DAY TWO, May 12
Long Beach Advances To State Title Game
Long Beach beat Santa Ana, 1-0, Saturday night at Bulldog Diamond in Fresno,
to advance to the 2001 Hyundai-California Community College Softball
Championship title game.
Viking All-American pitcher Nina Distefano scattered five hits over seven
innings to earn her third shutout victory of the state championships.
Julie Jaime went 2 for 3, and scored the only run of the game in the fifth
inning.
Long Beach, state runners-up last season, will play the Santa Ana-Sacramento
winner (10 am) on Sunday. The championship game is scheduled for 12 noon at
Bulldog Diamond, with a 2 pm game if necessary.
Here's a look at Day Two results:
Game 7
N1 West Valley 4, N3 San Mateo 1
Game 8
S3 Fullerton 3, N4 Shasta 2 (9)
Game 9
N2 Sacramento 4, N1 West Valley 2
Game 10
S2 Palomar 4, S3 Fullerton 2
Game 11
N2 Sacramento 4, S2 Palomar 3
Game 12
S1 Long Beach 1, S4 Santa Ana 0
Championship Sunday Schedule
Game 13, 10 am
S4 Santa Ana (39-12-1) vs N2 Sacramento (41-9-1)
Game 14, 12 noon
N1 Long Beach (42-3-1) vs. Game 13 winner
Game 15, 2 pm, if necessary
