(Orange) – By John M. Sherrard – With a 3-1 victory over College of the Canyons the Mounties advanced into the winners bracket in the CCCAA Southern California Regional Friday afternoon at Santiago Canyon College.

Four teams are in the Super Regional with the winner advancing to the state championships, May 20-22.

Freshman shortstop Kayla Sok (Glendora HS) and freshman center fielder Bree Maikai (Oak Hill HS) both collected two hits each to lead the Mounties and freshman pitcher Tiffany Kennedy-Cummings (Chino HS) won her 15th game of the season.

Mt. SAC (38-5) will face host team Santiago Canyon College (35-7), an 18-0 winner over Santa Barbara City College, on Saturday.

The Mounties scored single runs in the first three innings and Canyons tallied its only run in the third.

Freshman catcher Taylor Jaurique (Wilson HH, HS) grounded out in the first, driving in Sok (2 for 2, triple) and in the second Maikai (2 for 2) singled in freshman third baseman Andrea Contreras (Chatsworth HS), who doubled to lead, 2-0.

After Canyons cut the lead in half, 2-1, in the top of the third, sophomore first baseman Aimee Rodriguez (John Burroughs HS) hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring sophomore left fielder Danielle Jeffress (Kaiser HS) for the 3-1 lead.

Kennedy-Cummings, who scattered six hits and struck out six, kept Canyons out of the scoring column the last four innings for the win.

For more information contact Mt. SAC Sports Information Office at 909-274-4630.