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2008 News Comets rebound to even first-round series at 1-1, but Hornets win deciding game and season ends (5/4/08) Palomar evened its best-of-three first-round Southern California playoff series at a game apiece by defeating Fullerton 7-2 on Sunday at the Hornets' field -- then lost the third game later in the day 7-0. Andi Anti wen 2-for-3 and doubled in the first game, then game back to go 2-for-3 in the second game. Shawna Barrow (2-for-4, 2 RBIs) also had a multiple-hit performance in the 7-2 win. Theresa Houle slugged a three-run home run. Alex Huchinson pitched a complete-game shutout. The Hornets' second-game win ended the Comets' season at 28-16. The Hornets won the third and deciding game 7-0, endkng the Comets' season at 28-16. Fullerton 4, Palomar 0 -- Barrow and Anti singled for Palomar's hits in the opening-round game on Saturday. Chelsea Blackman pitched one inn of shutout relief ball for the Comets. The Comets advanced to 28-15 while the Hornets fell to 34-16). Seven Comets make all-conference squad; Coaches select four players to first team (4/25/08) Four Palomar players have been voted to the All-Pacific Coast Conference softball first team by conference coaches. Three Comets were selected to the second team.
History repeats as Comets stun Cypress again, handing Chargers second loss in 46 games (4/19/08)
Andi Anti (left) went 3-for-3 with a double and Alex Hutchinson threw a seven-hitter. The Comets, trailing 2-1, scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth, highlighted by Christy Kearney's two-run single, to take a 5-2 lead. A run in the top of the seventh left Cypress a run short. Brenda Gill was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Shawna Barrow went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Later Saturday, the Comets dropped a 7-3 decision to Long Beach City College, also at Palomar, to finish the regular season 27-14. Brenda Gill went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk and two RBIs in defeat. Alex Hutchinson was 2-for-3. Andrea Nedden had an RBI triple. The Comets fell to 27-14. On Friday, Palomar lost to first-place Grossmont 13-2 on the road to finish its Pacific Coast Conference season 9-6. Anti homered for the Comets.
ABOVE: Palomar catcher Brenda Gill tags out San Diego Mesa runner in sixth inning. BELOW LEFT: Christy Kearney heads home after rounding third on fourth-inning home run. (Photos by Hugh Cox)
Palomar blanks Mesa 9-0 but streak of 22 straight PCC titles is over (4/16/08) Alex Hutchinson threw a two-hit shutout and slugged a two-run home run in the sixth inning on Wednesday to lead Palomar to a 9-0 rout of visiting San Diego Mesa. But Grossmont defeated Southwestern 4-0 to clinch an undisputed Pacific Coast Conference championship, ending the Comets' two decades-plus reign as PCC champions. Palomar had won 22 straight conference titles. Andi Anti went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs for the second-place Comets (26-12, 9-5 in conference), who will close out their conference season at Grossmont on Friday at 3 p.m. Christy Kearney hit a solo homer to pace a five-run rally in the fourth inning. Comets rock Mt. San Jacinto's world 21-2 and advance to 25-12 on season along the way (4/11/08)
Shawna Barrow went 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored. Amanda Bryant was 2-for-3, walked, drove in a run and scored three runs. Brenda Gill had a triple, a sacrifice bunt, three RBIs and three runs scored. Corey Boss singled, drove in two runs and scored four. Chelsa Blackman allowed no earned runs on three hits in the run-rule game to run her pitching record to 15-8. Palomar fell behind 2-0 in the top of the first but came back to score 10 runs in the bottom of the inning. Anti, Barrow, Hutchinson come up big as Palomar knocks off Southwestern in nine (4/11/08)
Alex Hutchinson pitched a complete-game four-hitter for the Comets, striking out seven. Andi Anti went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Shawna Barrow (left) was 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs. If Palomar (24-12, 8-5) wins its last two conference games against San Diego Mesa at home Wednesday and at Grossmont on Friday -- and Southwestern beats the Griffins twice -- the Comets will tie Grossmont for the Pacific Coast Conference championship. They also would win the PCC's No. 1 seed in the post-season by virtue of winning their season series from the Griffins. Comets rout first-place Griffins 8-0 as they keep hopes for 23rd conference title in row alive (4/9/08)
PCC Women's Athlete of the Week Alex Hutchinson (left) notched the pitching win, striking out seven. She helped her own cause with a double and RBI. Shawna Barrow went 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and two stolen bases. Andrea Nedden was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. Christy Kearney slugged a three-run home run. If Palomar (24-12, 8-5) wins its last two conference games against San Diego Mesa at home Wednesday and at Grossmont on Friday -- and Southwestern beats the Griffins twice -- the Comets will tie Grossmont for the Pacific Coast Conference championship. They also would win the PCC's No. 1 seed in the post-season by virtue of winning their season series from the Griffins. Comets snap Cypress' 36-game winning streak with 5-3 victory after game-ending triple play (4/5/08)
Third baseman Andi Anti started a triple play in the seventh to end the game, catching a line-drive down the third-base line by the Chargers' clean-up hitter, stepping on third and firing to first. Winning pitcher Alex Hutchinson (left) tripled in the Comets' first run. Andrea Nedden was 2-for-3 with a leadoff double in the sixth that ignited a three-run rally that put Palomar on top for good. The Comets lost a later game 2-1 to 2003-2006-2007 state champion Mt. SAC, also at Cypress, Christy Kearney drove in Palomar's run with a sacrifice fly. Anti and Nedden had singles. Comets drop 3-2 heartbreaker to SD City and fall 3 1/2 games behind Griffins in PCC race (4/4/08)
Two of the Comets' remaining four games are against Grossmont (which has four games left), and their hopes of winning a 23rd straight conference championship are still alive -- barely. Shawna Barrow (left) went 3-for-4 against the Knights with a steal for Palomar. Andi Anti went 2-for-3 and walked. Theresa Houle drove in Barrow with a sacrifice fly for one of Palomar's runs. The Comets' other run came on back-to-back doubles by Alex Hutchinson and Nikki Jaime. Palomar is 6-5 in the conference while Grossmont is Palomar goes on road and downs IVC 7-0; Hutchinson helps lead way with pitching, hitting (4/2/08)
Palomar advanced to 21-10, 6-4 in the PCC. Christy Kearney (2-3, double, walk, three runs scored, three RBIs). Theresa Houle (3-for-3, walk two RBIs), Andi Anti (2-for-3, triple, double, sacrifice fly, four RBIs) and Nikki Jaime (2-for-3, hit by pitch, run scored, RBI) also had multiple hits for Palomar. The Comets will visit San Diego City College on Friday at 2 p.m. Houle's two-run home run in top of the third ignites Palomar's 3-2 victory at San Diego Mesa (3/28/08)
Andi Anti went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk and drove in the Comets' third run in the seventh inning. Chdelsea Blackman picked up the pitching win. Palomar is 20-10 overall, 5-4 in conference. Comets take 4-3 victory over San Diego City as they even conference series with Knights (3/19/08)
With the win, the Comets evened their Pacific Coast Conference series with the Knights at a game apiece. They also avenged a 2-1 loss to City in the championship game of the Green & Gold Tournament hosted by Golden West. All three runs off Blackman were unearned. Corey Boss went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the Comets. Shawna Barrow was 2-for-4. Andi Anti doubled to drive in two runs in the first inning. Palomar advanced to 19-9 on the season and 4-3 in the Pacific Coast Conference. Palomar drops 8-inning decision despite Blackman's 5-hitter (3/26/08) Chelsea Blackman pitched an eight-inning five-hitter but Palomar fell to Southwestern 2-1 on Wednesday in a Pacific Coast Conference game in Chula Vista. Andrea Neddin doubled to drive in Palomar's run and also walked twice. Alex Hutchinson singled and walked twice. The Comets are 19-10 on the season, 4-4 in the conference. Comets down Jaguars with two outs in 7th after sweeping Mt. San Jacinto 11-3 and 17-1 (3/17/08) Theresa Houle tripled, to center field to drive in Andi Anti with the winning run the bottom of the seventh inning as Palomar came from behind to down visiting Southwestern 6-5 in a Pacific Coast Conference softball game on Monday. Anti was aboard on a two-out single. Nikki Jaime went 2-for-3 and scored a run for the Comets (18-9, 3-3). Palomar vs. Mt. San Jacinto On Saturday, the Comets pushed 31 runs across the plate in a non-conference double-header, sweeping the visiting Eagles 11-3 and 20-1. Shawna Barrow (3-for-4, home run, three RBIs), Houle (3-3, double, RBI) and Christy Kearney (3-3) led the way in the opener. Alex Hutchinson (2-4, fourth-inning grand-slam home run), double, six RBIs), Brendal Gill (3-3, two triples, five RBIs) and Anti (2-3, double) led the way in the second game. Chelsea Blackman notched a pair of complete-game pitching wins. Palomar wastes two home runs as Comets drop a 5-4 heart-breaker in the 11th inning (3/12/08)
The Olympians made their only two earned runs of the day in the top of the 11th stand up for the Pacific Coast Conference victory. Andrea Nedden had homered in the bottom of the seventh (left, photo by Hugh Cox) to send the game to extra iunnings. Corey Boss went 3-for-5 with two steals and an RBI for the Comets, who advanced to 15-9 overall with a 7-0 forfeit win on Friday, March 14, when the Arabs couldn't field nine players.. She was left on base all three times. Mackenzie Clark was 2-for-4 with a steal and as run scored. Shawna Barrow went 2-for-5 with a steal, a run scored and an RBI. Palomar reaches finals at Golden West tourney before Comets fall 2-1 in championship game (3/9/08)
The Comets opened pool play on Friday night by beating UCLA's club team 12-1 and falling to Golden West 6-0. Barrow (3-for-4) and Christy Kearney (2-for-2, triple, walk) led the way vs. UCLA. In its first game of elimination play, which started at 11 p.m. Saturday, Palomar outlasted East Los Angeles 10-9 on Barrow's walk-off, two-run triple in the bottom of the seventh inning. Barrow was 3-for-5 with four RBIs. Boss slugged her firt home run of the season in the first inning and Andrea Nedden hit her third HR in the fourth. Melissa Elliott walked, scored two runs and drove in two runs. The Comets defeated El Camino 7-2 in the semifinals on Sunday. Chelsa Blackman picked up the pitching win to advance to 9-4. Brenda Gill (upper left) went 2-for4-3 with two doubles and two RBIs. Mackenzie Clark was 2-for4-3 with a double and RBI. Barrow went 2-for-4 and drove in a run. The Comets finally ran out of gas against San Diego City in the finals later Sunday. Anti was 3-for-3 with a solo home run in the first inning and a triple. Theresa Houle singled and walked. Palomar is 14-8 on the season.
Nikki Jaime singles to drive din two runs in Palomar's 7-5 win over Riverside Community College. (Photo by Hugh Cox) Comets lose close one to state champ MSAC, then come back to defeat Riverside CC 7-5 (3/1/08) Host Palomar, a 3-2 loser to defending state champion Mt. SAC earlier in the day, came back to beat the Riverside Community College 7-5 later in the day. Theresa Houle (3-for-3, walk, two runs scored, two RBIs) and Corey Boss (3-for-4) led the way. Nikki Jaime contributed a two-run single as the Comets took a 4-0 lead din the bottom of the first. Corey Boss was 3-for-4. Chelsea Blackman pitched a six-hitter. The Comets jumped in front of Mt. SAC 2-0 in the second inning in the first game of the day, but the Mounties eventually won it with run in the top of the seventh. Alex Hutchinson was hit by a pitch and Christy Kearney and Brenda Gill had back-to-back singles for the Comets in their two-run second inning. Hutchinon led off the bottom of the seventh with a triple but was left stranded when Mt. SAC pitcher Shelair Rowell retired the next three batters. The Comets, coached by assistant coach Lacey Craft while head coach Scia Maumausolo as a baby, advanced to 11-5 by beating RCC. Palomar picked up an earlier forfeit win of a loss at Mt. SAC after the Mounties used an ineligible player. The Comets lost at Grossmont 7-1 on Wednesday, March 5. Palomar opens its PCC season with 10-0 rout of Imperial Valley on the road; Barrow is 3-for-4 (2/27/08) Visiting Palomar rocked Imperial Valley 10-0 in a six-inning mercy-rule game Wednesday to open their bid for a 23rd Pacific Coast Conference title in a row on a successful note. Chelsea Blackman (4-1) pitched a six-hitter as the Comets advanced to 9-4 on the year. Shawna Barrow went 3-for-4 with two RBIs to pace a 14-hit attack. Andrea Nedden was 2for-3 and drove in a run. Two days later, San Diego City College downed the Comets 3-0 in their second PCC game. Comets win two at Mt. San Jacinto tournament; Houle, Hutchinson and Nedden slug homers (2/16/08) Palomar won twice at the Mt. San Jacinto Tournament at Winchester on Saturday, downing Moorpark 6-1 and Santa Ana 6-2, and has won six of its last games. The Comets are 8-3 on the season. Palomar 6, Moorpark 1 -- Theresa Houle went 2-for-2 with her second home run of the season, three RBIs and a walk in support of pitcher Chelsea Blackman (4-1). Whawna Barrow also homered. Palomar 6, Santa Ana 2 -- Alex Hutchinson pitched a one-hitter and helped her own cause by going 2-for-4 with a home run and a double. Andrea Nedden slugged her second home run and drove in three runs. Andi Anti was 2-for-4 with a pair of triples. Palomar rolls to 16-0 victory over Mt. San Jac as Hutchinson stops Eagles with a one-hitter (2/12/08) Mean Lerma and Corey Boss each banged out three hits, freshman Alex Hutchinson threw a one-hitter and Palomar clubbed Mt. San Jacinto 16-0 in a non-conference softball game at home on Tuesday. Hutchinson struck out four in the run-rule game. Lerma went 3-for four with a three-run home run and four RBIs. Boss was 3-for-3 with a triple, double, two RBIs, one walk and three runs scored. Shawna Barrow went 2-for-3 and a walk. She also scored three times. The Comets are 6-3 on the season. On Saturday, Feb. 9, Palomar fell to Cypress 9-0 and defeated College of the Canyons 14-1 in a pair of non-conference games at Cypress. Comets sweep double-header in style as they roll up visiting Victor Valley 10-1 and 15-0 (2/7/08)
Houle's second homer of the inning was a grand-slam. She finished the gqme with five RBIs in support of winning pitcher Chelsea Blackman, who threw a twp-hit shutout in the run-rule game. Shawnd Barrow was 3-for4-4 with two RBIs. Andi Anti was 3-for-3, drove in two runs and was hit by a pitch in the same game. In game one, Alex Hutchinson picked up the victory to advance to 2-1 on the season. Megan Lerman went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Brenda Gill was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI Colrey Boss and Barrow had two hits apiece. Palomar advanced to 4-2 on the season. Photo: Andrea Nedden heads to third base after doubling. (Photo by Hugh Cox) Palomar rolls 14-6 in home softball opener as it evens its season record at 2-wins, 2-losses (2/6/08) Palomar run-ruled Santa Ana 14-6 in five innings in its home softball opener on Wednesday as freshman Andi Anti and Christi Kearney each went 4-for-4. Kearney had a home run, ,a double and three RBIs among her four hits. Anti had a double among and an RBI among hers. Andrea Nedder was 2-for-4, including a double, and drove in four runs. Theresa Houle went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk. The Comets evened their record at 2-2. Also, Monday's rained-out game against Orange Coast will now be played on March 25. Palomar gets its first victory over Canyons 8-0 on Hutchinson's one-hitter; Anti homers (1/31/08) Freshman Alex Hutchinson pitched a five-inning one-hitter, striking out five, as Palomar notched its first win of the 2008 softball season Thursday, beating College of the Canyons 8-0 at Mt.SAC. Alex Anti went 2-for-3 for the Comets with a home run, double and two RBIs. Theresa Houle (2-for-3, double, two RBIs), Christy Kearney (2-for-3) and Nikki Jaime (2-for-2, walk, RBI, stolen base) also had multiple hits for Palomar (1-2). The Comets then dropped a 4-0 decision to Mt. SAC under the lights. Shawna Barrow and Houle hit safely for Palomar. Comets going after 23rd straight PCC title as they play second season under Maumausolo (2/3/08)
Palomar, in its second season under coach Scia Maumausolo (left), is seeking its 23rd straight Pacific Coast Conference championship this season. The Comets return three players from last season, outfielder Boss, catcher Brenda Gill and second baseman Nikki Jaime. T he Comets also have a sophomore transfer from San Diego City College, Christy Kearney. The Comets opened their season with an 8-2 loss to Cerritos on the road. 2007 News Lee-Noa and Fa'asua sisters accept scholarships to the University of Hawaii on Big Island of Hilo (7/26/07)
Lee-Noa (Helix High School) was a National Fastpitch Coaches Association first-team All-American as a Palomar freshman in 2006, when she hit .453 with five doubles, three triples, five home runs and 33 RBIs for the Comets. Lee-Noa was Pacific Coast Conference Player of the Year and an All-State selection in 2007, when she primarily pitched and was 21-13 with a 2.40 ERA. She also batted.368 with 14 doubles, six doubles, six triples and six home runs as the Comets won their 22nd consecutive Pacific Coast Conference championship. Jerica Fa'asua (El Camino High) batted .368 for the 2007 Comets with nine doubles, three triples, eight home runs and 40 RBIs. Jade Fa'asua (also El Camino High), hit .349 with nine doubles, one triple, six home runs and 48 RBIs. Prevously, Ginalee Davis and Alicia Vicencio accepted scholarship offers from Lubbock Christian University in Lubbock, TX. Davis batted .385 during the 2007 season with nine doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 36 RBIs. The Lubbock Christian Chaparrals, an NAIA program, will be fielding their first-ever softball team in 2008. Davis, a sophomore shortstop from Carlsbad High, was an All-Pacific Coast Conference selection and a second-team All-State selection. Palomar player Lee-Noa, and coach Maumausolo are voted top Pacific Coast Conference honors (5/14/07)
Scia Maumausolo (right), who guided the Comets to a 22nd straight PCC championship in her first season, was named Coach of the Year. Lee-Noa was joined on the first team by first baseman Rachel Wright, infielders Jerica Fa'asua and Ginalee Davis and outfielders Corey Boss and Jade Fa'asua. 2008 Softball Schedule, Results
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Cypress' softball team is 45-0 against
everyone else this season but is 1-2 vs. Palomar. The Comets, who
earlier snapped the Chargers' 36-game win streak on April 5 at
Cypress, beat them again Saturday, this time 5-3 at home. That sent
the Chargers "tumbling" to 46-2.
The Palomar softball
team stunned Pacific Coast Conference leader Grossmont 8-0 Wednesday
afternoon at home, keeping its hopes for a 23rd consecutive
conference title alive, even if it remains a longshot.
Palomar snapped Cypress College's
36-game win streak on Saturday, handing the Chargers their
first loss of the season 5-3 at Cypress.
