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Dan Albano’s Diamond Club outstanding softball players last week, May 4-9:
Hayley Brock, Fullerton, Sr., RF
The Utah Valley commit went 4 for 7 with a home run and three RBIs in games against Segerstrom and Millikan. Brock raised her batting average to .506 and her RBI total to 41.
Savanah Duncan, Mater Dei, Sr., Utility
The Southern Utah commit hit a grand slam in highlight a six-run first inning as the Monarchs defeated No. 2-ranked JSerra 9-5 in the Trinity League. The victory helped Mater Dei earn the No. 2 seed for the CIF-SS Division 2 playoffs.
Scarlett Poitra, Orange, Jr., P
Poitra pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts and went 3 for 4 in a 12-2 win against Century that punctuated the Panthers’ first league title in school history. Orange won Grove League outright with a 10-2 record.
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Harper Vandermolen, Irvine, Sr., Infielder
The Bowling Green commit went 2 for 2 with a home run and three RBIs as the Vaqueros edged Rosary 6-5 for a share of the Pacific Coast League title. Vandermolen is hitting .535 with 11 home runs and 34 RBIs.
Kileigh Villalobos, Fountain Valley, Sr., Shortstop
Villalobos went 4 for 4 with four home runs and 12 RBIs in 19-6 win against Corona del Mar in the teams’ Sunset League finale. In her final at-bat, Villalobos hit a grand slam to match the grand slam from her first at-bat as a freshman. She also hit two three-run home runs and a two-run home run.
Villalobos is the sister of former Huntington Beach standout Jadelyn Allchin, now playing professionally.
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Please send nominees for Diamond Club to Dan Albano at [email protected]