Softball: New Softball coach brings discipline and 6a.m. workouts
November 18, 2009
The
dawn of a new day, as many in the Inland Empire struggle to find the
coffee maker for their morning cup of coffee, new SBVC Softball head
coach
Nicole
Di Salvio Hild has her team running wind sprints and taking infield
drills.
The 6 a.m. class is the earliest class
offered within the SBVC Athletics program, there are a few men in
the class, mostly gluttons for punishment, as they are required to
bear the same athletic burden that the SBVC Softball players have
to.
With the approach of winter brings cool
mornings and a sense of serenity for many, but for SBVC Softball it
means the chance to turn a program around, a program which last won
a Conference title in 1998.
Coach
Di Salvio is a two time Olympian for Team Italia’s Women’s Softball
Team in 2000 and 2004.
Di Salvio’s resume also includes 3 College World Series. Di Salvio grew up in Corona,
California and attended Corona High School, where she
was recently inducted into the high school hall of fame. As a four-year
starter on the Corona High team, Di Salvio was selected to the all-state
first team by Student Sports Magazine her senior, junior, and sophomore
years. She was a four-time All-CIF and First Team Mountain View League
performer as well as league MVP in both 1995 and ’97.
After high school, Di Salvio attended
the University of California, Berkeley (CAL) on a full athletic
softball scholarship. As a
four-year starter at pitcher, she owns the CAL record with nine career
saves. She is only the fifth pitcher in CAL school history to throw two
no-hitters in the same season. As a senior she tossed three no hitters
and two perfect games. Di Salvio earned Regional All Tournament honors
all four years as well as All tournament teams at both the National
Invitational Softball Tournament and the Bank of Hawaii Tournament. She
was also named to the All Pac – 10 and All Pac –10 academic teams while
at CAL.
After
completing a Bachelor’s Degree from CAL, Di Salvio went on to earn her
multiple subjects teaching credential from UC Irvine. She was also part
of the coaching staff for the Women’s Softball Team at Fullerton Junior
College from 2002 to 2004.
Aside from coaching softball at San Bernardino Valley
College, Di Salvio owns and runs her own pitching school both in Corona
and Anaheim, CA. Di Salvio and her husband, Scott, live in Corona, CA.
Softball & Women's Soccer:
Stephens signs letter of intent with Menlo College
May 7, 2009
San Bernardino Valley College sophomore
defender and middle infielder, Serina
Stephens (Yucca Valley), has signed a
letter of intent with a Division III
school, the Menlo College Oaks.
Stephens was named second team
all-Foothill Conference for her contributions with the SBVC softball team and
was also the April
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.
Stephens was also one of the captains for the women’s soccer team and helped her
team to their first conference title in the school’s history.
She chose the Oaks because, “I felt
incredibly comfortable with the school and their athletic program, I got along
great with the coaches, and my future teammates. The community offers a variety
of job opportunities and internships, and it’s something new and different. I’m
really looking forward to competing at a new level.” Stephens will start school
in early August and is looking to pursue a career in Sports Journalism,
intending to eventually become a Sports Journalist.
Menlo College is located in the town
of Atherton about 30 miles south of San Francisco.
The Menlo College Oaks play at Wunderlich Field; the women’s soccer team is
coached by Zack Masters and the softball team is coached by Danielle Stines. In
the 2008-2009 season the women’s soccer team went 10-7-1, going 7-4-1 in
conference play; the softball team went 11-25, going 5-13 in conference play.
The Oaks are in the California Pacific (NAIA) and Northwest (NCAA) Conferences.
Softball: All-Conference Team Selected
May 5, 2009
The
2009 season was filled with transitions as the team was guided, for
the first time, by Cary Akins. SBVC ended the season with a record
of 7-18 overall and 3-9 in Conference, finishing fifth.
On the field, freshman standout, pitcher
Monique Moreno (Moreno Valley Canyon
Springs H.S.), was named second team
all-Foothill Conference. She finished
first on the team with a .450 batting
average, and lead the team in homeruns
and RBI’s.
Named to the first team all conference
was freshman catcher Kaylee Kono (San
Bernardino Cajon) and freshman center
fielder Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino
Cajon).
Kono finished second on the team with 26
hits and had a .924 fielding percentage.
Skidmore finished third on the team in
batting average with .389, led the team
in hits with 28 and was 23 of 24 in
stolen bases.
Named to second team all conference was
freshman short stop Jamie Coe
(Redlands), Moreno, and sophomore second
baseman Serina Stephens (Yucca Valley).
Stephens was also the April 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.
Coe finished second in team batting
average with .429 and finished second in
fielding percentage with .955. Stephens
wrapped up the season with a .333
batting average, had 45 put outs and 56
assists.
This article
was written by Serina Stephens.
SBVC Softball:
Finishes season at Antelope Valley
April 17, 2009
The San Bernardino Valley College
softball team (7-18, 3-9), lost to the
Antelope Valley Marauders (23-15-1,
11-1), in SBVC’s final game of the
season with a score of 2-11.
SBVC scored both of their runs in the
third inning; freshman centerfielder
Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino Cajon)
started the inning off with a single and
later advanced to third base with a hit
from freshman leftfielder Alene Casillas
(San Bernardino Cajon). Skidmore ended
up stealing home to score the first run
of the game for SBVC. Casillas also came
around to score in the third inning,
after freshman catcher Kaylee Kono (San
Bernardino Cajon) grounded out to the
second baseman. Freshmen designated
hitter Jazzymn Burrud (Fontana, Kaiser)
singled, to drive in Casillas for the
second run of the game.
Skidmore went 1 for 3 with 1 run, and a
stolen base and ending the season
batting .389. Kono went 1 for 3, ending
the season batting .317 and sophomore
second basemen Serina Stephens (Yucca
Valley) went 1 for 2 and ending the
season batting .333. SBVC finished 5th
in the Foothill Conference.
This
article was written by Jason Leone.
Softball:
SBVC thumps Victor Valley in final home game
April
15, 2009
The San Bernardino Valley College softball team (7-17, 3-8), defeated the Victor
Valley Rams (5-34, 4-7), in the Wolverines final home game with a score of 8-0.
The Wolverines scored all eight runs in the first two innings, unfortunately the
game ended after only 2 ½ innings, due to an injury to the Rams left fielder who
injured herself while attempting to steal second base. The Rams had no other
choice but to take the forfeit because they only dressed nine players. The
Wolverines final home game was also a tribute game to sophomore middle infielder
Serina Stephens (Yucca Valley) who played her last home game for SBVC softball.
Stephens was walked both times in her at bats, had one stolen base, and scored 2
runs.
Adding to the Wolverines victory was freshman catcher Kaylee Kono (San
Bernardino Cajon) going 1 for 1 with 1 run, 1 stolen base, and 2 RBI’s. Freshman
first baseman Reyna Nolin (San Bernardino Cajon) went 1 for 2 with 1 run and 2
RBI’s and freshman short stop Jamie Coe (Redlands) went 1 for 2 with 2 RBI’s.
The Wolverines will play their final game of the season Friday, April 17th,
at Lancaster Antelope Valley at 3pm.
This article
was written by Serina Stephens.
Softball:
Stephens named SBVC Student Athlete of the Month
April
2, 2009
Women’s softball
sophomore middle infielder Serina
Stephens (Yucca Valley) was named
the San Bernardino Valley College
Student Athlete of the Month for the
month of March.
Head coach Cary Akins gave her reasons why Stephens
deserved such an honor.
“She is the only returner
for our team this year and has high expectations for the season. She brings
leadership and experience to the team. She is batting .341% with an on base
percentage of .415. Serina has started every game this year at either short-stop
or second base and has a fielding percentage of .952."
Softball:
Casillas named
honorable mention for SBVC Student Athlete of the Month
April 2, 2009
Women’s
softball
freshman utility player Alene Casillas
(San Bernardino Cajon) was named
honorable mention for the San
Bernardino Valley College Student
Athlete of the Month for the month of
March.
Head coach
Cary Akins gave her reasons why Casillas
deserved such an honor.
“I
am nominating Alene because she has an
excellent work ethic, and has come in as
a freshman and shown her leadership on
and off the field. Alene is a coachable
player. She is a utility player, when I
need her to play the infield she can get
the job done, also visa versa for the
outfield. Alene has a fielding
percentage of .883% and her on base
percentage is .385%. Alene has stayed
after practice to help a teammate
overcome an obstacle they might have. ”
Softball:
Victory over Rio leads to second Foothill
Conference Win
April
1, 2009
The San Bernardino Valley College softball team (6-13,
2-6) defeated the Rio Hondo Roadrunners (2-24, 2-7) in a Foothill conference
matchup, 12-11.
The game was a close matchup throughout, even
though San Bernardino led 10-7, after 4 innings of play. The Roadrunners
answered in the top of the 5th scoring four runs to give them their
first lead of the game. San Bernardino didn’t let down, responding to the
challenge by scoring two more runs in the bottom of the 5th inning to
regain the lead. The defense held for San Bernardino and freshman relief pitcher
Courtney Delcid (Redlands East Valley) came into the game for two innings
allowing only one hit.
Leading San Bernardino was freshman designated hitter
Monique Moreno (Moreno Valley Canyon Springs) who went 3 for 3 with 1 run, 5
RBI’s, and 2 stolen bases and freshman first baseman Reyna Nolan (San Bernardino
Cajon) went 3 for 4 with 2 runs, and 3 RBI’s. Freshman pitcher Ashley Monge (San
Bernardino Cajon) pitched a solid four innings, striking out 3 and added to the
offensive success hitting a solo homerun in the bottom of the 2nd.
The Wolverines next game with be a home Foothill conference matchup against
local rival, the Chaffey Panthers, on Wednesday, April 8th.
This article was written by Serina Stephens.
Softball:
Defeats Desert for first Foothill
Conference Win
March 13, 2009
The San Bernardino Valley Women’s
Softball team (1-5, 5-10) defeated the
College of the Desert Roadrunners (0-6,
0-15) to win their first conference game
of the season with a score of 12-4.
The SBVC Wolverines started the game off
with a bang, scoring 3 runs in the first
inning and another 2 runs in the third.
The Wolverines played well on defense,
but the Roadrunners made it interesting
in the top of the fourth, scoring 4
runs. That would be the only runs
allowed by freshman pitcher Monique
Moreno (2-6) (Moreno Valley Canyon
Springs) as she shut down the
Roadrunners offense for the remainder of
the game. The Wolverines scored 4 runs
in the fourth inning and another 3 runs
in the fifth inning to bring the five
inning mercy rule into effect, and
secure their first conference win.
Leading the way for the Wolverines was
freshman infielder Jamie Coe (Redlands)
going 2 for 2, with 3 runs scored and 2
runs batted in and freshman third
baseman Vanessa Rubacalva (San
Bernardino San Gorgonio) who also went 2
for 2, with 1 run scored and 2 runs
batted in. Adding to the victory was
freshman catcher Kaylee Kono (San
Bernardino Cajon) who went 2 for 4,
scored 2 runs and batted in another 2
runs.
SBVC
Softball sweeps Imperial Valley for first wins of the season
February 23, 2009
SBVC
Softball wowed the home crowed as
they came from behind to win in
extra innings in the first game of a
double header and dominated from the
start in the second game.
SBVC Softball: Game 1: 9 Innings:
Imperial Valley 4 at SBVC 5
SBVC Softball
scored 2 runs in the top of the 9th off of a walk off 2 run
home run by freshman third baseman Jamie Coe (Redlands) to end the game
in extra innings. Freshman right fielder Ashley Oswalt (Redlands) went 3
for 3 on the day and freshman pitcher Monique Moreno (Moreno Valley
Canyon Springs) pitched a complete game for the win.
SBVC Baseball:
Game 2: 7 Innings: Imperial Valley 5 at SBVC 9
SBVC Softball
scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd and 4 runs in the
bottom of the 6th to give SBVC the breathing room it needed
to finish the double header sweep of the Imperial Valley Arabs. Freshman
third baseman Jamie Coe (Redlands) who was the hero in the first game
went 4 for 4 with 2 batted in and freshman right fielder Ashley Oswalt
(Redlands) went 1 for 2 with 2 runs scored and 3 runs bated in.
Sophomore shortstop Serina Stephens (Yucca Valley) went 2 for 4 and
freshman center fielder Lindsey Skidmore (San Bernardino Cajon) went 2
for 4.
