L.A. Mission College traveled to Bakersfield College on April 15 to play the Bakersfield College softball team.
BC won 8-6 on a walk off two-run home run hit by sophomore Courtney Hockett.
Samantha Durazo from L.A. Mission College homered to center in the first inning to score the first run of the game.
In the bottom of the first inning, BC’s Jessica Newton-Smith, a sophomore, singled to center field, then Newton-Smith stole second base. Sophomore Jamie Dumatrait then hit a home run to left field to score two runs for BC.
Dumatrait talked about her home run after the game.
“It was awesome. I’m so pumped. Before the game we always pray, and Amy did an extra long one today and, right before I got up, she told me ‘that was for you so now hit a home run,’so it just really got me pumped,” said Dumatrait.
Coach Sandi Taylor also commented on Dumatrait’s and Hockett’s home runs during Thursday’s game. “It was really exciting for those two sophomores to finish up their career here with two-run home runs to win the game,” said Taylor.
Hockett commented on her game-winning home run after the game.
“It’s a team effort and everyone played very well and that was just the icing on the cake, to win it. It feels awesome to pull it out for my team,” said Hockett.
The softball team played its last regular season game on April 20 at BC against College of the Canyons.
Before the game, which was played to late to include in this issue, Taylor’s spoke about her hopes for her team and the last game of the season.”As their last regular season game as a Renegade I would hope they would go out there and have fun. We have nothing to lose; Canyons has everything to lose.”
The Bakersfield College softball team is 16-21 overall and 10-6 in Western State Conference.