SOFTBALL GOES EXTRA FRAME FOR SECOND-STRAIGHT WIN

SANTA MONICA-- Coach Angeli Guerrero's Allan Hancock College softball team went eight innings to win its second-straight game, 9-7 over Santa Monica College on Thursday.

Hancock (4-10, 2-0 WSC) is off to a fast start in the Western State Conference after a rocky pre-conference campaign. Freshman pitcher Angela Martinez (Santa Maria HS) picked up the win.

Offensively, the Bulldogs were led by freshman outfielder Regina Garza (Valley Christian Academy), who went 3-for-5. Freshman shortstop Julie Ortiz (Santa Maria HS) came through with the game-winning hit in the top half of the eighth, doubling in two runs as the Bulldogs broke a 6-6 tie.

AHC will participate in the Fresno City College Tournament this weekend, playing three games on beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday and closing with two games at times to be announced Sunday.