Softball: Valencia scores first and leads, 1-0, after two innings

Valencia struck first. Simi Valley looks nervous. The Pioneers commited a costly two-out error in the second inning that led to a run-- the game's only so far. Shannon Fitzgerald, who reached second on a fielding error by the first baseman, scored on a single to right by Alyssa Garza.

Heading into the third inning, Valencia is up, 1-0, in the Southern Section-Toyota Division I championship game at Barber Park in Irvine.

-- Jaime Cardenas