2016 LBCC Softball News

Season
Yulissa Dominguez (left) earned All-SoCal and first-team All-SCC honors while Brooke Loard, Mariah Jacobo, and Daisy Velasquez were named all-conference. (Photos by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Dominguez named All-SoCal, Vikings earn four all-conference honors

Long Beach City College freshman outfielder Yulissa Dominguez (pictured, left) was named to the All-Southern California postseason team while Dominguez and three other earned All-South Coast Conference honors following the Vikings’ 2016 season.

LBCC nearly pulled off the Game 1 win, but was swept 2-0 by Cypress in the SoCal Regionals. (Photo by Cypress College Athletics)
Softball: Long Beach swept from SoCal Regionals by No. 1 Cypress, close season at 23-20

Facing the No. 1 seed in the Southern California Regional Playoffs in Cypress College, No. 16 Long Beach City College suffered a pair of losses to the top-ranked Chargers to close out the 2016 season and its postseason run.

Mariah Jacobo (left) drove in three runs while Brooke Loard (right) struck out 11 batters in LBCC's playoff win over Bakersfield. (Photos by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Long Beach advances with 8-5 SoCal Playoff win over Bakersfield

Sophomore Mariah Jacobo went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI and a pair of doubles while sophomore Brooke Loard struck out 11 batters in a complete-game effort to lead Long Beach City College to an 8-5 win over visiting Bakersfield College on Tuesday in a play-in round game of the 2016 Southern California Regional Playoffs.

Softball: LBCC returns to postseason for first time since 2011, host Bakersfield in play-in game
Softball: LBCC returns to postseason for first time since 2011, host Bakersfield in play-in game

Long Beach City College has been awarded the No. 16 seed and will host No. 17 Bakersfield College on Tuesday (May 3) in a play-in round game of the 2016 Southern California Regional Playoffs. The Vikings are making their first trip to the postseason since 2011.

Sophomore Vanessa Valdez had two of LBCC's three hits in the loss at Cerritos. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Vikings held scoreless at Cerritos, close season Tuesday at East LA

Long Beach City College totaled just three hits and lost 6-0 at Cerritos College in a South Coast Conference game on Saturday. LBCC is 21-18 overall and 11-9 in SCC play heading into Tuesday's 5 p.m. regular-season finale at East Los Angeles College.

LBCC Softball honored its nine sophomores playing in their final home game following the 5-1 win over LA Harbor.
Softball: Vikings close out home schedule with 5-1 win over L.A. Harbor

Long Beach City College sent its nine sophomores out on a winning note by defeating visiting Los Angeles Harbor College 5-1 on Tuesday in their final home game of the 2016 season. The South Coast Conference win improved the Vikings to 20-17 overall and 10-8 in conference play.

Sophomore Andrea Barba went 4 for 4 with three doubles in LBCC's 20-0 win over Compton. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Long Beach offense explodes in 20-0 mercy-rule win over Compton

Long Beach City College pounded out 21 hits, including 14 for extra bases in a 20-0 five-inning rout of visiting El Camino College Compton Center on Tuesday at LBCC. The South Coast Conference victory improved the Vikings to 19-16 overall and 9-7 in the SCC.

LBCC head coach Megan Martinez celebrates with Mariah Jacobo before she is greeted at home plate by her teammates following her two-run home run vs. Pasadena. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Jacobo home run lifts Long Beach to 4-2 win over Pasadena

Long Beach City College sophomore Mariah Jacobo (La Serna HS) smashed a two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning to break a 1-1 tie as the Vikings beat the visiting Pasadena City College Lancers 4-2 on Tuesday.

Sophomore Mariah Jacobo drove in three runs in LBCC's 8-1 win at L.A. Harbor. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Long Beach caps 2-0 week with 8-1 SCC win at L.A. Harbor

Long Beach City College sophomore Mariah Jacobo (pictured) went 2 for 3 with 3 RBI while sophomore Brooke Loard allowed one run and struck out eight to help lead the Vikings to an 8-1 win at Los Angeles Harbor College on Thursday.

Sophomore Doreen Corella smacked a two-run single as part of the Vikings' five-run, third-inning vs. El Camino College. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Long Beach knocks off El Camino 7-2 for SCC win

Sophomore Doreen Corella (pictured) went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI while sophomore Andrea Barba (Cypress HS) launched a solo home run to help lead Long Beach City College to a 7-2 South Coast Conference victory over visiting El Camino College on Tuesday. The win improved the Vikings to 13-12 overall and 5-6 in conference play.

Sophomore Sarah Maldonado hit a grand slam and three-run home run on her way to 7 RBI in the Vikings' win at Compton. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Maldonado smacks two home runs in 29-1 LBCC win at Compton

Sophomore Sarah Maldonado (pictured) had a huge game, going 3 for 4 with two home runs and 7 RBI in a 29-1 Long Beach City College win at El Camino College Compton Center on Thursday. The South Coast Conference victory improved the Vikings to 11-11 overall and 4-6 in conference play.

Sophomore Brianna Alvarez scored the Vikings' lone run in the sixth inning. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Errors doom Long Beach in 3-1 conference loss to Cerritos

Consecutive errors by Long Beach City College to open the top of the fourth inning led to three Cerritos College runs as the Vikings suffered a 3-1 South Coast Conference loss to the visiting Falcons on Tuesday.

Sophomore Doreen Corella had one of the Vikings' two hits in their 4-1 loss to Mt. SAC. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Vikings manage just two hits in 4-1 SCC loss to Mt. SAC

Long Beach City College couldn’t get much going offensively as the Vikings totaled just two hits in a 4-1 South Coast Conference loss to visiting Mt. San Antonio College on Thursday. LBCC dropped its second straight game to fall to 10-10 overall and 3-5 in conference play.

Sophomore Andrea Barba smacked a two-run triple in LBCC's 7-2 win over San Diego City. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: LBCC picks up two non-conference wins at San Diego City

Long Beach City College bounced back from Friday’s loss at Pasadena City College to earn a pair of non-conference wins at San Diego City College on Saturday. The Vikings opened with a 12-2 win over Los Angeles Mission College and closed out the day with a 7-2 victory against host San Diego City.

Freshman Daisy Velasquez launched a three-run home run in LBCC's 8-5 win over L.A. Harbor. (Photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Vikings outlast L.A. Harbor 8-5 for SCC win

Freshman Daisy Velasquez (pictured) smacked a three-run home run while sophomore Brianna Alvarez had 3 RBI to lead Long Beach City College to an 8-5 South Coast Conference win over visiting LA Harbor College on Tuesday. LBCC improved to 8-7 overall and 3-2 in SCC play.

Mariah Jacobo delivered a two-run home run in the top of the seventh to lead LBCC to a 6-5 win at Citrus. (File photo by Chris Ruiz)
Softball: Jacobo seventh-inning home run lifts Long Beach to 6-5 win at Citrus

Sophomore Mariah Jacobo (pictured) smashed a two-out, two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to lead the Long Beach City College Vikings to a 6-5 come-from-behind win at Citrus College on Friday night. The non-conference victory evened LBCC’s record at 7-7.