2022 Varsity Softball Headlines

  • Troubie trio selected for area all-star classic
    June 05, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis softball players Grace Jenkins, Hope Jenkins and Kayla Garber each earned selections to the 2022 Evening Optimist High School All-Star Game, as chosen by coaches in the greater Sacramento area. All three Troubadour seniors will play for the South team in the Large Schools game, held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Capital Christian School.
  • Spring Delta League awards announced
    June 01, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis’ Kevin Warren, Julia Southard and Brian Nabeta each earned Coach of the Year honors in softball, lacrosse and swimming, respectively, while softball pitcher Hope Jenkins and lacrosse midfielder Zahra Smith were both selected as the Player of the Year for her sport as the Delta League rolled out its full slate of spring sports awards following the conclusion of the Sac-Joaquin Section postseason.
  • Troubies fall to Lancers in regional opener
    May 31, 2022
    MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Pitcher Hope Jenkins and third baseman Alex Garcia each hit solo homers, but a late power surge allowed Saint Francis of Mountain View to pull away from St. Francis of Sacramento in the first round of the CIF NorCal Division I Regional Tuesday afternoon.
  • Troubies draw Lancers in NorCal first round
    May 29, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis, the runner-up of the Sac-Joaquin Section, has drawn Saint Francis, champions of the Central Coast Section in the first round of the CIF NorCal Division I Regional, the CIF announced Sunday.
  • Del Oro holds off Troubie comeback in SJS title game
    May 28, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore shortstop Francesca Guerrera finished 3-for-3 with a walk, senior catcher Grace Jenkins hit a triple and a home run, and senior first baseman Kayla Garber launched a two-run homer on her future collegiate field, but St. Francis’ seventh-inning comeback ultimately fell just short in a 10-9 loss to Del Oro in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II championship game at Sacramento City College Saturday afternoon.
  • Troubies advance to first SJS title game since 1996
    May 24, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior pitcher Hope Jenkins fired a two-hitter while delivering an RBI single in the fifth, and center fielder Olivia McFarland came up with two diving catches during the late frames, boosting St. Francis to 3-0 shutout of Elk Grove in the semifinal round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II softball championship at Schuster Field Tuesday afternoon.
  • Guerrera hits first Troubie HR in playoff win
    May 20, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore shortstop Francesca Guerrera and senior pitcher Hope Jenkins each homered to propel St. Francis to a 5-0 win over River Valley in the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II softball championship tournament.
  • Jenkins homers twice in SJS first-round win
    May 17, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior catcher Grace Jenkins launched home runs in each of the first and fourth innings to lead second-seeded St. Francis to an 8-1 win over 15th-seeded Cordova in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II softball championship at Schuster Field Tuesday afternoon.
  • St. Francis to host Cordova in SJS tourney opener
    May 13, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis has garnered the No. 2 seed and will host 15th-seeded Cordova in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II softball tournament, the section office announced Friday. Game time will be 4 p.m. at the school’s Schuster Field varsity diamond.
  • Jenkins' blast lifts Troubies to 2-1 win at Elk Grove
    May 12, 2022
    ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior catcher Grace Jenkins slammed a solo home run to right center with two outs in the top of the seventh to break a 1-1 tie and lift St. Francis to a 2-1 victory over Elk Grove in the Delta League’s regular-season varsity softball finale Thursday afternoon.
  • Jenkins, Joaquin earn SF Boosters athletics awards
    May 10, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Softball catcher/outfielder Grace Jenkins and cross country/distance runner Cate Joaquin snared the two Booster Club awards during St. Francis High School’s year-end student awards ceremony Tuesday afternoon. Jenkins claimed the Leadership Award while Joaquin was bestowed with the Scholar-Athlete Award.
  • Garber, Jenkins highlight Senior Day win over PG
    May 10, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior third baseman Kayla Garber launched a two-run home run while senior pitcher Hope Jenkins took a perfect game into the seventh inning before surrendering her lone baserunner, as St. Francis blanked Pleasant Grove, 6-0, in Delta League varsity softball action at Schuster Field Tuesday afternoon.
  • Troubies nip Crushers in pitchers' duel
    May 07, 2022
    NAPA, Calif. – Senior catcher Grace Jenkins launched a solo shot in the sixth inning while her twin sister Hope Jenkins fanned 11 batters in a two-hit shutout, as St. Francis edged Vintage in a non-league prep softball battle Saturday afternoon.
  • Huskies shut out Troubies in Delta League showdown
    May 05, 2022
    ELK GROVE, Calif. – Left fielder Haley Kim’s double was one of just five Troubadour hits as St. Francis fell by a 9-0 final against Sheldon in a matchup of the top two Delta League varsity softball programs Thursday afternoon.
  • St. Francis scores 20th win at home against Franklin
    May 03, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior catcher Grace Jenkins and sophomore third baseman Alex Garcia each hit 2-for-3, while Amy Abueg struck a key triple for one of her team’s four extra-base hits, as St. Francis came away with a 6-2 win over Franklin in Delta League softball action at Schuster Field Tuesday.
  • St. Francis tops Vista for eighth straight win
    May 02, 2022
    FOLSOM, Calif. – Senior catcher Grace Jenkins launched two solo home runs while her twin sister struck out 12 batters in a three-hitter, leading St. Francis to a 4-1 win over Vista Del Lago in a non-league showdown of two of the area’s top prep softball programs Monday night.
  • Troubies tally 21 runs in slugfest against Wolfpack
    April 28, 2022
    ELK GROVE, Calif. – Sophomore shortstop Francesca Guerrera finished 4-for-5 and produced five total runs as St. Francis defeated Cosumnes Oaks in a wild 21-10 slugfest during Delta League girls’ softball action Thursday evening.
  • Garcia makes pitching debut in rout against Davis
    April 26, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Six St. Francis players collected two hits apiece while sophomore Alex Garcia made her pitching debut as the Troubadours rode a 9-0 start to a 14-2 varsity win, while Sorina Pometta’s two-run, opposite-field triple in the seventh help complete a comeback from a 5-0 deficit in a 5-5 junior varsity tie, as St. Francis and Davis squared off in a Delta League softball doubleheader Tuesday afternoon.
  • Kim hits game-winner, Jenkins fans 23 on second day in Tracy
    April 22, 2022
    TRACY, Calif. – Senior right fielder Haley Kim plated freshman Claire Krotine with two outs in the sixth to complete a four-run comeback as St. Francis nipped Enochs, 4-3, in the finale of the NFHS NorCal Leadoff Classic girls’ varsity softball tournament at Tracy Ballpark Friday afternoon. 
  • Troubies squeeze out 5-4 win over Lincoln at NorCal Leadoff Classic
    April 21, 2022
    TRACY, Calif. – First baseman Alex Garcia drove in second baseman Amy Abueg on a squeeze bunt in the bottom of the 10th inning to boost St. Francis to a 5-4 win over Lincoln of Stockton on the first day of the NFHS NorCal Leadoff Classic softball tournament Thursday.
  • Jenkins, Lewis come up in clutch during wins over Herd
    April 19, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior catcher Grace Jenkins delivered a two-out, go-ahead single in a 2-0 varsity victory, while sophomore Taylor Lewis’ two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the seventh completed a 10-9 comeback win for the junior varsity, capping St. Francis’ doubleheader sweep of area powerhouse Elk Grove in Delta League girls’ softball action Tuesday afternoon.
  • Jenkins' blast lifts Troubies to 3-0 win at PG
    April 15, 2022
    ELK GROVE, Calif. — Senior catcher Grace Jenkins launched a two-run home run immediately after Francesca Guerrera's RBI single broke the scoreless tie in the fifth inning, boosting St. Francis to a 3-0 shutout of Pleasant Grove in Delta League girls' softball action Friday afternoon.
  • SF-PG varsity softball postponed to Friday
    April 14, 2022
    ELK GROVE, Calif. -- Due to inclement weather, St. Francis' varsity softball game at Pleasant Grove has been postponed by a day to Friday, April 15. Game time will be 4 p.m.
  • St. Francis, Sheldon split softball showdown
    April 12, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior left fielder Amy Abueg hit two extra-base hits, pitcher Hope Jenkins hit 2-for-3 and third baseman Kayla Garber drove in a pair of runs, but two early Sheldon home runs ultimately doomed St. Francis to a 7-3 loss to the visiting Huskies in the varsity half of a Delta League softball doubleheader at Schuster Field Tuesday afternoon.
  • Hope Jenkins homers twice, fires two-hitter
    April 07, 2022
    ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior pitcher Hope Jenkins hit back-to-back two-run home runs at the plate while retiring 18 straight batters en route to a two-hit shutout, as St. Francis blanked Franklin, 7-0, in Delta League softball action Thursday afternoon.
  • Troubies sweep home doubleheader against CO
    April 05, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Left fielder Amy Abueg and catcher Grace Jenkins each hit 2-for-3 to lead St. Francis to a 12-2 win over Cosumnes Oaks on the Schuster Field varsity diamond, while freshman Rylee Coauette fired a three-hit shutout to boost the Troubadours to a 14-0 victory across the way on the JV field during a Delta League softball doubleheader Tuesday afternoon.
  • Jenkins homers twice in shutout of Laguna Creek
    April 01, 2022
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior designated player Hope Jenkins delivered two home runs for a total of four runs batted in while senior pitcher Amy Abueg fired a two-hit shutout, leading St. Francis to a five-inning, 10-0 win over Laguna Creek in the varsity half of a non-league softball doubleheader Friday afternoon.
  • Jenkins and Jenkins lead the charge past Davis
    March 31, 2022
    DAVIS, Calif. – Senior right-hander Hope Jenkins struck out 15 batters in a one-hit shutout while twin sister and center fielder Grace Jenkins hit 3-for-4 with a double and two-run triple, leading St. Francis to a 3-0 win over Davis in the varsity half of a Delta League softball doubleheader Thursday afternoon. 
  • Troubies prevail over Folsom in 2-1 pitching duel
    March 29, 2022
    FOLSOM, Calif. – Senior right-hander Hope Jenkins struck out 14 batters in a complete-game victory and delivered the first of back-to-back solo home runs in the second inning to lead St. Francis to a 2-1 win over Folsom in the varsity half of a non-league prep softball doubleheader at Folsom High Tuesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Troubadour junior varsity suffered its first loss in heartbreaking fashion, falling by a 6-5 final on a walk-off sacrifice fly.
  • Jenkins twins lead Troubies past Pioneer
    March 25, 2022
    WOODLAND, Calif. – Senior pitcher Hope Jenkins fired a perfect game while twin sister and center fielder Grace Jenkins homered and drove in two other runs to lead St. Francis to a six-inning, 10-0 win over Pioneer in the varsity half of a prep softball doubleheader Friday afternoon.
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