LIONS TAME MONARCHS: The @jserra.baseball team used a late offensive explosion to rally for a 10-6 road victory over the Mater Dei Monarchs in a Trinity League game on Friday at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana.

JSerra trailed 3-1 heading into the sixth inning, but the offense roared to life.

Junior Shane D’Arcy was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and advanced to second base on a single by junior Ayden Coleman.

Freshman Joey Koenig smacked an RBI double to left field to score D’Arcy, which was followed by an RBI single to right field by junior Aidan Rae to tie the game.

Junior Logan Osmundson provided the inning’s biggest swing, as he connected on a three-run homerun (his first of the season) to left field to propel the Lions to a 6-3 lead.

Mater Dei responded with three runs on two homeruns in the bottom of the inning to tie the contest at 6-6.

Senior Blake Bowen and D’Arcy opened the top of the seventh inning with back-to-back singles before Coleman slashed an RBI single to right field that scored Bowen and put the Lions back in front 7-6.

Later in the inning, Osmundson came through with another big hit, slapping a single into left field to score D’Arcy and Coleman for a 9-6 Lions` advantage.

Junior Zac Veronda capped the scoring with an RBI single to center field to score Koenig for the final run of the game.

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LIONS POSTGAME: Senior Zena Edwards and junior Angie Jimenez each collected two hits and drove in a run, while senior Liliana Escobar pitched a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts, as the @jserra.softball team picked up a 2-0 Trinity League victory over the Mater Dei Monarchs at JSerra Catholic High School.

Edwards and Jimenez each detailed their big swings to put runs on the board for the Lions, while Escobar highlighted her successful approach in the circle for a big win on Senior Day.

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LIONS BLANK MONARCHS ON SENIOR DAY: The @jserra.softball team produced a victorious home showing on Senior Day, as the Lions shutdown the Mater Dei Monarchs 2-0 in a Trinity League match-up at JSerra Catholic High School.

JSerra improves to 18-7 overall and evens its’ league record at 3-3.

The Lions tallied the first run of the game in the bottom of the third inning.

Sophomore Annabel Raftery doubled into the gap in left center field with one out, and one batter later, senior Zena Edwards blasted a double to the wall in center field to score junior pinch-runner Anneke Lukowski.

Senior Liliana Escobar was dominant once again in the circle for the Lions.

Escobar didn’t allow a hit and struck two batters in each of the first six innings, including the top of the fourth inning, when she escaped a one-out bases loaded with jam to keep the Monarchs off the scoreboard.

JSerra added an insurance tally in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Edwards singled to center field with one out and stole second base one out later.

Junior Angie Jimenez slapped a single through the middle and into center field to score Edwards.

Though Escobar lost her no-hit bid on a Monarchs` bunt single to lead off the seventh inning, she closed out her 12-strikeout one-hitter with three straight outs.

Before the game, the Lions honored Escobar, Edwards, senior Ava Geoghegan, and senior Jessica Jenkins during a pre-game ceremony to celebrate their contributions and impact on the program.

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