Roundup: Oakdale softball gets walk-off win in VOL game over Kimball

Bailey Peterson was hitless in her first three at-bats against Valley Oak League opponent Kimball.

But she did not let that bother her as she stepped into the batter’s box in the bottom of the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on second base.

“In my head, I was thinking I was 0-for-3, but I had solid hits all day, they were just right to people,” Peterson said. “I knew that if I just made good contact and scored the runner at second then we’d be fine.”

Peterson promptly ended the matchup between two of the section’s top 25 teams with one swing, doubling to left center field, scoring sophomore Madison Bohannon, who singled and stole second to give the Mustangs a 5-4 extra innings victory. With the win, Oakdale remains in second place in the league standings with one week left in the regular season.

“I was nervous, but pressure is a privilege,” she said. “I knew that my coaches and my teammates gave me the ability to overcome that.

“The energy that we had, the fight we put up, it was all around just a fun game and I think that’s what softball is all about.”

The Mustangs jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Jayci Volonte got the offense started with a leadoff triple and Briley Everett singled on a bunt in the next at bat. With two outs, Morgan Wright drove in two runs with a single and Reagan Everett drove in a run with a single.

Kimball responded with two runs in the top of the third and plated one in the top of the fifth. In a back and forth affair, Oakdale responded with a run in the bottom of the fifth to open back up a one-run lead. In the top of the sixth inning, freshman Iolana Faasisila singled to right field for Kimball, driving in the tying run. The game remained tied until Peterson’s game-winning extra base hit in the bottom of the eighth.

Delainey got the start and Raegan came on in relief as the Everett sisters combined for 11 strikeouts and just one walk.

The Mustangs were happy to return back home after playing their last eight games on the road. They went 5-3 overall during that span and won three-of-four league games.

The one loss came at the hands of league rival Central Catholic, who they face again in their final game of the season May 10.

“Softball is really big here at Oakdale … so it just feels really good to be at home with all the support of our fans.”

The Mustangs travel to East Union to make up Tuesday’s rain out and will host Sierra Tuesday before Wednesday’s big matchup with the current VOL leaders, Central Catholic.

Softball scores

Mountain House 10, Ceres 9: The Bulldogs went into the bottom of the seventh inning with a three-run lead but lost a heart breaker in a Western Athletic Conference game against Mountain House. With a one run lead and two outs with two Mustangs on base, Ceres surrendered a walk-off two RBI single to Marissa Donohoue. The Bulldogs are in second place with two league games remaining.

Johansen 12, Davis 2: Jamie Zarilla went a perfect 2-for-2 with a home run and four RBIs as the Vikings put up six runs in the top of the fifth inning, ending an eight game losing streak. Noreen Zarilla pitched all five innings, striking out four in the team’s second WAC win of the season

Enochs 13, Modesto 2: Jordan Bennett and Natalie Camarena each hit two home runs as the Eagles extended their win streak to eight games. Camarena struck out nine batters in five innings and drove in five runs on offense. The Eagles are one game shy of going a perfect 13-0 in CCAL play.

Pacheco 5, Beyer 4: The Patriots’ comeback fell just short in the bottom of the seventh inning. Chelsee Toon stole home with two outs to score Beyer’s fourth run, but a flyout just pitches later ended the game. Jordyn Lish pitched a complete game, striking out seven batters. The WAC’s fifth place team plays Johansen in its final regular season game Tuesday.

Central Catholic 15, Manteca 6: Freshman Madison Harrison homered for her second game in a row and had five RBIs and classmate Amaya Gustavis added two home runs and four RBIs, helping the Raiders secure their eighth straight win and remain perfect in VOL play. Randi Roelling pitched a complete game and struck out 11 batters for the league leaders. Central Catholic has outscored its opponents 62-8 during its win streak.

Orestimba 14, Waterford 0: Jacquelyn Ljan struck out 15 of the 16 batters she faced in Thursday’s Southern League matchup. Sophomore Mariah Avila hit two home runs and freshman Hailey Starr added a long ball as the Warriors scored four runs in the first inning and eight in the second.

Le Grand 7, Ripon Christian 0: Junior Teagan Chapman finished with two of her team’s four hits, but the Knights were unable to bring a run across in their sixth SL loss of the season. They finish the regular season with games against Denair and Delhi.

Pitman 11, Turlock 8: Madison Rosebrough (3) Daizy Gonzalez (2) and Rylee Reeves (2) recorded multi-RBI games for the Pride in their sixth CCAL win, beating crosstown rival Turlock. The victory keeps Pitman in playoff contention with one final game left against league leader Enochs.

Big Valley Christian 7, Ben Holt College Prep Academy 4: The Lions won their fourth league game led by Kailey Rivera’s triple and two RBI performance. Big Valley will look to extend its win streak to four games with a pair of league games next week.

Baseball scores

Patterson 5, El Capitan 3: The Tigers upset the section’s No. 8 ranked team according to MaxPreps. Patterson scored twice in the first and fourth innings and added an insurance run in the top of the seventh. Sophomore Noah Cozart drove in a team high two runs. The Central California Conference’s second best team has one final regular season game scheduled Friday against Ripon.

Livingston 2, Hughson 1: The Wolves scored a pair of runs in the top of the first but the Huskies could only answer with one in the low scoring series finale. JC Lupercio led Hughson with two hits and Caleb Wilson added a single.

Central Valley 2, Downey 1: Senior Ryan Estermann not only pitched the game’s final four innings, recording three strikeouts, he also secured the Hawks’ final regular season win with a home run in the top of the eighth inning.

Escalon 13, Modesto Christian 0: The Cougars put up 12 runs in the top of the fifth inning, breaking open the final TVL game of the season. Four Cougars finished with two RBIs. Escalon will try to put an end to Linden’s perfect regular season Friday.

Turlock Christian 11, Big Valley Christian 1: Rob York pitched the full six innings for the Eagles as they won the first of a two-game set against the Lions. Freshman Joe Farinha had a double and a team high three RBIs.

Ripon 3, Hilmar 2: Two runs in the fifth inning gave Ripon the lead for good as it captured the TVL outright championship. Ripon finished league play with an 11-1 record.