On Feb. 9, the Mustangs softball team played their first game of the season at the University of Pacific softball field against the Solano Falcons, winning 4-0.
The long-awaited game came after two prior delays, with one attempt being rained out and the other called off after the opposing team’s bus broke down. The Mustangs softball team was eager to get out on the field to show off their talents.
“We’ve done really well on communicating to each other and handling our hardships together…” said Danyelle Godoy. “It’s our first game performing so I’m just hoping we can come out and show what we do as a team together,”
Sophomore Madison Nelson pitched for the entirety of the game, and excitement roared through the air as Godoy started the night off with a triple to right field. By the bottom of the fourth inning, the Mustangs managed to get sophomores Sydney Featherston and Allie Perea on base by freshman Gianna Carrion, bringing them to score 2 points due to a hit by Carrion and an error made by the Falcons.
Finally by the bottom of the sixth inning freshman Erica Tovar and Featherston were on the bases with tension in the air, and were brought home by sophomore Dessa Zavala, with a single to right field scoring two points. The game’s turning point came “when we started scoring runs, started getting more hyped, felt like we put up a little more runs,” said Godoy.
Coach Jim Fisher was thrilled to win game one this season. “Today was more about figuring ourselves, what we’re good at and not good at,” said Fisher. “We’re gonna build from here.”
Although the game took place off of Delta College softball field due to our fields being in very poor condition, the Mustangs softball team made their adjustments and even took advantage of one of the missed games as an opportunity to practice and learn the different field.
When asked how playing at University of Pacific field differs or changes the way the team play Fisher stated, “The game is faster over here in the dirt, they have a bigger yard than we do… and honestly it’s lights,” he said about University of the Pacific’s fields. “You can’t practice underneath lights which is tremendously different. It’s not an excuse, but hopefully at some point it will be a benefit to us.”
