In what was a very inconsistent season for the Hornets (25-19, 11-10) it came to an end in a flash as the team dropped both their games to Saddleback College (27-16, 12-9) in their first matchup of the day, and in an elimination game against LA Valley. Sophomore pitcher Matt Romero took the bump for the Hornets in the first game going five innings, allowing five runs, and nine hits. The high-powered offense was silenced all game, losing, 6-1. In their second matchup, it was up to the freshman pitcher Ethan Moran to hold strong and pitch a gem against a very talented LA Valley who came into the matchup with 37-6 overall record and an impressive 20-1 conference record. Moran struggled mightily going just three and a third innings, giving up 10 hits, and eight runs. The offense jumped out early giving two runs of support, but LA Valley ultimately used an explosive second and third inning to take all the momentum from the Hornets to seal their fate.
Photo Gallery: Hornets season comes to a disappointing end
Fullerton College suffers huge back-to-back losses against Saddleback College and LA Valley in the 3C2A Super Regionals, concluding their up and down season.
May 10, 2024
Sophomore Matt Romero fires a pitch during the 4th inning of the game against Saddleback College on May 9, 2024.
Sophomore Britton Beeson hitting the ball during the 9th inning against Saddleback College on May 9, 2024. Beeson grounded out during the inning that resulted in the second out of the last inning of the game.
About the Contributors
Ciara Gonzalez, Staff Reporter
Ciara Gonzalez is an award-winning staff reporter in her second semester at The Hornet. She likes to read, play with her dog Dino, and spend time with her friends and family. Her goals for the future are to get a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and work for a news organization as a reporter.
Quinn Cisneros, Sports Editor
Quinn Cisneros is a third semester Sports Desk Editor for The Hornet Newspaper. He is a six-time award winning journalist, including a first place CMA Pinnacle award for Sports Multimedia Story and second place for Sports Investigative Story. His other awards are a Meritorious Award for Enterprise Story/Series for his involvement in a Title IX investigation and honorable mention for Best Game Story from JACC. As a contributor to Around the Hornet in Fall 2023, he received another honorable mention for Audio Podcast and in Spring 2024 as an editor of Around the Hornet, he received third place for Audio Podcast from JACC. His interest in journalism came from his passion of sports. He enjoys watching, playing, and writing about sports. Quinn's end goal in journalism is to become a sports analyst. When not writing he enjoys spending time with his dog.