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Quick Exit for Griffins in Playoffs

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(5-5-08) El Cajon CA, The girl's softball team ended their conference championship year with a two game playoff defeats to visiting Riverside College yesterday.

2008 PCC Standings (5-6-08)
Team Conf. Overall
Grossmont 13-2 27-12-0
Palomar 9-6 28-16-0
SD City 9-6 27-18-2
Southwestern 8-7 18-23-0
SD Mesa 6-9 18-21-0
Imperial Valley 0-15 10-24-0

The Griffins were out hit and out played for the entire best of three series that included a 8-0 shutout the first day and 10-2 defeat the second.

The Griffins who normally stake their success on the sound play of their defense, were everything but  this past weekend. In the two games the Griffins committed a total of nine error, six of them coming in the pivotal second game.

The offense was not much better. Grossmont managed only two runs on 11 hits in both games. At times the Griffins were their own worst enemy. In the third inning of the second game, after three Grossmont players successfully reached base, the momentum was quickly swept away on a failed stolen base and scoring attempt. The Griffins only managed to come away with one run on three hits, one double, a walk, and a hit batsman in the inning.

All is not lost. The Griffins had a successful season earning the Conference Championship finishing 13-2 and 27-12 over all. They also placed four girls on the All Conference list, six including second team players.   

Griffins at home in first round

Knights, Comets on road

Pacific Coast Conference champion Grossmont College will host Riverside Community College in a best-of-three series next Saturday and Sunday to begin the California Community College Athletic Association state softball playoffs.

The Griffins and Tigers will begin the Southern California Regional series on Saturday at 2 p.m. The second game will be played Sunday at noon. A third game, if necessary, will follow.

San Diego City College will visit Saddleback and Palomar will play at Fullerton in other playoff series at the same days and times.


Mottola, Koopman, Utley, Byrne: All Conference

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(4-24-08) The news came late this afternoon from assistant coach Ana Landeros about the women's softball team earning four All Conference spots in the Pacific Coast Conference, with the honors going to: Ashley Mottola, Ashley Koopman, Marissa Utley, and Stephanie Byrne.

Just a little over a week ago the girls celebrated capturing the individual conference championship, outdistancing Palomar College who had either won outright or shared the championship for 22 consecutive years.

Freshman third baseman, Katie Thomas, and the veteran left fielder, Leeann Stroud, both earned second team All Conference accolades. Stroud, was one of two first team All Conference players for the Griffins in 2007.

The first place Griffins squad is supported by three honorable mentions. Second baseman Ashley Marx, sophomore Rebecca Osborne, and right fielder Nikki Sessions all had great years helping contribute to the success of the girl's team.

Saturday May 3rd, the girls start their playoff run starting at 2pm. Sunday's game is scheduled for a 12pm tipoff time. The Griffin's opponent has yet to be determined, but should be available latter this week.

ALL-PACIFIC COAST CONFERENCE SOFTBALL

Player of the Year
Erika Rangel, San Diego City

Pitcher of the Year
Ashley Mottola, Grossmont

Coaches of the Year
Rick Trestrail, Grossmont, and Bob Aguilar, Southwestern

FIRST TEAM

Pitcher – Ashley Mottola, Grossmont

Pitcher – Becky Galindo, Southwestern

Catcher – Ashley Koopman, Grossmont

First Base – Stephanie Byrne, Grossmont

Infield – Andi Anti, Palomar

Infield – Erika Rangel, San Diego City

Infield --- Alexis Coronado, San Diego City

Infield – Shawna Barrow, Palomar

Outfield – Marissa Utley, Grossmont

Outfield – Corey Boss, Palomar

Outfield – Natalie Garrett, San Diego City

Wild Card (Outfield) – Alyssa Cassiple, San Diego Mesa

Utility – Alex Hutchinson, Palomar

SECOND TEAM

Pitcher – Alyssa Cassiple, San Diego Mesa

Catcher – Brenda Gill, Palomar

First Base – Theresa Houle, Palomar

Infield – Katie Thomas, Grossmont

Infield – Katie Schlein, San Diego Mesa

Infield – Autumn Hammer, Southwestern

Outfield – Andrea Nedden, Palomar

Outfield – LeeAnn Stroud, Grossmont

Outfield – Roxy Heshmaty, San Diego Mesa

Utility – Heidi Ferrer, Southwestern


Girls Shine in Come From Behind Victory

In a back and fourth emotional pitcher’s dual with visiting Southwestern College, the Conference Champion Griffins came out on top of a 3-2 ballgame. 

With the winning runner on third base and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, freshman first baseman Stephanie Byrne laced a pitch over the outstretched glove of Southwestern’s second baseman, scoring the winning run that ignited the home crowd.  

For four inning Grossmont’s Ashley Mottola and Southwestern’s Becky Golindo were locked in letting runners from either team across home plate.  

The Griffins struck first in the fifth after Rebecca Osborne walked, stole a base, and was knocked in by Nikki Sessions who doubled to deep right center field.

Southwestern responded quickly in the sixth putting two runners across the plate after a costly bases loaded throwing error by second baseman Osborne. Attempting to notch the second out of the inning by getting the force at home, Osborne’s throw was in the dirt with catcher Ashley Koopman unable to corral the ball.

Osborne made up for the error by getting on base in the next inning and scoring the winning run. 


Griffins Claim PCC Championship 

For the first time in 22 years the Pacific Coast Conference has a new champion standing alone atop of the podium in the form of the Grossmont Griffin’s softball team.  

For 22 consecutive seasons Palomar had either won or shared the conference title until Grossmont mathematically eliminated them with a victory over Southwestern last Wednesday. 

“We were tri-champions last year with City and Palomar but we beat Palomar twice head to head in two of three games, so in reality we were ahead of Palomar in the elite standings,” coach Rick Trestrail said.  

The Griffins will be gearing up for the playoffs starting later this month. The Grossmont squad could be bolster by as many as four All Conference players along with the strong possibility that Ashley Mottola will win for Pitcher of the Year. “Our defense is unbelievable and Ashley (Mottola) was just phenomenal,” exclaimed coach Trestrail. 

In a preview of what’s to come, the girls beat up on Palomar in their final head to head game yesterday. In the last two frames the Griffins hung 12 runs on the board, enacting the mercy rule, and solidifying their come back after being down two runs for most of the game.  

The girls face Southwestern in an important match up on Tuesday where consequences for a loss could mean the loss of a home field game and poor seeding.


Marx honored by PCC

(4/7) Grossmont's Ashley Marx and Palomar softball player Alex Hutchinson were honored by the Pacific Coast Conference as Women’s Athletes of the Week for the week that ended Sunday.

Marx, a freshman infielder from El Capitan High School, went 3-for-3 and scored the tying run on LeeAnn Stroud’s squeeze as the first-place Griffins moved another step toward a conference championship by beating San Diego Mesa 6-3.

Grossmont (23-9, 9-1) leads the conference by three games entering the season’s home stretch.

 


7-run 1st boosts
Grossmont past IVC

© East County Sports.com
IMPERIAL (3-27-08) -- The Grossmont Griffins roared into the second half of the Pacific Coast Conference schedule like a lion (well, like an eagle, too, after all, they are Griffins).

Punching across seven runs before winning pitcher JANELLE HAVENS took the field Wednesday (Mar. 26), Grossmont steam-rolled past Imperial Valley College, 12-4. The victory maintains the team's 2-game lead, but now over only one team.

While San Diego City kept pace by nipping San Diego Mesa, 5-4, elsewhere, Palomar slipped out of its tie with the Knights into fourth place, dropping two spots after Southwestern went 8 innings to tip the Comets, 2-1.

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Griffins lead grows to 2 1/2 games

© East County Sports.com
CHULA VISTA (3-13-08) -- Everything seems to be coming second-nature to the Grossmont Griffins.

"It's all been so automatic -- it's making the coaches nervous," said Griffins assistant coach ANA LANDEROS. "Just watching the demeanor of the girls, it's like nothing can go wrong."

Grossmont continues its cruise-control trek to the top of the Pacific Coast Conference standings, capturing its 11th consecutive ballgame after downing second-place Southwestern, 6-1. Winning pitcher ASHLEY MOTTOLA tossed a 3-hitter, getting staked to an early 4-0 advantage. Read more

 


Mottola tosses 1-hitter

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EL CAJON (2-28-08) -- Grossmont College pitcher ASHLEY MOTTOLA struck out seven batters, including three straight in the 7th inning after the leadoff batter reached base via an error, perserving the Griffins" 1-0 verdict over visiting San Diego City College in the Pacific Coast Conference opener Wednesday (Feb. 27). Mottola finished with a 1-hit shutout in easily her best outing of the season. "Ashley was simply lights out," said Grossmont assistant coach ANA LANDEROS. "Every time she needed a big pitch, she came up with something big."

Mottola also carried her defense, which committed four errors.
The pitchers" duel saw Grossmont go down in order through three innings, but finally got to the Knights during the second time through the order in the 4th inning for the game's lone run. Read more.


Three Griffins receive All PCC honors

Complete All-PCC Team

Remarkably, for a team that finished at the top of the standings, the Griffins only had a trio of All-PCC players as selected by the conference coaches.

Infielder Nichole Bouchereau and outfielder LeeAnn Stroud were first-team selections, while infielder Kyrstin Gemar was a second-team pick.

 


Cerritos ends Grossmont's season

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Box 5/5

(5/7) The Griffins remarkable 2007 season came to an end at the hands of #4 Cerritos.

The powerful bats continued to come through for the Cerritos College softball team on the second day of the Southern California Regional Playoffs. The Falcons (32-9-1), winners over Grossmont College (24-9), 9-0 in six innings on Saturday, needed only five innings on Sunday to post a 10-1 win.

The series victory advances the #4-seeded Cerritos team into the Super Regional next weekend against an opponent to be determined. The next round of the playoffs will also be a best two-out-of-three series and will take place at Nancy Kelly Field next Saturday and Sunday.


Softball draws #4 Cerritos in first round

(4/30) The Grossmont women, seeded #13 in Southern California Regional Playoffs will travel to #4 Cerritos College for a three-game series.

Game 1 - Saturday 5/5 2pm
Game 2 - Sunday 5/6 12pm
Game 3 - Sunday 5/6 2pm (if necessary)

Read more on EastCountySports.com


Photo by Lenny Gemar

Griffs earn share of PCC title

(4/26) Grossmont has earned a share of the Pacific Coast Conference Title. They will play in a tiebreaker game today versus the winner of an earlier contest between S.D. City College and Palomar.

Thursday Tiebreaker

(Courtesy of EastCountySports.com) Wednesday night -- The conference, following a review of its by-laws, determined that tiebreaker games will be necessary to designate which school would get the conference's top seed for the COA playoffs. Thus, a 2-game, 3-team playoff format was devised.

Through a blind draw, Grossmont received a bye into the final, and Palomar earned the right to hosts two contests. San Diego City and Palomar will play in the "semifinal" Thursday (Apr. 26) at 1 p.m., with the second game against the Griffins starting 30 minutes later, following the conclusion of the opener.

The use of the tiebreaker is the first in the PCC since 2003, when City and Mesa held a 1-game playoff to determine third place in the conference and priority entrance into the postseason.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


Ashley Mottola
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Griffs drop two, fall into second place

Photo Gallery (3/30)
PCC Report
(4/2) The Griffin women fell out of first place with consecutive losses at Mesa (3/28) and Palomar (3/30).
The Griffins lost a 4-7 decision on Wednesday at Mesa College. They then suffered a 6-19 blowout  at the hands of first place Palomar.
Grossmont looks to rebound by hosting Imperial Valley Wednesday (4/4) at home at 1pm.

Read more on EastCountySports.com

 


Rebecca Osborne
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Grossmont stays atop PCC

(3/14) Grossmont took a 3-1 decision at Imperial Valley Wednesday afternoon to stay atop the PCC standings with a 4-1 conference record.

 


LeeAnn Stroud
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Griffs top Santiago

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(3/13) Facing nonconference foes Santiago College the Griffins registered a solid 7-2 victory. Jesse Peterson got the win to move to 6-1. She also struck out five and drove in a pair of runs. Kyrstin Gemar knocked a pair of doubles and Marissa Utley added an RBI single as did Ashley Koopman.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


Photo by Lenny Gemar

Griffins top Comets, move into first

(3/9) Grossmont moved into a first place tie with perennial champion Palomar College by beating the Comets 10-7 at Grossmont.

Palomar has won the PCC softball title 21 straight seasons, but the Griffins, who sport the conferences top overall record (15-3), appear to be a threat to that domination.

The usually potent Grossmont offense came through again led by Kyrstin Gemar (3-3, 2 RBI) and Marissa Utley added a solo homer.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


Kyrstin Gemar
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Griffs come back to top Jags

PCC Report

(3/6) Grossmont rallied late to avoid a loss to last-place Southwestern, winning 6-5.
Grossmont entered the seventh and final inning trailing 4-5 before scoring twice and earning a walk-off win.
It was Kyrstin Gemar's RBI double off the fence to drive in Lauren Hastings with the winning run.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


Lauren Hastings
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Griffs sweep on Sunday


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(2/25) Courtesy of East County Sports --On Saturday, Ventura and Glendale colleges came to town and swept 3-way doubleheaders from San Diego City and San Diego Mesa. But when the invaders from the north visited the Griffins on Sunday (Feb. 25), it was Grossmont which secured the sweep, rallying in both contests to top Ventura, 4-2, then Glendale, 10-6.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


San Bernardino game canceled

(2/23) Today's doubleheader vs. San Bernardino Valley College has been canceled. There is no makeup date currently scheduled.

The Griffins next host Glendale and Ventura in a three-way game on Sunday. The Griffs face Glendale at 10am, then Ventura afterwards.


Marissa Utley slides home.
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Griffs take two at tournament

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(2/19) The Griffins posted a pair of wins at Sunday's Mt. San Jacinto Tournament. First Grossmont knocked off Victor Valley 8-0, then Rio Hondo 6-3.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


Chaffey snaps winning streak

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(2/18) Grossmont saw their terrific winning streak to open the season stopped by visiting Chaffey College in a doubleheader sweep 1-5, and 4-6.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


Nicole Bouchereau connects on one of her two home runs.
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Bouchereau batters Barstow

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(2/17) Grossmont shortstop Nicole Bouchereau had a monster day in a doubleheader sweep of visiting Barstow collecting 10 RBIs in a pair of blowouts, 12-1, and 18-0. The transfer from Santa Barbara CC went 3-for-3 with three RBI in game one, but saved her best for game two. In the second contest the All-American from a year ago had a pair of three-run homers and seven RBI.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


Ashley Mottola knocks a home run in game one.
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Peterson's no-no finishes sweep

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(2/9) Grossmont pitcher Jesse Peterson's no-hitter in game two completed a doubleheader sweep of Orange Coast College 9-3 and 9-0.
Peterson fell just two walks shy of a perfect game.
For her efforts Peterson has been named a PCC Athlete of the Week.

In game one Ashley Mottola was the winning pitcher, and smoked her fist home run of the season.

Read more on EastCountySports.com


CF Marissa Utley
Photo by Lenny Gemar

Griffins use big start to down Saddleback

(2/7) The Griffins got off to a quick start and held on to win 10-8 against visiting Saddleback College Wednesday (2/7.)

First batter Marissa Utley (right) put Grossmont on the board with a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first inning.

That was just the start. The Griffins would bat around in the first frame to push their record to 4-0.
Lauren Hastings scored on Nicole Bouchereau’s sacrifice fly, then Kyrstin Gemar, who had singled, scored on Stephanie Roberts’ base hit.
With the bases loaded, Rebecca Osbourne doubled, pushing the Grossmont lead to 6-0.

Ashley Mottola was solid on the mound, with the 8 runs being widely attributed to defensive miscues.


Griffins out to 3-0 start

(2/3) Grossmont got of to a slow start, trailing at El Camino College 2-8 after two innings, but came back for the win, 10-9.

Heading into the top of the 7th, Kyrstin Gemar hit her 2nd homerun of the game, bringing the Griffins within two, down 7-9.
Later in the 7th Nicole Bouchereau got on base with a walk and then Stephanie Roberts, with 2 strikes drilled a homer to dead center field to tie the game 9-9.

The next 2 batters were retired before LeeAnn Stroud got on with a single.

Marissa Utley then doubled over the the left
fielder's head to score Stroud, putting Grossmont up by 1.

The Griffins still needed three more outs to secure the victory, and after the leadoff batter walked the Griffs were on the ropes.

But it was Gemar to the rescue once more. With one out, Gemar, patrolling center field snared a line drive and fired a strike to first base to double off the leadoff batter ending a thrilling comeback win. 

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