Softball: Wolf, Evangelista, Soria earn All-SCC postseason honors

Following the close of the 2022 Rio Hondo College softball season, three members of the Roadrunners received All-South Coast Conference postseason awards.

Named second-team All-SCC were freshmen Heaven Wolf and Clarissa Evangelista while freshman Lourdes Soria was an honorable mention selection.

Wolf, a shortstop originally out of Schurr High School, had an impressive season offensively for the Roadrunners. She batted a team-high .419 on the season and led Rio Hondo in hits (49), doubles (9), triples (5), RBI (31), and slugging percentage (.581).

Her 5 triples ranked second in the SCC while her 31 RBI was fourth.

Evangelista was the Roadrunners' primary pitcher this season, starting 22 games and compiled an 11-11 overall record. She closed the year with a 3.60 earned run average and struck out 57 batters.

Soria split duties in the circle with Evangelista and hit from the designated player position in the lineup. She started 14 games and went 10-4 with 4 saves. She totaled 70 strikes outs and finished with a 3.34 ERA.

With the bat, Soria hit .330 on the season with 6 doubles, a pair of home runs, and 18 RBI.

Rio Hondo closed out the season with a solid 23-15 overall record under head coach Bianca Urquidi. It marked the Roadrunners' first 20+ win season since 2015 (22-19-1). Rio Hondo ended tied for fifth place in the final South Coast Conference standings at 9-12.