2016 LBCC Softball News
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Softball: Dominguez named All-SoCal, Vikings earn four all-conference honors
May 16, 2016Long 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. -
Softball: Long Beach swept from SoCal Regionals by No. 1 Cypress, close season at 23-20
May 08, 2016Facing 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.
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Softball: Long Beach advances with 8-5 SoCal Playoff win over Bakersfield
May 03, 2016Sophomore 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.
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Softball: LBCC returns to postseason for first time since 2011, host Bakersfield in play-in game
April 30, 2016Long 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.
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Softball: Vikings held scoreless at Cerritos, close season Tuesday at East LA
April 23, 2016Long 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.
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Softball: Vikings close out home schedule with 5-1 win over L.A. Harbor
April 19, 2016Long 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.
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Softball: Long Beach offense explodes in 20-0 mercy-rule win over Compton
April 12, 2016Long 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.
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Softball: Jacobo home run lifts Long Beach to 4-2 win over Pasadena
March 29, 2016Long 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.
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Softball: Long Beach caps 2-0 week with 8-1 SCC win at L.A. Harbor
March 24, 2016Long 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.
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Softball: Long Beach knocks off El Camino 7-2 for SCC win
March 22, 2016Sophomore 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.
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Softball: Maldonado smacks two home runs in 29-1 LBCC win at Compton
March 17, 2016Sophomore 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.
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Softball: Errors doom Long Beach in 3-1 conference loss to Cerritos
March 15, 2016Consecutive 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.
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Softball: Vikings manage just two hits in 4-1 SCC loss to Mt. SAC
March 10, 2016Long 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.
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Softball: LBCC picks up two non-conference wins at San Diego City
March 05, 2016Long 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.
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Softball: Vikings outlast L.A. Harbor 8-5 for SCC win
March 01, 2016Freshman 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.
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Softball: Jacobo seventh-inning home run lifts Long Beach to 6-5 win at Citrus
February 26, 2016Sophomore 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.
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Softball: Vikings drop 11-5 South Coast Conference game at El Camino
February 25, 2016Long Beach City College couldn’t hold a 5-3, fourth-inning lead and ultimately fell by a final score of 11-5 in a South Coast Conference game at El Camino College on Thursday. The loss dropped Long Beach to 6-7 overall and 2-2 in conference play.
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Softball: Vikings hammer Compton 16-0 in five-inning conference win
February 23, 2016Facing her former team for the first time, Long Beach City College head coach Megan Martinez’ Vikings totaled 15 hits in a 16-0 rout of El Camino College Compton Center on Tuesday at LBCC. The South Coast Conference victory improved Long Beach to 6-6 overall and 2-1 in SCC play.
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Softball: Long Beach upsets No. 11 state-ranked and unbeaten Mt. SAC 4-0
February 16, 2016New Long Beach City College softball head coach Megan Martinez earned her first South Coast Conference win for the Vikings, and it was a big one. Behind a complete-game shutout by sophomore Brooke Loard, LBCC upset No. 11 state-ranked and previously unbeaten Mt. San Antonio College by a final score of 4-0 in Walnut on Tuesday.
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Softball: Third inning dooms Long Beach is 11-3 loss at No. 5 Cypress
February 12, 2016Long Beach City College closed out its non-conference schedule with an 11-3 five-inning loss at No. 5 state-ranked Cypress College on Friday. Cypress erupted for 10 unearned runs in the third inning to put the game out of reach.
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Softball: Long Beach record falls to 4-4 after 6-3 non-conference loss to Santa Ana
February 10, 2016Long Beach City College totaled just one hit, but still nearly pulled off a non-conference win over visiting Santa Ana College. Instead, it was the Dons that scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to hand the Vikings a 6-3 defeat on Wednesday at LBCC.
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Softball: Vikings bang out season-high 24 hits in 13-9 win at Southwestern
February 06, 2016The Long Beach City College offense erupted for 24 hits but still had to go to extra innings to defeat Southwestern College on the road by a final score of 13-9 on Saturday. The victory snapped the Vikings’ two-game losing streak and improved their overall record to 4-3.
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Softball: Vikings can't hold late lead, fall 3-1 in 9 innings to San Diego Mesa
February 05, 2016Sophomore Brooke Loard (pictured) had 11 strike outs in her Viking debut but the Long Beach City College softball team couldn't hold a late lead for the second straight game and suffered a 3-1, nine-inning loss to visiting San Diego Mesa College on Friday.
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Softball: Vikings, Martinez open season 3-1 at Glendale Tournament
January 29, 2016It was an impressive opening weekend for new head coach Megan Martinez and the Long Beach City College Softball team as the Vikings took three out of four games at the David "Hawk" Wilder Tournament at Glendale Community College.
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Softball: Vikings volunteer at Beacon for Him Ministries in Long Beach
October 20, 2015Despite not having played an official game yet, new Long Beach City College softball head coach Megan Martinez is already making a positive impact on the program and its team members. Last Wednesday, Martinez and her Vikings volunteered their time and donated food and supplies to Beacon for Him Ministries, a local homeless shelter located near downtown Long Beach.
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Softball: Long Beach City College names Megan Martinez new head coach
September 21, 2015Megan Martinez, a member of the 2001 Long Beach City College State Championship Softball team, has been named the new softball head coach at LBCC.
