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Read more Whittier Christian softball dominates Bonita to reach Division 2 semifinals
Tulutululelei Salue went 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead Mater Dei’s softball team past host Vista Murrieta 12-8 in the CIF-SS Division 2 quarterfinals Wednesday.
Danica Lancellotti added three hits, including a home run, for the No. 2 seeded Monarchs (18-11).
Rose Brown also collected three hits for Mater Dei and Savanah Duncan added a home run.
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Citlaly Valencia pitched 5 1/3 innings in teaming with Nevaeh Sanchez in the circle
In the semifinals on Saturday, Mater Dei will play host to San Clemente at Fountain Valley Sports Park. San Clemente beat Huntington Beach 9-7 in another quarterfinal.
Salue, a sophomore first baseman, leads the Monarchs with 11 home runs.
In other quarterfinals :
In Division 4:
Mission Viejo 14, Oak Hills 6: Mars Ruvalcaba went 2 for 4 with a home run to help lead the visiting Diablos (16-15).
Read more Orange County scores and player stats for Wednesday, May 20
More results to come.