2017 Hornet Softball News
The Lady Hornets had two sophomores sign on with four-year colleges last week in center fielder Jill Saiza and pitcher Isabella Aguilar.
#15 Fullerton hosted #18 Allan Hancock for a Southern California Regional play-in game on Tuesday and were upset 4-1 ending their season.
Six Fullerton players earned All-Orange Empire Conference honors this week with sophomore center fielder Jill Saiza being named as the Defensive Player of the Year!
Playing in their final home game of the season, the Hornets took on Orange Coast College on Monday and beat the Pirates 5-2.
The softball Hornets did it again! They won their sixth straight game at home Wednesday afternoon, and this time they knocked off top-ranked OEC rival Santiago Canyon College 7-1.
Over the weekend, Fullerton went 4-0 at the Santa Barbara City College "Bash at the Beach" Tournament.
The Hornets continued to roll on Wednesday beating Santa Ana College 5-1 on the road in a conference match-up.
Fullerton collected their second consecutive conference win this week enforcing another mercy against Golden West College 17-0.
In a critical Orange Empire Conference match-up, the Hornet offense decided to wake up at Riverside City College on Wednesday scoring in every inning enforcing the mercy rule on the Tigers 11-2.
Former Hornet softballer Brigid Ruiz was a force during her two-years at Fullerton College (2014-2016), and now she's doing it again at Sonoma State being named the California Collegiate Athletic Association's (CCAA) Pitcher of the week for March 6-12.
In an Orange Empire Conference game on Wednesday, the FC softball squad lost another tough one at home 4-1 in eight innings to Saddleback College.
The Hornet softball squad took 7-0 loss in the Orange Empire Conference opener against Riverside City College at home Wednesday afternoon.
After falling in their season opener over a week ago and postponing a couple of games due to poor weather, the Hornets finally got the opportunity to hit the field for their second game on Wednesday at Citrus College. FC came out flexing some muscle with a 14-2 mercy over the Owls