Softball: All-Foothill Conference Team Announced
April 30, 2010

The 2010 season was filled with transitions as the team was guided, for the first time, by Nicole Di Salvio Hild. SBVC ended the season with a record of 7-15 overall and 6-8 in Conference, finishing fifth.

On the field, freshman standout, first baseman Jessica Nelson (San Bernardino Cajon), was named first team All-Foothill Conference. She finished first on the team with a .400 batting average, a .683 slugging percentage, and led the team in hits (24), doubles (11), RBI’s (20), total bases (41), and defensive put outs (112).

Also named first team All-Foothill Conference was sophomore second baseman Alene Casillas (San Bernardino Cajon). Casillas was also the February SBVC Student Athlete of the Month and was named an honorable mention for the California Student Athlete of the Month award in the same month. She finished first on the team with a .446 on base percentage, led the team in walks (13), and started every game she played in.

Named to the second team All-Foothill Conference was short stop Kathy Maldonado (San Bernardino Arroyo Valley). She started all 22 games this season finishing second on the team with a .346 batting average, and was perfect on the base paths, going 6 for 6 in stolen bases.

Also named to the second team All-Foothill Conference was center fielder Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino Cajon). Skidmore and Casillas were the team captains this season and it showed in the outfield. She also started all 22 games this season leading the team in at bats (67) and led the team in stolen bases (14).

Softball: SBVC ends season with early exit versus Marauders
April 16, 2010

SBVC played about the best that they could against one of the most dominate teams in the state, losing to the Lancaster Antelope Valley Marauders, 1-11 in 5 innings. SBVC got their lone run of the game on the aggressive base running tandem of sophomore's Lindsey Skidmore and Alene Casillas. Since it was the last home game for the team's three sophomore's, Skidmore, Casillas, and Vanessa Rubalcava each went to the plate after the game to get their ceremonial "last hit." A touching tribute to the 14 SBVC players who survived the 6 a.m. practices and occasional painful injury.

The only run scored for SBVC on the day was on a single from Sophomore center fielder Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino Cajon) scored sophomore second baseman Alene Casillas (San Bernardino Cajon).  Other than that, the Marauders offense was dominate, but credit is owed to the SBVC defense who only had 1 error on the day. The Marauders 2, 3, 4, and 5 hitters went a combined 12 for 16 with 3 home runs and 9 RBI's.

Softball: SBVC unable to hold lead over Desert
April 9, 2010

SBVC clobbered the Palm Desert College of the Desert Roadrunners (5-17, 4-8) for 4 runs in the bottom of the third, only to relinquish that lead over the next three innings. SBVC lost, in a close one, 4-6. Once again fielding errors played a factor in the loss, as SBVC had four, compared to the Roadrunners 1 error.

SBVC got the scoring started in the bottom of the fourth inning as freshman third baseman Kathy Maldonado (San Bernardino Arroyo Valley) singled to center on one out, which was followed by a double from freshman left fielder Brittney Kanady (San Bernardino Cajon). Lead off batter sophomore second baseman Alene Casillas (San Bernardino Cajon) grounded out to second base on a sacrifice, scoring Maldonado from third, making the score 1-0.

Sophomore center fielder Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino Cajon) then singled to the pitcher, scoring Kanady, SBVC leads, 2-0. Freshman first baseman and SBVC leading hitter, Jessica Nelson (San Bernardino Cajon) clobbered a triple to left field, scoring Skidmore, followed by a double from freshman catcher Krystle Lucero (Colton H.S.), which score Nelson.

SBVC scored 4 runs in the inning, unfortunately that would be all the runs they would score on the day as the Desert pitching staff stifled the SBVC offense for the rest of the game.

Freshman right handed starting pitcher Raelene Batres (San Bernardino Cajon) went four and a third innings, striking out 3, only giving up 4 runs. Freshman right handed pitcher Brittany Hanyon (Alta Loma H.S.) came in with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the fifth inning, she quickly got batter sophomore center fielder Kerbie Winn (29 Palms) to ground into a fielders choice, getting the runner at home. Which was followed by a bases loaded walk bringing another run in for Desert and then Hanyon struck out the side to get out of the inning.

Hanyon went two and two thirds innings, striking out 1, giving up 2 runs, which was enough to get the loss, sending her record on the year to 2-4. Maldonado went 2 for 3 on the day, scoring a run.

Although there is a bit of an interesting twist to this game, on March 12, SBVC defeated Desert, 6-4, which is the reverse of the score that Desert beat SBVC by, 4-6.

Softball: SBVC loses a tough game to Rio Hondo
March 31, 2010

SBVC played a rough game of softball versus the Whittier Rio Hondo Roadrunners, giving up 6 runs by the bottom of the 6th, but SBVC (6-11 5-4) roared back with a vengeance, scoring 5 runs to get within one, 5-6. Unfortunately, close was not enough as the Roadrunners (14-9 7-2) tacked on 2 more runs and SBVC fell, 5-8.

Sometimes, it is difficult to mark where your particular team is mentally during the season, as a coach there are certain times where players will get down on themselves and other time where student athletes will get way too confidant. Sports allows for greatness to shine in the most darkest of circumstances, when the Roadrunners scored 5 runs in the top of the second, SBVC could have given up, but they didn't.

Freshman right handed starting pitcher Raelene Batres (San Bernardino Cajon) tried desperately to get out of the second inning jam that she was in, but after three runs scored on a Rio Hondo home run, head coach Nicole Di Salvio Hild decided to put in freshman right handed pitcher Brittany Hanyon (Alta Loma H.S.).

Two more runs would cross home plate and two fielding errors, gave the Roadrunners a 0-5 lead going into the bottom of the second. While SBVC had to kick start their offensive production, Hanyon and the SBVC defense played a near flawless third and fourth inning, unfortunately for SBVC, so did Rio Hondo. The Roadrunners would score their sixth run of the game on a solo home run in the top of the fifth.

Approaching the bottom of the sixth, down six runs, many teams would have let their negative self talk get the best of them, but not at SBVC. Sophomore second baseman and SBVC Student Athlete of the Month, Alene Casillas (San Bernardino Cajon) started things off with a single to right, after which she stole second, and moved to third on an error by the short stop. Sophomore center fielder Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino Cajon) then singled, advancing to second on an error by the third baseman, then advanced to third, scoring Casillas.

Freshman first baseman and SBVC leading hitter, Jessica Nelson (San Bernardino Cajon) clobbered a double to center field, scoring Skidmore. Freshman catcher Krystle Lucero (Colton H.S.) hit a double to center scoring sophomore pinch runner Paulina Hernandez (Colton H.S.), then Hanyon blasted a triple to left scoring Lucero. Four runs scored with no outs.

Sophomore right fielder Courtney Delcid (Redlands East Valley) reached base on an error by the right fielder, scoring Hanyon, which would be all the runs score for SBVC in the bottom of the sixth. The Roadrunners would add two insurance runs in the top of the seventh to seal the win for Rio Hondo

Softball: SBVC grounds the Eagles
March 24, 2010

SBVC Softball freshman right handed pitcher Raelene Batres (San Bernardino Cajon) pitched a complete game, to pick up her fifth win of the season, as SBVC (6-10, 5-3) defeated the Mt. San Jacinto Eagles, 5-1. Sophomore short stop Vanessa Rubalcava (San Gorgonio San Bernardino) went 2 for 2, with 2 runs and an RBI and freshman third baseman Kathy Maldonado (San Bernardino Arroyo Valley) also went 2 for 2 in the win.

SBVC opened the bottom of the first with an aggressive offensive plan, when sophomore second baseman Alene Casillas (San Bernardino Cajon) was walked, she promptly stole second base, then third. When freshman left fielder Brittney Kanady (San Bernardino Cajon) connected on an infield single, Casillas scored, giving SBVC a 1-0 lead.

The Eagles responded in the top of the second, with a run, tying the game at 1-1. SBVC then untied the game in the bottom of the second, and then scored some insurance runs in the fourth and sixth innings.

Batres allowed only one run, which was unearned, and struck out five. Freshman first baseman Jessica Nelson (San Bernardino Cajon) continued to prove why she is the team leader in batting average going 2 for 3, one of those two hits, was a double off of the wall in the bottom of the third.

Softball: SBVC slams the Rams, moves to 4-2 in Conference
March 17, 2010

SBVC, plagued by 8 fielding error's, had just enough offensive production to come out on top of the Victorville Victor Valley Rams, 6-5.  Sophomore short stop and SBVC Student Athlete of the Month, Alene Casillas (San Bernardino Cajon) went 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored, including a triple and 2 stolen bases, in the win.

SBVC (5-9 4-2) started out the game by striking out the first two batters for the Rams (12-13 3-3), then opened up the bottom of the first by scoring two runs. Freshman left fielder Brittney Kanaday (San Bernardino Cajon) drove in sophomore center fielder Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino Cajon) and freshman catcher Alexandria Salazar (Redlands H.S.) hit a double to bring in Casillas, to make the score, 2-0.

The Rams responded with three runs in the top of the third on five SBVC fielding errors, making the score, 3-2. SBVC wasted no time recovering the lead, as the top of the lineup produced again, when Kanaday drove in Casillas and freshman designated hitter Krystle Lucero hit a ground ball sacrifice to score Kanaday. Kanaday went 2 for 4 on the day, with 2 RBI's.

SBVC would score a run in the bottom of the fourth and the bottom of the fifth to make the score, 6-3. The Rams responded in the top of the sixth with a flurry of hits scoring only 2 runs.

The winning pitcher for SBVC was freshman Raelene Batres (4-5) (San Bernardino Cajon) who threw 5 innings giving up 5 runs, only 2 were earned, on 7 hits with 5 strike outs. Batres helped her own cause multiple times as she went 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI. Freshman pitcher Brittany Hanyon (Alta Loma H.S.)  threw 2 innings of relief to get the save, striking out 2 and surrendering only one hit.

Softball: SBVC snake-bit versus the Panthers
March 10, 2010

SBVC Softball (3-9 2-3) played tough and aggressive, but in the end it was not enough as they fell to the Rancho Cucamonga Chaffey Panthers, 2-3. Chaffey (8-15 3-1) went up 3-0 in the top of the fourth inning and SBVC responded with two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Neither team could get a run across the rest of the game.

SBVC could only muster up four hits on the day, each hit given up proved to be costly for Chaffey as SBVC stacked a couple of hits together to score both runs in the bottom of the fourth. Unfortunately for SBVC, the one, three, and nine hole hitters went a combined 0-10 with 4 strike outs.

In the bottom of the fourth, freshman left fielder Brittney Kanady (San Bernardino Cajon) had an infield single, which was followed by a swinging strike out, then freshman first base person Jessica Nelson (San Bernardino Cajon) singled to center field, advancing Kanady to third. The next batter struck out swinging, putting runners on the corners with two outs. Desperate for a run, sophomore designated hitter Vanessa Rubalcava (San Bernardino San Gorgonio) drives an infield single towards first base, scoring the run and putting runners at first and second with two outs. Freshman third base person Crystal Lucero (Colton H.S.) had a long double to center field, driving in the run from second and putting Rubalcava on third. The next batter struck out swinging ending the rally.

Freshman pitcher Ralene Batres (San Bernardino Cajon) pitched a complete seven inning game, giving up only one earned run and eight hits, while collecting two strike outs.

Softball: Casillas named Student Athlete of the Month
March 5, 2010

Softball sophomore short stop Alene Casillas (San Bernardino Cajon) was named the San Bernardino Valley College Student Athlete of the Month for the month of February.

Head coach Nicole Di Salvio Hild gave her reasons why Casillas deserved such an honor.

“Alene is one of the hardest working members of the softball team. She demonstrates leadership skills and was named team captain in a unanimous vote by her teammates. Alene is a positive force on our team and always has a kind word for those around her. Alene goes out of her way to help others and is also a valued member of the athletic training support staff. Alene is also a leader on the field she has taken over at short stop and has already had a single, a double, a triple, 3 walks, 2 sacrifice bunts, 2 stolen bases, and six RBI’s in her first two conference games. Alene is a leader in all aspects of the game and a pleasure to coach.”

Softball: First Home Game of the Season Brings Big Win Over Barstow
February 26, 2010

Conference wins are always good, no matter how sloppy or how lopsided the victory was, a win gets your team that much closer to a Conference championship and a playoff berth. SBVC (3-4 2-0) used a 12 run bottom of the second against the Barstow Vikings (0-8 0-2) to cruise to another Foothill Conference victory, 15-3.

The Vikings starting pitcher threw a complete game and was tagged for 15 runs, 12 of which were earned, on 11 walks, the six defensive errors did not help the Barstow cause either. But one bright spot for the Vikings was that after SBVC scored the 12 runs in the bottom of the second, Barstow only surrendered one hit the rest of the game.

This was SBVC's largest offensive production so far this season, the largest run differential prior to this game, that benefitted SBVC, was only 5 runs. Freshman first baseperson Jessica Nelson (San Bernardino Cajon) was the all around producer of the day as she had a double and a triple, scored two runs and had 3 RBI's.

Sophomore short stop Alene Casillas (San Bernardino Cajon) went 1 for 2 with a triple, two walks, three runs scored, snagged a stolen base, and two RBI's. Sophomore center fielder Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino Cajon) went 1 for 2 with two walks, two runs scored, and two RBI's. Freshman left fielder Brittney Kanady (San Bernardino Cajon) went 1 for 1 with a walk, two runs scored, and two RBI's. Sophomore right fielder Courtney Delcid (Redlands East Valley) went 1 for 1 with a walk, a run scored, and two RBI's. Freshman third baseperson Krystle Lucero (Colton H.S.) went 1 for 2 with a walk, a run scored, and an RBI. Freshman second baseperson Kathy Maldonado (San Bernardino Arroyo Valley) went 1 for 1 with a walk, two runs scored, and one RBI.