The dream ride of the St. Johns River State College softball team continues, and it’s taken the Vikings all the way to the NJCAA Division II national championship game.
This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of themCarley Jagiello prepares to cross home after belting a homer in the NJCAA Division II national semifinals on Friday. The Vikings beat Kirkwood 10-6.
Red hot St. Johns beat Kirkwood 10-6 in the national semifinals on Friday and will play for their first national title on Saturday at 2 p.m.The Vikings’ run has been spectacular. They were one loss away from elimination after getting dimed in six innings, 12-2 Marion Military, in the NJCAA Division II South Championship. St. Johns responded by winning five games out of the loser’s bracket to win the district championship and qualify for nationals.
It’s been the same performance there, with St. Johns winning all four games, including an upset of top-seeded Parkland, 4-2, in the second round. Carley Jagiello homered and drove in three, Alyssa Vallad doubled twice and added a pair of RBI and Princess Arredondo doubled and drove in two as the Vikings took a 9-1 lead after the top of the fourth. Brooke Strickland earned the win in relief to improve to 12-4.Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but he’s been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years.
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