Willow Glen’s bid for back-to-back CIF NorCal Division II championships falls short against Sacramento school.
Willow Glen’s Alanna Clincy is emotional after Willow Glen lost to Capital Christian during the NorCal Division I championship game at Willow Glen High School in San Jose , Calif., Saturday, June 1, 2024. SAN JOSE – Willow Glen’s season came to an end at the same point as last year, in the Northern California Division II softball championship game.The Rams, attempting to repeat as NorCal Division II champs, went up against a strong Capital Christian-Sacramento team Saturday and lost 6-0.
That 5-0 hole was too deep for the Rams to climb out of. Capital Christian pitcher Ayla Tuua threw a two-hit shutout with two walks and nine strikeouts. Following a strikeout and a walk to the first two batters of the game, Tuua, who hit 10 home runs this season, got hold of a Clincy offering and drove it high up off the left-field wall for a run-scoring double. A second run scored on a passed ball and a third run came home after a batter was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
So Willow Glen’s season ended one win short of a repeat NorCal title. The Rams lost a couple key seniors off last year’s team. They lose no one off this team. So a return to the NorCal finals next year is certainly not beyond the realm of possibility.“We return everybody,” Spingola said. “Next year we’ll have a half-dozen, or seven or eight seniors. We expect to be in the same position again next year and go at it again. Our expectation is nothing less than where we’re at right now.
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