Celeste Ekman

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• June 01, 2018

The Ventura College Softball team was well represented on the Western State Conference North Division all-conference list voted upon by the league coaches earlier this month. Pitcher Anissa Padilla and and outfielder Arianna Rivas, both sophomores highlighted Pirates on the first team along with freshman second baseman Kaylee Neal and first-year outfielder/catcher Adriana Clemons.

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• May 05, 2018

The Pirate softball team defeated Antelope Valley in game two of the CCCAA SoCal Regional Playoffs, 5-4 Saturday afternoon at the VC Softball Complex, forcing a winner-take-all game three match-up with the Marauders. Unfortunately, VC could not keep the momentum going, falling to the visitors 10-0 in the series finale. AVC moves on to the SoCal Super Regionals while the Pirates (29-11) have their season come to a close.

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• April 24, 2018

The Pirate softball team completed its regular season i fine fashion Tuesday afternoon, shutting out host Santa Barbara 8-0 in a five-inning contest. Anissa Padilla recorded her second straight 5-inning shutout, allowing just three hits to the Vaqueros while striking out three. Sophie Dahlstedt and Kaylee Neal both had two hits and each scored a run in the victory for Ventura (28-9, 12-2). The Pirates finishe the season in second place in the Western State Conference North Division and await their playoff seeding.

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• April 19, 2018

Anissa Padilla was unstoppable Thursday afternoon at Moorpark. The VC sophomore was 4-4 at the plate with three RBI offensively while pitching a five-inning shutout, allowing just three hits with five strikeouts in Ventura's 9-0 victory over the Raiders. Celeste Ekman was 2-3 with a double and three runs batted in for VC (27-9, 11-2) in the victory. The Pirates totaled 15 hits as a team in the game.

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• April 17, 2018

The Ventura College softball team scored runs in each of the five innings to walk off with a 9-1 victory over Oxnard Tuesday in the Pirates' regular-season home finale. Sophie Dahlstedt had two hits, including a double, with two runs scored and two runs batted in addition to reaching base on an error in the bottom of the fifth resulting in the game-ending run crossing the plate. Megan Best pitched a complete game for the victory, allowing just three hits while striking out seven for VC (26-9, 10-2).

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• April 14, 2018

The Pirate softball team used a pair of five-run innings to run past Santiago Canyon College 10-6 Saturday afternoon in non-conference play at the VC Softball Complex. Adriana Clemons was 3-4 in the game, including a triple, with three runs batted in while Anissa Padilla and Sophia Dlstedt also recorded three hits. Padilla made the start in the circle, yielding eight hits in the game for VC (24-9, 9-2).

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• April 12, 2018

Celeste Ekman and Brittney Banales hit back-to-back home runs to power the Ventura College softball team to a 9-5 victory over Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo on Thursday. Anissa Padilla pitched a complete game, giving up five runs, three earned, while striking out 10 Cougar batters. Kayla Garcia and Ekman each had three hits to lead the Pirates (23-9, 9-2).

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• April 10, 2018

Sophie Dahlstedt was 4-4, oincluding a double and a triple, wit five RBI as the Pirate softball team breezed past visiting Santa Barbara 10-2 on Tuesday afternoon at the VC Softball Complex. Celeste Ekman was 3-3, also with a double and a triple, with three runs scored and three runs batted in as Ventura (22-9, 8-2) kept pace in the Western State Conference North Division race. VC remains in a second place tie with Allan Hancock College, just a game behind front-running Bakersfield in the loss column.

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• April 08, 2018

The Ventura College softball team dropped a pair of games Sunday at East Los Angeles College, falling to the host Huskies 6-5 in the opener before dropping a 7-1 decision to Fullerton College in the nightcap. Arianna Rivas totaled four hits on the day while Angelina Flores had a pair of hits, including a double, with an RBI in game one.

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• April 03, 2018

The Pirate softball team hosted Bakersfield on Tuesday afternoon in a first-place showdown. Unfortunately for VC, their defense committed four errors and gave up one big inning, yielding four unearned runs, in their 5-0 loss to the Renegades. Ventura's offense also had trouble getting traction, managing four hits over seven innings. Kaylee Neal went 2-3 in the game to lead the Pirates (19-7, 6-2) at the plate.

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• March 30, 2018

The Pirate softball team worked extra innings before defeating visiting Santa Ana 4-3 Friday at the VC Softball Complex. Celeste Ekman had a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth scoring Angelina Flores to walk off with the win. Adriana Clemons was 2-4, including a three-RBI triple, to lead VC (19-6, 6-1) at the plate while Anissa Padilla scattered eight hits and struck out six in the complete-game victory in the pitcher's circle.

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• March 29, 2018

Megan Best pitched a five-inning, two-hit shutout Thursday, leading the Pirate softball team to a 10-0 victory over visiting Santa Monica College at the VC Softball Complex. Anissa Padilla had three hits, including a pair of triples, scored three times and had five runs batted in to lead VC (18-6, 6-1) at the plate. Arianna Rivas and Danielle Carmona each recorded two hits in the victory.

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• March 28, 2018

The Ventura College softball team had its six-game winning streak snapped Wednesday with an 8-0 defeat at El Camino College in Torrance. Angelina Flores had the only hit for the Pirates (17-6, 5-1), who had just four base runners over the five inning contest. Anissa Padilla made the start in the pitcher's circle, giving up six runs, five earned, over three innings. Megan Best pitched the final inning for Ventura.

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• February 17, 2018

The Pirate softball team wrapped up a 4-0 weekend at the Mt. San Jacinto College President's Day Tournament with victories over Los Angeles Valley and Imperial Valley on Saturday in Menifee. VC (10-3) had a 7-run first innig in defeating the Monarchs 12-9 in the morning game before blanking the IVC Arabs 4-0 in the tournament finale. Arianna Rivas had a big game early with a home run, triple and five runs batted in while Kaylee Neal was key at the plate in the nightcap.

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• February 08, 2018

The Pirate softball team scored three runs in the first inning, and had a 5-0 lead at Conyons Thursday, making it hold up in their 6-4 victory over the Cougars. Angelina Flores was 3-4 at the plate, including a double, with two runs batted in and a run scored. Sophie Dahlstedt, Kayla Garcia and Ariana Rivas all had two hits each in the game. Anissa Padilla pitched four innings to pick up the win and Megan Best threw three frames for the save.

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• February 02, 2018

The Pirate softball team played their 2018 home opener Friday, dropping a 6-1 decision to visiting Pasadena City College at the VC Softball Complex. Celeste Ekman was 3-3, including a triple, and Sophie Dahlstedt also recorded three hits in the game for the Pirates (4-2).

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• January 31, 2018

The Pirate softball team used a four-run fourth inning to take a 4-2 lead, then added three more scores in the top of the seventh, leading to a 7-2 victory at Chaffey College Wednesday in Rancho Cucamonga. Sophomore Celeste Ekman was 3-3 with three runs batted in to lead the offense while Anissa Padilla threw the complete game for the win inside the circle.

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• January 27, 2018

The Ventura College softball team closed a successful opening weekend with a pair of close victories at the Dave Wilder Memorial Tournament at Glendale College Saturday. In the first game of the day, VC (3-1) defeated Long Beach 2-1 before besting Mt. San Jacinto 2-0 in their tournament finale. Megan Best pitched both victories with a combined 12 strikeouts while Sophie Dahlstedt was 4-6 with three RBI on the day for the Pirates.