The Goleta Thunder 14-Under All-Star team continued their scorching hot summer by winning their sixth consecutive tournament championship after a 20-0 win over Rancho Cucamonga in the championship game of the Encino Sherman Oaks Summer Slammer on Sunday.
The Thunder now have an overall record of 26-2 this summer.
Goleta’s offense wasted no time distancing themselves from their opponent, breaking the game wide open with a 17-run first inning where they sent 16 batters to the plate before Rancho Cucamonga recorded an out.
Solana Sandoval led the way with a two-run homer, a double, a single and six total RBIs in the first inning as the team sent 23 total batters to the plate.
Alongside Sandoval, Charlotte Hastings went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs in the game. Kacey Hurley, Jess Vega and Lila Westmacott all had multi-hit performances as well, while Sam Lorden, Vienna Mochi and Hurley drove in multiple runs.
On the pitching side, Goleta received a shutout pitching performance from the duo of Mochi and Westmacott. Mochi struck out three batters in her two innings of work while Westmacott shut the door in the third as the game was called due to run differential.
For the tournament, the Thunder went a perfect 4-0 while outscoring their opponents by a whopping 52-3, making it a perfect 6-for-6 in tournament championships this summer.
The 14U squad also won tournaments in El Rio, Thousand Oaks, Westlake-Agora, Ventura and Escondido.
Goleta will now look to end their summer on the highest of notes when they compete in USA Softball’s Western Nationals from July 26 to July 31 in Corona.
The Thunder 14U team members are Anastasia Brunner, Charlotte Hastings, Lucy Holian, Kacey Hurley, Reese Large, Jess Lorden, Sam Lorden, Vienna Mochi, Solana Sandoval, Ciara Trujillo, Jess Vega and Lila Westmacott.
The team is managed by Jules Hastings with Tony Sandoval, Trevor Large, Matt Lorden and Paul Westmacott serving as assistant coaches.