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Scoreboard

from August 10, 2023

by San Clemente Times

from August 10, 2023, page 22

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BY ZACH CAVANAGH,

SAN

CLEMENTE TIMES

Our City Scoreboard keeps you updated on all of the local San Clemente youth and community team accomplishments and special individual performances of the week. Email zcavanagh@picketfencemedia.com for submission.

SC Girls Softball Teams Compete at Western Nationals

San Clemente was represented by two groups of girls softball all-stars at the USA Softball Western Nationals on July 26-30 in Roseville, California. The San Clemente Rage found the podium in the 12U division by going 6-2 in the tournament for a bronze third-place finish.

San Clemente went unbeaten in group play with a combined score of 47-9 in three games, including a 23-4 win over the West Valley Slammers and 17-1 win over the Oregon Titans on the opening day of the tournament. The Rage then won its opening-bracket game by shutout, 13-0, over the Five Cities Screaming Eagles, took its quarterfinal game over the Carlsbad Mayhem, 9-3, and shut out the Placentia Yorba Linda team, 11-0, in the semifinals.

In the winner’s-bracket final, San Clemente finally met its match in a 9-3 loss to El Rio. The Rage then fell in the losers’-bracket final to Hana Pa’a of Hawaii, 9-0. El Rio defeated Hana Pa’a in the final to win the Western National title. San Clemente had beaten both finalists earlier in the season.

The San Clemente 12U team finished the season with a tremendous 39-5-1 record and its second consecutive medal at Western Nationals, following a second-place finish last year.

The 12U San Clemente Rage were led by a core of pitcher Luca Cifuentes, shortstop Ryenn Roldan, second baseman Caylani Agosto and third baseman Lyla Baldridge.

Catcher Anela Saxton also earned selection to the California All-American team, which will compete in Oklahoma later this month.

Other contributors to the Rage included Delaney Bautista, Destiny Klatt, Emmylou Ferrell, Georgia Ferrell, Lanna Jay, Lydia Rajpoot, Madison Fernandez and Rachel Roldan. The 12U San Clemente team was coached by Elmer Roldan with assistants Eric Saxton, John Baldridge, Mark Agosto and Teddy Jay.

The 10U San Clemente Flames finished in the top 16 of the 10U USA Softball Western Nationals with a 4-3-1 record in the tournament.

The Flames roster included Andie Actis, Colette Bunnin, Alba Byassee, Emeline Guardenier, Scarlett Jimenez, Malia Kali, Caitlin Moore, Makena Morganegg, Mackenzie Nicoll, Kenlea Pyper, Zara Valenzuela, and Reagan Weed. The 10U San Clemente team was coached by Ben Pyper, Jeremy Morganegg, Don Bunnin, Cory Actis and David Byassee.

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