Following the close of the 2017 Rio Hondo College softball season, sophomore Brenae Martinez and freshman second baseman Tiana Rodriguez were both named to the All-South Coast Conference postseason team.
Sophomore pitcher Brenae Martinez struck out five and added a pair of hits on her but it wasn't enough as the Rio Hondo College Roadrunners suffered a 3-1 non-conference loss at Moorpark College on Friday.
The Rio Hondo College Roadrunners couldn't stop a flurry of two-run rallies against the visiting Pasadena City College Lancers and suffered an 8-2 South Coast Conference North Division loss at Jackie Robinson Park in Pasadena on Thursday.
Sophomore pitcher Brenae Martinez did it all for the Rio Hondo College softball team on Tuesday. She went the distance in the circle, allowing just one earned run while fueling a seventh-inning rally to score the Roadrunners' winning run in a 4-3 South Coast Conference North Division win over the visiting Chaffey College Panthers.
Rio Hondo College freshman Marissa Macias (pictured) lined a two-run single in the bottom of the 10th inning to help lift the Roadrunners to a 5-4 walk-off victory over the visiting East Los Angeles College Huskies on Thursday.
The Rio Hondo College softball team snapped out of its five-game losing streak in a big way on Tuesday. The Roadrunners totaled 13 hits, including five during an eight-run, second-inning, on their way to a 14-0 South Coast Conference interdivision win in Whittier.
Rio Hondo College totaled just three hits in an 8-0, five-inning loss at Pasadena City College on Thursday, With the loss, the Roadrunners dropped to 6-11 overall and 0-2 in South Coast Conference play.
Playing in their first-ever South Coast Conference game, the Rio Hondo College Roadrunners suffered a 6-1 loss to the visiting Chaffey College Panthers on Tuesday in Whittier.
Freshman right fielder Alicia Olivas went 2 for 3 with 2 RBI, but she was one of the few bright spots in a 14-4 Rio Hondo College loss at Cerritos College on Thursday.
Returning all-state pitcher Brenae Martinez fired a three-hit shutout while Loren Pichardo went 3 for 3 and scored both runs in Rio Hondo College's 2-0 non-conference win at Los Angeles Mission College on Friday.
Looking ahead to the 2017 season-opener, Rio Hondo College Softball head coach Bianca Urquidi knew her squad would face a difficult task. The Roadrunners, playing at No. 3 state-ranked Cypress College, suffered a 6-0 loss on Wednesday as they begin their first season as a member of the South Coast Conference.