Courtesy of La Verne Athletics
A year ago, Briana Vasquez was racking up wins and strikeouts at Palisades High. Now, she is doing it at the University of La Verne.
On March 10, the Leopards freshman was selected Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week after throwing a three-hitter with five strikeouts in a six-inning, 10-1 triumph over Bethel.
Vasquez improved to 2-1 and lowered her season earned run average to 3.71. Entering Friday’s game versus conference rival Pomona Pitzer she is 5-5 with a 3.50 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 20 strikeouts and four complete games in 56 innings in the circle.
A Kinesiology major, Vasquez had a stellar varsity career at Palisades, earning All-City honors as a senior last spring when she recorded 165 strikeouts in 118.2 innings and allowed only eight extra base hits. She led the Dolphins to the Division I semifinals and threw a perfect game against Hamilton, striking out 13 of the 15 batters she faced.
As a sophomore, Vasquez had 83 strikeouts, posting a 3.01 ERA and a 7-5 record in 72 innings. In her junior year she went 3-3 with 72 strikeouts in 39.1 innings.
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