Seventh-seeded Mater Dei Crusaders top second-seeded Del Norte in Division II SoCal Regional Softball Championships.
The top of the lineup has just one job, and not many teams can match what the Mater Dei Catholic High softball attack does.“We call it creating chaos,” junior center fielder Ayanna Shaw said. “We get on and score runs. We all know what our job is.”
“They find ways to make it exciting,” assistant coach Liz Cerullo said. “We can’t do anything easy. We work on the little things all the time and little things always win games.” The only other San Diego County team to advance was Granite Hills, the top seed in Division III. The Eagles routed Calexico 9-1 and will host Long Beach St. Anthony on Thursday.Mater Dei takes a seven-game winning streak to face Tesoro.◆ Jones was 2-for-5 against Del Norte to improve her batting average to .417.◆ Shaw was 2-for-2 with two walks, raising her average to .505.“We’re all very annoying during a game,” Shaw said.