Posted: Apr 10, 2025
Lutz, Nuanez spark Comets past Mesa
San Diego Mesa
(17-14, 7-3)
0
Palomar
(29-3, 11-0)
8
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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San Diego Mesa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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Palomar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
SAN MARCOS, CA (4/10/2025) – The leadoff batter and the No. 9 batter in the order combined to go 6-for-6 at the plate with five runs scored, lifting Palomar College to an 8-0 victory Thursday over San Diego Mesa in a Pacific Coast Athletic Conference softball contest.
Sophomore third baseman Breanna Lutz was 3-for-3 from her leadoff spot with two singles, a double and a walk which led to a run for the Comets, who boosted their lead in the PCAC standings to 3½ games over Mesa by improving their record to 11-0 in conference play and 29-3 overall.
At the other end of the batting order for Palomar was freshman shortstop Nalia Nuanez, who collected three singles and scored three runs to help send the state's No. 2-ranked team to its third 8-0 decision over the Olympians this season while sweeping three wins from Mesa, which dropped to 17-14 overall and 7-3 in the PCAC.
Palomar finished off the Olympians in five innings, with second baseman Josephine Hueberger delivering the final blow with a one-out single in the bottom of the fifth. The rally began when Nuanez reached base with one out following her third hit of the game, a single to right field.
Lutz followed suit with her third hit of the game, a double to right-center field which advanced Nuanez to third. With Palomar needing just one additional run to bring the mercy-run rule into effect, Hueberger singled up the middle to score Nuanez with the game-ending tally.
Also highlighting the Comets' 11-hit attack was a two-run opposite-field home run to right by sophomore first baseman Zoe Karam, her team-leading 11th homer of the season which gave the hosts a 4-0 lead in the second inning.
Karam and Heuberger each had two hits to help support winning pitcher Maddie Bedolla, who improved to 16-1 on the season while shutting out the Olympians on one hit over four innings in the circle. The sophomore left-hander walked two and struck out five.
Sophomore right-hander Nevaeh Haywood pitched a scoreless fifth inning to preserve Palomar's 15th shutout of the season.
The Comets will host No. 15 Mt. San Antonio on April 12 for a non-conference game at 12 noon. Palomar will then finish out the final full week of the regular season with five games in five days, beginning with a home conference game April 15 against Imperial Valley at 1 p.m.