Clear Lake softball team loses 15-1 to St. Helena, bounces back with 20-4 win over Upper Lake
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LAKEPORT >> After being dominated by St. Helena 15-1 in the opening game of a North Central League I split doubleheader Thursday afternoon, the Clear Lake High School softball team scored 20 unanswered runs in a 20-4 victory over Upper Lake in the late game at Lakeport.
Both contests ended after five innings because of the 10-run mercy rule.
Clear Lake (5-3 league, 12-5 overall) fell behind 4-0 against Upper Lake (2-3, 4-4) in the second game before rallying. The Cardinals got one of those runs back in the bottom of the first before taking a 5-4 lead in the second. A 13-run outburst in the bottom of the third put the game out of reach.
Winning pitcher Atiana Patino went 3-for-4 with four RBIs while her battery mate, catcher Faith McIntire, went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs. Center fielder Amelie Davis (2-for-2, double) also drove in four runs. Ashlynn Cruz (double) and Lindee Bingham added two hits apiece while Karsyn Greer, Sophia Gonzales (1-for-3, triple, RBI) and Natalie Tamayo had the other Clear Lake hits. Greer, Gonzales, Tamayo, Abbi Malley and Danica Wilson all had RBIs.
Patino struck out six and walked one.
For Upper Lake, Bella Stillman went 2-for-2 with a double and RBI, Jordyn Parker went 2-for-3 with a RBI and Ava Witter went 2-for-3. Losing pitcher Kylee Solorio (double) and Aubree Sperber also had hits.
Solorio worked the first three innings, striking out two and walking nine.
“We had a great first inning,” Upper Lake head coach Janice Klier said. “After that we just gave up too many runs on errors. We are looking forward to our rematch tomorrow (Friday).”
Clear Lake travels to Upper Lake on Friday. First pitch is 4 p.m.
St. Helena 15, Clear Lake 1 (5 inn.)
Gonzales pitched a complete game for Clear Lake as it fell to St. Helena (7-0, 10-5), which moved into a tie for first place with Cloverdale atop the NCL I standings.
Winning pitcher Ada Blanton blanked the Cardinals on four hits during her four innings of work. She struck out four and walked none. Clear Lake avoided the shutout by scoring a run in the bottom of the fifth against reliever Maycee Farrell.
McIntire went 2-for-2 with a double for Clear Lake while Davis went 1-for-2 with a double. Patino and Cali Albaum also had hits.
Olive Filippini (2-for-2) drove in three runs for the Saints while Malia Lund went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
St. Helena hosts Cloverdale in a first-place showdown Friday at 4 p.m.
