Delta Takes Down Cypress 3-0 to Advance to Semis

Delta Takes Down Cypress 3-0 to Advance to Semis
May 17, 2024

SARATOGA, CA — The San Joaquin Delta Mustangs benefited from Cypress miscues to pick up a 3-0 win and advance to Saturday's semifinal.

The Mustangs will play on Saturday at noon against the Fullerton College Hornets. Cypress gets right back on the field and plays Palomar in an elimination game at 5 p.m. All remaining games will be played at West Valley College.

San Joaquin Delta plated all of its runs in the third inning. With two outs, Tara Fornaciari doubled down the left field line to get into scoring position. The next two Mustangs were hit by pitches to load the bases. The Chargers had a chance to get out of the inning but a fielding error allowed Fornaciari to score and kept the inning alive.

Caitlynn Campbell stepped up next and made the Chargers pay for their mistake. She doubled down the left field line to score Hailey Kobler and Arianna Coelho. The sequence proved to be the difference in the game.

Ariel Nava pitched a shutout, allowed just four hits, and struck out three to improve to 30-3.

Outside of the two hit batters, Cypress pitcher Kaitlyn Reynolds had an outstanding outing of her own. She allowed just two hits with no earned runs but took the loss.

San Joaquin Delta improves to 40-5 and Cypress falls to 38-8.