Silicon Valley Voice Article
Andrew Bensch
POSTED 03:00 AM, April 7, 2025
No seniors? No problem. The MacDonald Condors first-year varsity softball program delivered an impressive performance Wednesday, April 2. Despite no senior class, the Condors traveled into hostile Fremont Firebirds territory and doubled up the Firebirds to the tune of a 12-6 victory.
The Condors battled back from some early adversity as the team fell behind 3-1 after the first inning. Junior pitcher Ileyah Sanchez settled down on the mound, and her catcher Kyleena Stone delivered the biggest hit of the afternoon. Stone’s two-out, two-run double in the second pushed the Condors’ lead to 6-3.
“That first inning could have gotten out of hand and it has for us in the past, but I told these girls just get one out at a time,” remarked MacDonald Manager Daniel Sanchez. “I knew if we held them to three, we would have a chance and we did just that. Gotta give these girls credit, they hung in there.”
“The first inning, I was a little scared because I know some people on that team, I’ve played with them before,” acknowledged Sanchez. “Once I got those first three outs, I was able to settle in a lot more and my defense did really well behind me.”
“Her being able to let that first inning go was great,” chimed Stone on her batterymate’s effective short-term memory. “We know what we can do, and we know that wasn’t our best. So, we all kind of had that attitude and just kept pushing.”
