In their final game together, St. Francis coach Mike Oakland, daughter Jessica celebrate the program’s rise to the top.
MOUNTAIN VIEW – As a seventh-grader, Jessica Oakland watched from the dugout while the St. Francis softball team claimed its first West Catholic Athletic League title.
It claimed a third CCS Open Division title under Oakland last week, to go with two runner-up finishes.Jessica Oakland, a Gold Glove-caliber shortstop who hit .578 with 21 home runs and 67 RBIs, is bound for Minnesota. “We’ve been working hard since literally January and I’m just so happy it’s paid off,” said second baseman Brooke Deppiesse, who will play at Boston University and led the Lancers with 15 doubles plus five triples. “It’s definitely going to be hard leaving everyone, but I know they’re going to do great next year and the years to follow.
Runs were initially tough to come by, though No. 3 Clovis eventually succumbed to a 15-hit barrage from St. Francis, which stranded 14 runners. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA – June 4: St. Francis relief pitcher Shannon Keighran helps the Lancers to a 6-0 victory over Clovis in the California Interscholastic Federation NorCal Division I championship softball game, Saturday, June 4, 2022, at St. Francis in Mountain View, Calif. “It’s incredible, I never thought we’d get here,” said Keighran, who fanned five in three scoreless innings of relief. “I mean, I hoped, but I just never comprehended how much this actually means to me.
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