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LA MIRADA Sometimes the best way to bounce back from a frustrating loss is to quickly play another game.
Or two.
Orange Lutheran’s softball team, ranked No. 1 in Orange County, won twice Saturday to capture its first title at the La Mirada tournament and “flush” away its misery from Friday.
The Lancers (12-4-1) beat Ayala, ranked No. 1 in Division 2, 7-2 in the semifinals and pulled away late to defeat Division 1 newcomer Santa Fe 7-3 in the finals at La Mirada High.
On Friday, Orange Lutheran lost 1-0 at Santa Margarita, stranding the tying run at second base in the seventh inning with standout Ciara Briggs on deck.
“It was good to come out today and kind of get that past us,” Orange Lutheran coach Steve Miklos said. “We flushed that (loss) and moved on. … It was good for us to get some work in today.”
The Lancers worked harder against Santa Fe (14-4-1) than the score suggested.
Miranda Stoddard snapped a 1-1 tie by leading off the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run, her second of the day, to center field off sophomore Courtney Callison.
Cya later! @mirstoddard blasts solo homer to center and @OLuSoftball leads Santa Fe 2-1 thru 5th in La Mirada tourney final @ocvarsity @OLu_Athletics @OLuPerformance @olubaseball
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— Dan Albano (@ocvarsityguy) March 30, 2019
Orange Lutheran erupted for five in the sixth inning to chase Callison. Briggs sparked the outburst with a hard RBI single off the second baseman for her fifth hit of the day. The LSU-bound senior and Brenna Begin scored one batter later on a wild pitch and error.
Santa Fe responded with two runs in the seventh against Taryn Lennon (3-0) but the junior right-hander earned the complete-game victory. She scattered five hits and walked three.
“Yesterday, I was pretty (upset) after the game. I hate losing,” Briggs said. “We did pretty well (Saturday) for the most part. There were some times when we were a little dead but we picked it up. We picked each other up when people made errors or didn’t hit. … We did a good job staying after it.”
Briggs went 2 for 4 with two RBI in the final. Mya Rodriguez, Victoria Fragoso and Begin each added two hits apiece.
In the semifinals, Mia Bagatourian (4-2) allowed only two hits and struck out eight with one walk. Briggs went 3 for 3 with two doubles and finished the day 5 for 7. Stoddard also with 3 for 3 with a double, home run and two RBI.
Santa Fe, which won Division 4 last season, edged Division 2-ranked La Mirada 4-2 in the semifinals on a walk-off, two-run home run by shortstop Danielle Ramirez, a senior bound for Cal State Dominguez Hills.
“A lot of teams take us lightly because we were Division 4 … but my team is a scrappy little team,” second-year Santa Fe coach A.J. Reyes said. “We’re doing this with a bunch of youngsters. … They’re learning a lot. They’re getting better.”
Orange Lutheran not only “flushed” the Santa Margarita loss, it built important momentum for next week. The Lancers play host to reigning Trinity League champion Mater Dei on Tuesday and face the Carew Classic.
“I’m glad we didn’t have that loss (Friday) and go into Mater Dei on Tuesday without playing any games,” Miklos said. “We have a tough week.”
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