The Bakersfield College softball team won the first game of a doubleheader 13-12 against College of the Canyons on April 21, a makeup game from April 20.
Coach Sandi Taylor talked about the makeup doubleheader game afterward.
“What a game, it was back and forth and back and forth. They went ahead four to zero, we went ahead seven to four, then they went ahead eight to seven,” she said.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, BC scored two runs to take the lead and the team held Canyons in the seventh inning.
BC lost the second game against Canyons 13-1.
Taylor talked about went wrong for BC in the second game.
“In the second game, we stopped scoring and we couldn’t stop them from scoring.” “In game one, it was a slugfest and in game two our bats went silent and theirs kept going,” said Taylor.
Taylor also talked about the players who stood out in game one, like pitcher Tayler Ward and Jessica Newton-Smith, who had a game winning two RBI base hit. Taylor also credits multiple doubles from various players from BC, which helped BC stay in the game to get a win.
At the time of the first game, Canyons played against BC, Canyons was one game ahead of Citrus College for first place. BC beat Canyons, but Citrus College lost which ended up placing Canyons in first place and winning the Western State Conference.
“Canyons is a force to be reckoned with, and I was pleased we won the first game,” said Taylor.
Taylor said for 18 of their games being conference games the team was, “much better and much more improved.”
The softball team will be losing 12 players and Taylor said, “there will be a lot of recruiting for next season, and it seems to be going well right now.”
The BC softball team ended the season 17-22 overall and 11-7 in Western State Conference.
Taylor reflected on the end the season and on the team’s record after the game.
“It didn’t feel like we were 17-22, it felt like we were getting better every day and that’s our goal,” said Taylor.