plate and Nicole Moojen popped out to second to end the game.
Next: Santa Ana will try to remain all alone in second place when the Lady Dons travel to Saddleback College on Monday, April 12 to play the Gauchos at 3 p.m.
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Softball: Santa Ana Moves Into Second;
Garcia Improves to 9-2 In Lady Dons' 3-2 Win
(April 7, 2004) - The Santa Ana College fastpitch softball team moved into second place in the Orange Empire Conference with a 3-2 win over Fullerton College on Wednesday, The Lady Dons (20-8-1, 8-4) built a 3-0 before giving up two runs to the Hornets (18-8-1, 8-5) in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman pitcher Ramona Garcia (Marina HS) gave up two runs on five hits to record the win and improve to 9-2 on the year.
After Fullerton put two on with two out in the bottom off the seventh, Garcia forced Jamie Gonzalez to ground out to Arlene Newton (Santa Ana Valley) at third to secure the win.
The Lady Dons captured the season series with the Fullerton and have won two consecutive one-run games over the Hornets.
Next: Santa Ana will try to remain all alone in second place when the Lady Dons host top-ranked Cypress College on Thursday, April 7 at 3 p.m.
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Softball: Wilt and Moore Combine On One-Hitter;
Win Moves Santa Ana Into Third-PlaceTie
(April 5, 2004) - Melissa Wilt (Calvary Chapel HS) and Kim Moore (Newport Harbor HS) combined on a one-hitter as the Santa Ana College fastpitch softball team downed visiting Orange Coast College, 8-0, in five innings, Monday. The win moves Santa Ana (19-8-1, 7-4) into a third-place tie in the Orange Empire Conference (OEC) with Saddleback College (17-9, 7-4) and within 1/2-game of second-place Fullerton College (18-7-1, 8-4) in the conference race.
Wilt and Moore, who retired the final nine in a row, struck out five and walked two. Both helped themselves at the plate as Wilt (1-for-1) had a walk and a two-run double in the Lady Dons' two-run third inning while Moore scored the game-ending run after doubling to left-center, advancing to third on a base hit and scoring on a throwing error by Orange Coast catcher Kim Ensey.
Arlene Newton reached base in all three of her at bats and scored twice to lead Santa Ana. The sophomore third baseman walked and scored in the second, singled and scored in the third and walked in the fourth.
The Lady Dons collected six hits against the Pirates and took advantage of two Orange Coast errors, seven walks and a hit batter to score their eight runs.
Wilt gave up no runs on one hit over four innings to improve to 4-2. The freshman struck out four and walked two. Moore faced just three batters striking out one.
Orange Coast's Yvonne Diaz fell to 9-21 after allowing eight runs on six hits in 5-1/3 innings of work. She struck out four and walked seven.
Jessica Wardle (1-for-3) had the only hit for the Pirates, a single in the second inning.
Next: Santa Ana will have a chance to move into second place when it travels to Fullerton to take on the Hornets (18-7-1, 8-4) in an Orange Empire Conference contest on Wednesday, April 7 at 3 p.m.
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2004 Media Guide Cover
(PDF)
Inside
Pages (PDF)
OEC Standings
OEC
Hitting
OEC
Pitching
JuCal
Rankings
2004 RESULTS
5/8/2004
SoCal Regionals
Palomar 2
SANTA ANA 1 (9)
Boxscore
5/5/04
SoCal Regionals
Desert 1
SANTA ANA 10 (5)
Boxscore
4/27/04
Orange Coast 1
SANTA ANA 6
4/23/04
Saddleback 0
SANTA ANA 2
Boxscore
4/21/04
Antelope Valley 3
SANTA ANA 8
Boxscore
4/20/04
Mt. San Antonio 7
SANTA ANA 0
4/16/04
SANTA ANA 6
Golden West 4
4/14/04
Riverside 1
SANTA ANA 4
Boxscore
4/12/04
SANTA ANA 1
Saddleback 0
4/8/04
Cypress 1
SANTA ANA 2
Boxscore
4/7/04
SANTA ANA 2
Fullerton 3
4/5/04
Orange Coast 0
SANTA ANA 8 (5)
3/30/04
SANTA ANA 1
Cypress 6
3/24/04
Golden West 2
SANTA ANA 4
3/19/04
SANTA ANA 2
Riverside 1
3/14/04
Riverside 2
SANTA ANA 3
SANTA ANA 19
Chaffey 2
3/13/04
SANTA ANA 5
Victory Valley 0
Arizona Western 5
SANTA ANA 4
3/12/04
Antelope Valley 1
SANTA ANA 0
SANTA ANA 5
Cerritos 3
3/10/04
Fullerton 0
SANTA ANA 1
3/8/04
SANTA ANA 14
Orange Coast 1
3/5/04
Saddleback 0
SANTA ANA 2
3/3/04
Long Beach City 1
SANTA ANA 6
2/27/04
SANTA ANA 6
Golden West 8
2/25/04
Riverside 2
SANTA ANA 4
2/23/04
Mt. San Jacinto 1
SANTA ANA 4
2/20/04
Cypress 6
Santa Ana 4
2/19/04
SANTA ANA 1
Fullerton 2
2/13/04
SANTA ANA 4
Rio Hondo 3
2/10/04
Ventura 5
SANTA ANA 2
2/8/04
Cuesta 1
SANTA ANA 6
Rio Hondo 6
SANTA ANA 4
2/7/04
Palomar 2
SANTA ANA 2
Cerritos 9
SANTA ANA 10
2/5/04
Victor Valley 2
SANTA ANA 6
2/4/04
SANTA ANA 6
L. A. Valley 1
1/30/04
San Diego Mesa 0
SANTA ANA 9 (5)
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