{"id":235132,"date":"2026-03-25T02:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/235132\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T02:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T02:42:21","slug":"long-beach-polys-10-run-fifth-fuels-win-over-wilson-the562-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/235132\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Poly\u2019s 10-Run Fifth Fuels Win Over Wilson \u2013 The562.org"},"content":{"rendered":"

The562\u2019s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits\u00a0Wendell \u201cWoWo\u201d Moe, Jr. & Tyson Ruffins.<\/a><\/p>\n

The562\u2019s coverage of Long Beach Wilson Athletics is sponsored by\u00a0Joel Bitonio, Class of 2009.<\/a><\/p>\n

The mantra was simple for Long Beach Poly Softball during their game against Wilson on Tuesday afternoon at El Dorado Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s HIT!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

That was the rallying cry from the coaching staff following every half inning in the field. And while it took a little longer than they would have liked to break through, the message was received in a big way.<\/p>\n

The Jackrabbits erupted for 10 runs on 10 hits in the fifth inning, turning what was a 5-3 deficit against the Bruins into a run-rule victory, ending with a 15-5 final after six frames.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s Poly softball. We hit the ball,\u201d said head coach Elizabeth Sanches. \u201cAnd it\u2019s probably not the most practical approach to live and die off of the most inconsistent part of the game, which is hitting, but it\u2019s what we\u2019re blessed with. We\u2019re blessed with very powerful bats, very smart hitters, very experienced hitters, and very selfless hitters.\u201d<\/p>\n

After falling behind 4-0 in the top of the first inning due to an extended Wilson rally, the Jackrabbits were able to respond with two runs in the bottom of the inning, then one more in the second to make it a 4-3 score.<\/p>\n

Wilson added another run in the 5th to push the lead back to two, but that\u2019s when Poly put the pedal to the metal, sending 14 batters to the plate for a 10-run explosion in the fifth to put the game out of reach.<\/p>\n

Persjah Lam Sam did her job as the table setter, going 2\/3 with a walk and an HBP, scoring four runs, and driving in another from the leadoff spot. Sophomore Bailey Holder had three hits, three RBIs and a pair of runs scored, and both players stole a base. Senior catcher Janelle Morris led the team with four RBIs, all coming in that fifth inning rally.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really fun,\u201d said Morris of being part of such a potent lineup. \u201cI know the girls that I have behind me, they\u2019re like my sisters. It\u2019s so fun, and it\u2019s relaxing to know what\u2019s coming up behind me and what\u2019s in front of me. I just know the impact that we make as a team and individually, and I\u2019m just glad to be a part of that impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Jackrabbits had 17 hits as a team, but only three went for extra bases as they were peppering the ball through the infield at El Dorado Park\u2019s Field 5. Junior pitcher Tegan Breaux had one of those extra-base hits, launching a two-run double into left center to help keep that fifth inning rally moving along.<\/p>\n

In the circle, Breaux settled in nicely after a shaky first inning. Sanches felt that she was facing a tight strike zone early, which perhaps forced both pitchers into the heart of the plate, but after that early four-run rally for the Bruins, Breaux did not allow another earned run the rest of the day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told her throughout the game, we have a lot of game left, don\u2019t worry about it,\u201d said Morris of what she told her pitcher after the early runs. \u201cEven if she was to get in her head, she knows what she\u2019s capable of, and we all do. So I never had any doubt that she would be able to provide what we needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Senior Emoni Lam Sam also scored three times for Poly, and sophomore Victoria Sepulveda collected a pair of RBI knocks for the Jackrabbits.<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s first-inning rally started with a hit-by-pitch to senior Sacha Zalamea, who scored twice for the Bruins. Tatum Yates delivered an RBI single right back up the middle and later scored on Giselle Joaquin\u2019s RBI single. Freshman Madeline Bowser had a pair of doubles and a run scored for Wilson.<\/p>\n

With the win, Long Beach Poly remains unbeaten on the season at 6-0 with a 3-0 Moore League record. The Jackrabbits have scored at least 8 runs in every game this season, and have scored double-digit runs in all three league wins, which were all via run rule. Poly has had three games either canceled or postponed due to weather, so they haven\u2019t gotten as many game reps as they\u2019d like, but things are going well so far, specifically for the offense.<\/p>\n

\u201cGame days are like a birthday party, I don\u2019t know how to explain it,\u201d Sanches said. \u201cThe real work goes in at practice every day of the week. That\u2019s when we\u2019re taking all of our reps. That\u2019s when we\u2019re hitting \u2018til our hands bleed. That\u2019s when we\u2019re diving and getting dirty hour after hour after hour. But come game time, that\u2019s like our opportunity to demonstrate everything that we\u2019ve worked so hard on throughout the week.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Jackrabbits will play Jordan on Thursday and face Fullerton for a big non-league showdown on Friday. Poly also has their eyes on the clash with Millikan next Tuesday, in a game that was postponed due to last week\u2019s heat wave.<\/p>\n

Wilson (5-9, 2-1) will be hosting Millikan on Thursday at Joe Rodgers in their next contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The562\u2019s coverage of Long Beach Poly Athletics for the 2025-26 school year is sponsored by Former Jackrabbits\u00a0Wendell \u201cWoWo\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":235133,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-235132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=235132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/235132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/235133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=235132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=235132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=235132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}