Moorpark College softball battery Taylor Neumann and Kelly Eder have been named to the All-State team.

Neumann, a sophomore catcher from Moorpark High, hit .353 with 11 doubles, six home runs and a team-high 35 RBI.

Eder, a freshman pitcher from Simi Valley High, started 31 of the Raiders' 33 games, going 17-13 with a 2.68 ERA.

Ventura sophomore first baseman Shianne Sharp, who hit .432 with five doubles, 33 runs and 22 RBIs, was named to the All-Southern California team.

WALNUT -- Korinne Randazzo doubled twice and Alexa Limon pitched seven solid innings as No. 4 Mount San Antonio handed the No. 13 Ventura a 7-2 loss in the first game of the teams' Best-of-3 first round Southern California regional playoff series at Mazmanian Field.

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Ventura (27-13) must sweep a doubleheader today at Mount SAC (31-10) to advance to the second round.

With pitcher Jen Juarez keeping the defending state champions silent at the plate for the first three innings, Ventura was unable to score, despite getting the leadoff batter on base in the top of the third and fourth.

But Randazzo led off the fourth inning with a double to left-center field that fell between two Pirates. Two batters later, Heather Harrison followed with an RBI single.

The Mounties took control with four runs on five straight hits in the bottom of the fifth, which included another Randazzo double.

Ventura cut it to 5-2 in the top of the six as Shianne Sharp doubled, Alina Flowers walked and Julie Cortez drove them in with a two-RBI double.

Cypress 7, Moorpark 1: No. 2 Cypress used a six-run fifth inning to come from behind for a 7-1 win over the No. 15 Moorpark College women's softball team Saturday in the first game of the teams' Best-of-3 first-round playoff series.

Cayla Nelson reached on an error, stole second and scored on a fielders choice to give the Raiders the lead in the third inning.

Laura Perry was 2 for 3 and Taylor Neumann was 1 for 3 for the Raiders.

Moorpark pitcher Kelly Eder (17-12) shut out Cypress through four innings, striking out six.

Marilyn Toriz two-RBI double and Brianne Webster's bases clearing triple spurred the big inning.

Moorpark (21-17) must sweep a doubleheader today at Cypress (35-6) to progress to next week's second round.

Community College softball box scores
Mount San Antonio 7, Ventura 2
Southern California regional playoffs, first round
Game 1
VENTURA 000 002 0 -- 2 7 1
MOUNT SAC 000 142 x -- 7 14 1
Juarez, Pulido (5) and Smith; Limon and Randazzo. 2B -- Mount SAC: Randazzo 2, Sloniker; Ventura: Sharp, Cortez.
Records -- Mount SAC 31-10, Ventura 27-13.

Cypress 7, Moorpark 1
Southern California regional playoffs, first round
Game 1
MOORPARK 001 000 0 -- 1 4 3
CYPRESS 000 061 x - 7 7 3
Eder and Neumann; Pinkowski, Magalona (7) and Gottfried. 2B -- Cypress: Fama, Toriz. 3B -- Cypress: Webster.
Records -- Cypress 35-6, Moorpark 21-17.

The Ventura College and Moorpark College softball team both were seeded in the Southern California regional playoffs over the weekend.

Ventura (27-12) was seeded No. 13 and will visit No. 4 Mount San Antonio (30-10) in a Best-of-3 first-round series in Walnut. No. 15 Moorpark (21-16) will visit No. 2 Cypress (34-6).

Ventura finished with the four top pitchers in the WSC in Angela Ayala (6-3, 0.67 ERA), Jennifer Juarez (6-3, 0.89), Janessa Pulido (5-3, 0.94), and Crystal Bingham (10-3, 1.19). The Pirates are No. 4 in the state in staff ERA at 0.94.

The Moorpark College and Oxnard College softball teams swept doubleheaders against Central Coast opposition to keep the pressure on first-place

Sophomore first baseman Bryanne Schwartz was 4 for 5 with 10 RBIs as Moorpark swept visiting Hancock 5-4 and 15-2, including a grand slam that broke open the second game, as the Raiders (18-15, 11-4) moved to within a game of first-place Ventura (12-3) with three games to play.

Taylor Neumann was 3 for 6 with five runs scored on the day. Rebecca Grant's RBI double plated Neumann, who had doubled, for the game-winning run in the fifth inning of the first game.

Kelly Eder (17-10) allowed just eight hits over 12 innings to pick up a both wins for Moorpark .

Michelle Getman pitched a two-hit shutout in the 5-0 win and Priscilla Garcia went 3 for 4, scored three runs and pitched the final two innings to pick up her fourth save in the 6-4 win as Oxnard swept Cuesta for the first time in San Luis Obispo.

Jessica Alcala was 2 for 4 with a triple in the first game and Brystal Hood was 2 for 4 with a solo homer in the second game as the Condors (21-13, 11-6) moved past Cuesta (16-20-1, 9-6) into third place.

Ventura (25-11, 12-3) hosts Oxnard Thursday and Moorpark in Tuesday's season-ending doubleheader.

Trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning, the first-place Ventura College softball team extended its lead in the Western State Conference's Gold Division to two games by scoring eight runs in the final two innings of an 8-2 win over Cuesta in San Luis Obispo Thursday afternoon.

Sabrina Gonzalez slugged a two-run homer, Vannessa Barretto was 2 for 3 with an RBI, Shianne Sharpe was 3 for 4 with an RBI and Alina Flowers had two RBIs as the Pirates (24-11, 11-3) scored three times in the sixth inning and five more times in the seventh.

Angela Ayala (5-0) allowed just four hits, backed by Gonzalez's diving, run-saving catch in left center field and Flowers' run-saving backhand play deep in the hole in the fifth and six innings, respectively.

Cuesta (15-17-1) fell to 9-4 in division play, two games behind Ventura.

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Moorpark 8, Los Angeles Pierce 0: Arianna Drulias went 2 for 2 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored as the Raiders (16-15, 9-4) rolled into a second-place tie with Cuesta in five innings.

Oxnard 9, Hancock 1: Michelle Getman pitched a one-hitter, striking out three to improve to 10-4. Jessica Shaw went 2 for 2. The Condors (19-13, 9-6) drew 10 walks and were hit by four pitches.

Trailing 9-2 after four innings, Brystal Hood spurred a nine-run fifth inning with a two-run home run as the Oxnard College softball team came from behind to beat host Santa Barbara City College, 13-9, Thursday afternoon.

Priscilla Garcia (3-2) earned the win with six strong innings after starter Michelle Getman left with a leg injury.

Lindsey Herrera was 4 for 5 for Oxnard, which leapfrogged the Vaqueros (17-12, 5-6) into fourth place in the Western State Conference's Gold Division.

Ventura 14, L.A. Pierce 0:Ashley Dasnoit went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, Shiane Sharpe was 3 for 3 with two RBIs, Vannessa Barretto was 3 for 3 with an RBI and pitcher Jenn Jurarez pitched a two-hitter as first-place Ventura (22-10) improved to 9-2 in WSC Gold play.

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Ventura 8, Los Angeles Valley 7: Derek Ring was 2 for 5 with a run scored, A.J. Gallardo was 2 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored and Jeremy Dann hit a home run for the host Pirates (10-12).

Moorpark 8, Porterville 0: Brett Hockenberry went 4 for 5 with an RB, Michael Bonenfant went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and Rob Toczynski went 2 for 4 for the host Raiders (8-16-1).

Oxnard freshman Janelle Garcia delivered a game-winning single in the first game and Moorpark sophomore Taylor Neumann answered a mound emergency in the second game as the Oxnard College and Moorpark College softball teams split an all-county doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Oxnard.

Oxnard's Anyessa Riley went 2 for 3 and scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on Garcia's hit as the Condors took the opener 5-4.

Neumann threw a two-hitter, striking out three and walking two, and was 2 for 3 with an RBI double, as Moorpark cruised to a 4-1 win in the second game.

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The debate in the dugout after the WSC Gold-leading Ventura College softball team's 5-3 13-inning win over second-place Moorpark March 25 was whether the players had
just played in the best game in their careers.

Pirates like first baseman Shianne Sharp, center fielder Sabrina Gonzalez and pitcher Crystal Bingham agreed that it has been the best game in their two-year Ventura College careers.

"This is the best," said Sharp.

The result emboldened a Ventura team which had dropped three games to Moorpark last year by a combined four runs when the Raiders edged the Pirates for the WSC title by two games.

"We're going to take it this year," said Gonzalez. "This is a big win for us."

While Moorpark coach Will Thurston reminded his players that the race goes one game at a time, the Raiders found it hard not to think about the season-ending doubleheader at Ventura on April 20.

"We definitely wanted it," said Moorpark star catcher Taylor Neumann. "It's not over."

After a Thursday afternoon to remember in the spring sunshine, the Ventura College and Moorpark College softball teams may just be settling into a scorcher of a pennant race.

Vanessa Barretto pounded a bad-hop double through the infield to plate two runs with two outs in the top of the 13th inning as Ventura closed out Moorpark, 5-3, on the fourth attempt.

First-place Ventura (19-7, 8-1) remained atop the Western State Conference's Gold Division with its first win over its cross-county rivals since 2008.

Defending champion Moorpark (12-12, 6-2) dropped 1.5 games off the pace, despite prolonging the game by knotting the score in the bottom of the seventh, 10th and 11th innings.

For nine innings, Ventura's Crystal Bingham and Moorpark's Kelly Eder matched zeroes, combining to put up 16 over the first nine innings on the left-field scoreboard.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead on Julie Cortez's bases-loaded single to left field with two outs in the fifth inning. The Raiders forced extra innings with Laura Perry's single through the left side of the infield with two outs in the seventh inning.

With the international tiebreaker in effect after nine innings, the two teams built a picket fence.

Sacrifice flies by Bingham and Barretto in the 10th and 11th innings, respectively, were matched by Brittany Alfino's RBI single and Cayla Nelson's sacrifice fly.

Nelson sacrificed more than an out. The sophomore centerfielder from Royal High hung on to the out which ended a threat in the eighth inning after colliding with left fielder Perry for the second time this season.

One batter prior, Moorpark shortstop Jamie Yaller threw out Bingham at the plate on Sabrina Gonzalez's double to the left-field wall.

Moorpark had three chances to win it in the 12th, but Ventura first baseman Shianne Sharp cut down Perry at the plate, Alfino's potential game-winning squeeze bunt rolled foul just as the Moorpark celebration began spilling onto the field and Ventura left fielder Brandi Seqovia robbed Taylor Neumann of a game-winning double with a lunging stab at the wall in left field.

Pitcher Kelly Eder scattered 17 singles in 14 innings, stranding 15 runners in allowing just one run, as the Moorpark College softball team swept host Cuesta, 3-1 and 1-0, in a Western State Conference doubleheader Tuesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo.

"We made the plays defensively," said Moorpark coach Will Thurston. "It went right down to the last out in the second game."

The sweep allowed the Raiders (12-11, 6-1) to jump Cuesta (11-14, 5-3) into second place in the WSC Gold and move a half game behind first-place Ventura, who the Raiders host Thursday.

Taylor Neumann had a double and a two-run homer in Game 1.

Brittany Alfino provided the winning margin in Game 2 by drawing a one-out walk in the third inning, stealing second and scoring on an error.

BOX SCORES

Moorpark 3, Cuesta 1
WSC Gold (Game 1)
Moorpark 000 012 0--3 6 2
Cuesta 000 001 0--1 10 2
Eder and Neumann; Thompson and Silzer. W -- Eder (8-8). L -- Thompson. 2B -- Moorpark: Neumann, Nelson. HR -- Moorpark: Neumann
Team records -- Moorpark 11-11, 5-1; Cuesta 11-13, 5-2.

Moorpark 1, Cuesta 0
WSC Gold (Game 2)
Moorpark 001 000 0--1 5 0
Cuesta 000 000 0--0 7 1
Eder and Neumann; Thompson and Donovan. W -- Eder (9-0). L -- Thompson.
Team records -- Moorpark 12-11, 6-1; Cuesta 11-14, 5-3.

Strong pitching helped key a two-game sweep for the Ventura College softball team over host Oxnard College on Tuesday.

Crystal Bingham allowed just four hits and one run to lead a 3-1 victory, and Janessa Pulido pitched a six-hit shutout in a 4-0 victory as the Pirates (18-7, 7-1) moved into sole possession of first place in the Western State Conference's Gold Division.

Down 1-0 with two outs and two strikes in the seventh inning, Alina Flowers tied the first game with an RBI triple to spur Ventura's game-winning three-run seventh inning after Janelle Garcia's RBI single gave Oxnard a 1-0 lead after six innings.

In the second game, Sabrina Gonzalez had two hits and two RBIs, and Vanesa Barretto and Shianne Sharpe each had two hits and an RBI.

Michelle Getman pitched well for Oxnard (13-12, 4-5), but absorbed a pair of losses.

BOX SCORES

Ventura 3, Oxnard 1
WSC Gold (Game 1)
Ventura 000 000 3--3 6 1
Oxnard 000 001 0--1 5 1
Bingham and Cortez; Getman and Tooley. W -- Bingham (8-1). L -- Getman. 2B -- Ventura: Flowers. 3B -- Ventura: Flowers.
Team records -- Ventura 17-7, 6-1 WSC Gold; Oxnard 13-11, 4-4.

Ventura 4, Oxnard 0
WSC Gold (Game 2)
Ventura 110 020 0--4 10 2
Oxnard 000 000 0--0 7 2
Pulido and Cortez; Getman, Garcia (3), Getman (5) and Tooley. W -- Pulido. L -- Getman.
Team records -- Ventura 18-7, 7-1 WSC Gold; Oxnard 13-12, 4-5.

Standings after Round 6, March 20
Conference Overall
Team W-L GB W-L
Ventura 5-1 -- 16-7
Cuesta 5-1 -- 11-12
Moorpark 4-1 0.5 10-11
Oxnard 4-3 1.5 13-10
S. Barbara 2-3 2.5 11-7
Hancock 1-5 4.0 3-13
LA Pierce 0-7 6.0 0-17

The Ventura College softball team was swept out of the Southern California regional playoffs over the weekend by No. 2 and South Coast Conference champion Cerritos, 8-4 and 10-0.

Ventura center fielder Sabrina Gonzalez continued her stellar season, going 2 for 4 with a double in the first game. Shelbi Stallings added two hits, including a solo home run, and Shiane Sharp had a two RBI single.

Ventura was shut out, 10-0, in five innings in Game 2. Cerritos pitcher Hillary Perez-Ashley tossed a three-hitter.

The No. 13 Moorpark College softball team in three games to No. 4 Fullerton, champion of the Orange Empire Conference, in their first round Best-of-3 Southern California regional playoff series over the weekend.

Fullerton's Kelsey Marker threw a three-hitter in Friday's 4-1 Hornet win. Moorpark's Rebecca Grant had two of the Raiders' three hits.

Moorpark took the second game, 7-4, as Bonnie Ward pitched a five-hitter for her 22nd win of the season, was 2 for 3 at the plate, including a home run, and scored twice. Cayla Nelson was 2 for 3 and scored twice. Taylor Neumann had a three-run triple.

Moorpark mustered just five hits and was shutout, 8-0, in the decisive third game.

Moorpark (32-14) finished with 32 wins, the most by the program since 2002, and the WSC Gold Division title.

The Western State Conference champion Moorpark College softball team was seeded No. 13 in the Southern California regional playoffs Friday evening.

The No. 13 Raiders (31-12) will visit No. 5 Fullerton (30-8), runner-up to Cypress in the powerful Orange Empire Conferece, next weekend in a first-round Best-of-3 series. No. 15 Ventura (25-18) will visit No. 2 Cerritos (35-9-1), champion of the South Coast Conference.

The first game will be Saturday, May 2 with the second and possible third games following the next day.

The Moorpark College softball team roared into the postseason by winning 11 of its last 13 games to clinch its first Western State Conference title since 2002.

The Raiders (31-12) earned the program's 15th WSC title at the plate, hitting .350 as a team along the way to breaking the school record for runs (269) and home runs (22) in a season.

Freshman Bryanne Schwartz and sophomore Bonnie Ward homered on the final day of the regular season, a 6-2 win over Oxnard, to tie and break the previous mark.

"I'm a big line drive coach," said Moorpark coach Kelly Lovato, "but it's exciting to see those balls go over the fence."

Schwartz led the team by hitting .416 with eight home runs, which put her among the Top 10 in the state.

"With our hitting, if we give up four runs, we still expect to win," said Lovato. "It's exciting because we know anything's possible."

Outfielder Cayla Nelson also broke the school record for sacrifices in a season with 16. Nelson is fourth in the state in the category, which is led by Ventura's Kim Pilpil (20).

Lovato, who will take part in the postseason seeding meeting Friday, has run preliminary model for the pairings.

The Raiders expect to be seeded No. 13 and be on the road for the first round's Best-of-3 series next weekend, perhaps at 30-7 Fullerton.

The Ventura College softball team (25-18) clinched second place and an automatic postseason berth with a clutch doubleheader sweep of Santa Barbara City, 5-3 and 10-8, Tuesday.

The final numbers aren't in, but it looks like outfielder Sabrina Gonzalez won the WSC batting title with a .500 average. The Pacifica High product is fourth in the state with 68 hits.

She also leads the state with 12 triples.

Bonnie Ward pitched a three-hitter, striking out seven, and went 3 for 3, with a double and two home runs as the WSC Gold champion Moorpark College softball team finished the regular season with a 6-2 win against Oxnard.

Bry Schwartz went 2 for 3 and hit two homers. Jennifer Irvine went 2 for 4 with one run scored.

Moorpark (31-12, 19-5) awaits the Southern California regional playoff pairings Friday.

The Ventura College softball team swept a doubleheader with Santa Barbara City, 5-3 and 10-8, Tuesday afternoon to clinch second place in the Western State Conference's Gold Division and an automatic berth in the Southern California regional playoffs.

Ventura entered the day a half-game ahead of Cuesta in second place.

Alina Flowers went 2 for 4 with a double in the first game. In the second game, Sabrina Gonzalez went 3 for 5 with a triple and a double. Shianne Sharpe and Shelbi Stallings both homered. Alina Flowers had a double.

The Ventura College softball team (23-18, 15-7), sitting in second place in the Western State Conference's Gold Division, must sweep fifth-place Santa Barbara City today to clinch second place and a Southern California regional playoff berth.

Third-place Cuesta (23-20, 15-8) sits a half-game back, plays last-place Los Angeles Pierce and has won the season series with the Pirates.