Lady Tigers, Lions claim wins in league softball

Analy and El Molino are entering the heart of their respective North Bay League schedules, with both notching wins last week to keep pace in the standings.
The Tigers (2-2, 4-6) claimed two wins in three outings, notching victories over Maria Carrillo (6-5) and Pinole Valley (19-0) but dropping a close, 5-4 decision to Windsor.
The Tigers played host to the Pumas on April 9, emerging from a tie game with a solo run in the seventh inning to pull out a 6-5 win. Carson Rasmussen (7 IP, 11 hits, ER, 3 Ks) earned the victory while hitting safely were Samantha Caughie (1 for 4, 2B, run, RBI), Rasmussen (1 for 4, 2B, RBI), Makayla Kraemer (1 for 4, run), Elliot Gorath (1 for 2, RBI), Chloe Hadrich (1 for 3, run), Brea Lawrence (1 for 2, run) and Olivia Franceschi (1 for 3, 2B, run, 2 RBIs).  
The Tigers had their hitting shoes securely fastened in the April 10 non-league home tilt with Pinole Valley, pounding out 20 hits in a 19-0 romp in five innings. Franceschi (5 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 9 Ks) fired a no-hitter, while Kraemer (5 for 5, HR, 3 runs, 4 RBIs), Caughie (3 for 5, 3B, 2 runs, 3 RBIs), Brea Lawrence (3 for 4, 2B, 3 runs, 4 RBIs), Gorath (2 for 5, 4 runs), Rasmussen (2 for 5, 2 runs, 2 RBIs), Lizzie Hoffman (2 for 2), Emma Castleberry (1 for 1, run, RBI), Cameron Cordoza (1 for 3, 2 runs, RBI) and Hadrich (1 for 2, run).
Analy traveled to Windsor in a much-anticipated game on April 11 and the game did not disappoint, developing into a see-saw battle that would be decided late. Windsor took an early 3-0 lead until the Tigers mounted a comeback to knot the contest at 3-3 in the fifth. Analy took a brief 4-3 lead in the sixth, but Windsor plated two runs in the bottom of the frame to escape with a 5-4 win. Rasmussen (6 IP, 10 hits, 5 ERs) took a tough loss, with top batters Brea Lawrence (2 for 3, RBI), Sam Caughie (1 for 3, run, RBI) and Kraemer (1 for 4, run, RBI). 
At press time Analy was in second place in the NBL Oak Division, prepping for an April 16 home clash with first-place Rancho Cotate, followed by a home tilt with Montgomery on April 18 (4 p.m.).  The Tigers will compete in the Napa Tournament on April 19.
Lions gain split
Meanwhile the Lions (2-2, 6-8) gained a split in a pair of recent league outings, bouncing back from a 20-2 loss to Cardinal Newman with a 12-0 victory over Piner.
El Mo spotted visiting Newman an insurmountable 16-0 lead after two innings in their April 9 meeting and never recovered en route to a 20-2 loss. Katelyn Tourady (1 IP, 7 hits, 5 ERs, K) took the loss while Erika Olson (3 IP, 13 hits, 8 ERs, K) also logged mound time. Hitting safely for the Lions were Grace St. Marie (2 for 2), Ahnicka Kjaer (1 for 2), Bridget Niclaes (1 for 2, run), Sheila Ruiz (1 for 1, RBI) and Tourady (1 for 2, run).
It was all El Mo in their April 11 visit to Piner, jumping on Prospector pitching for 11 hits in a 12-rout in five innings. Tourady (5 IP, 3 hits, 0 runs, 6 Ks) earned the victory, while top hitters were Olson (3 for 4, 2B, 3 runs, RBI), Niclaes (2 for 4, 2B, run, RBI), Kjaer (1 for 3, 2 RBIs), Bella Gaab (1 for 2, run, 3 RBIs), Tourady (1 for 2, 2 runs, RBI), Grace St. Marie (1 for 3, 2B, run, RBI), Natalie Alberigi (1 for 4, run, RBI) and Kiara Garcia (1 for 2, 2 runs, RBI).      
This week, El Mo will host Healdsburg (April 16) and Elsie Allen (April 18) in a two-game homestand before an April 23 visit to Santa Rosa. All games start at 4 p.m.