Long Beach returns to 3CFCA Top-20
The Vikings return at No. 15.
LOS ANGELES — Long Beach returns to the California Community College Fastpitch Coaches Association (3CFCA) Top-20 at No. 15 after a big 6-4 win over previous No. 15 Pasadena City. The Vikings rallied in the top of the seventh, getting RBIs from four players to take a 6-3 lead and held for the win. Long Beach had been absent from the rankings since the February 1 poll, but after starting the season 2-4, the Vikings have gone 14-3, falling only to No. 5 Mt. SAC, No. 3 Cypress, and an extra-innings loss to Pasadena City.
The order slightly changed in the Top-5 despite three teams dropping games. Mt. SAC remains at No. 5 after a 3-1 week that featured wins over RV Santiago Canyon and RV El Camino, with its lone loss a 2-1 nail-biter to No. 1 Palomar. Cypress moved up one spot to No. 3, and Monterey Penninsula dropped to No. 4 after both squads recorded a loss. Cypress swept No. 14 Canyons in a doubleheader and took down Long Beach. The Chargers' lone loss was a 4-1 defeat on the road to No. 8 Fullerton.
Monterey Peninsula finished the week 3-1 but lost in the biggest upset of the week 10-9 in eight innings to Cuesta, led by 3CFCA Player of the Week Emily Valdez.
Previous Rankings: Preseason, February 1, February 8, February 15, February 22, March 1, March 8 March 15, March 22
| 3CFCA State Rankings (March 29) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | Record | PR |
| 1 | Palomar | 21-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Sierra | 28-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Cypress | 22-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Monterey Peninsula | 21-2 | 3 |
| 5 | Mt. SAC | 17-4 | 5 |
| 6 | San Mateo | 24-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Sacramento City | 18-5-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Fullerton | 13-4 | 11 |
| 9 | Butte | 20-5 | 8 |
| 10 | Cosumnes River | 17-8 | 9 |
| 11 | Ventura | 19-3-1 | 12 |
| 12 | West Valley | 18-5 | 14 |
| 13 | Bakersfield | 13-8 | 10 |
| 14 | Canyons | 14-8 | 13 |
| 15 | Long Beach | 16-7 | NR |
| 16 | Fresno City | 10-8 | 16 |
| 17 | Pasadena City | 13-7 | 15 |
| 18 | LA Mission | 14-7 | 19 |
| 19 | American River | 14-9 | 18 |
| 20 | Sequoias | 17-9 | 20 |
| Dropped Out: El Camino | |||
| 3CFCA SOCAL Poll (March 29) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | South | Record | PR |
| 1 | Palomar | 21-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Cypress | 22-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Mt. SAC | 17-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Fullerton | 13-4 | 5 |
| 5 | Ventura | 19-3-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Bakersfield | 13-8 | 4 |
| 7 | Canyons | 14-8 | 7 |
| 8 | Long Beach | 16-7 | 12 |
| 9 | LA Mission | 14-7 | 10 |
| 10 | Pasadena City | 13-7 | 8 |
| Receiving Votes: El Camino (10-10), Cerritos (12-9), Santiago Canyon (9-13), Antelope Valley (13-11), Cuesta (14-12) | |||
| 3CFCA NORCAL Poll (March 29) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | North | Record | PR |
| 1 | Sierra | 28-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Monterey Peninsula | 21-2 | 2 |
| 3 | San Mateo | 24-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Sacramento City | 18-5-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Butte | 20-5 | 5 |
| 6 | Cosumnes River | 17-8 | 6 |
| 7 | West Valley | 18-5 | 7 |
| 8 | Fresno City | 10-8 | 8 |
| 9 | American River | 14-9 | 9 |
| 10 | Sequoias | 17-9 | 10 |
| Receiving Votes: Feather River (10-10), San Joaquin Delta (10-7), San Jose (14-11) | |||
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Anthony Avila, Sports Information Director, California Community College Fastpitch Coaches Association (3CFCA)