2025 St. Francis Softball News
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Fifteen Troubies named to spring All-SFL first teams
June 09, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A total of 15 St. Francis athletes won 11 first-team all-league awards as the Sierra Foothill League rolled out its spring standings and honors. -
Krotine selected for Optimist All-Stars
June 04, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior outfielder Claire Krotine was selected as the lone St. Francis representative to the area Optimist All-Star softball game, hosted by the Sacramento Breakfast Optimist club at Folsom Lake College on Thursday, June 12. Game times are 4 p.m. for small schools, 7 p.m. for large schools. Krotine, who will play collegiate ball at Santa Clara next year, is a member of the South team in the large-school game.
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SF, Davis battle to 10-inning Senior Day draw
May 07, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore catcher Jocelyn Villaflor hit 4-for-5 with two doubles and three runs batted in while junior pitcher Reese Lewis added 3-for-3 and a sacrifice fly, as St. Francis wrapped its regular season with a 10-inning, 9-9 tie with Davis in Sierra Foothill League girls’ softball action Wednesday.
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Late Whitney rallies spoil SF comeback effort
May 05, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior shortstop Kylee Garrett hit 3-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and another batted in, while Reese Lewis and Kaili Heeb each collected two hits and RBI, but St. Francis had its two-run comeback rally in the fifth spoiled when Whitney piled up 10 runs in the final two innings, capping a wild 12-4 Troubadour loss in Sierra Foothill League softball action at Schuster Field Monday.
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Jensen homers but Troubies fall at Rocklin
May 03, 2025ROCKLIN, Calif. – Junior first baseman Marissa Jensen launched her first varsity home run in the second inning but St. Francis managed only four other hits in falling, 13-3, to Rocklin in a rescheduled Sierra Foothill League softball game Saturday.
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St. Francis no match for Oak RIdge's no-no
May 02, 2025EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – A Kaili Heeb walk in the second inning represented the only Troubadour baserunner as senior Ellison Schroeder spun a no-hitter to lead Oak Ridge to a 6-0 win over St. Francis in Sierra Foothill League softball action Friday night.
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St. Francis honors 17 future collegiate student-athletes in spring ceremony
May 01, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis Catholic High School honored a total of 17 senior students who committed to compete in 10 different collegiate sports during the spring edition of its National Letter of Intent & College Commitment celebration Thursday morning.
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DO's big bats show up as Troubies lose at home
April 30, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Corner infielders Reese Lewis and Isabella Barge each hit 2-for-4 but St. Francis could not match 14 hits by Del Oro – including six for extra bases – in an 11-0 loss to the Golden Eagles in Sierra Foothill League softball action at Schuster Field Wednesday.
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Troubie softball falls early at Folsom
April 28, 2025FOLSOM, Calif. – Senior right fielder Claire Krotine hit 3-for-4 with a leadoff triple, while corner infielders Isabella Barge and Kinsley Imm each finished 2-for-3 with a double at the plate, but St. Francis could not overcome an immediate 4-0 hole in falling to Folsom, 6-2, in Sierra Foothill League fastpitch action Monday evening.
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Troubies finish third at NorCal Classic in Tracy
April 25, 2025TRACY, Calif. – Freshman pitcher Kaili Heeb and senior right fielder Claire Krotine each hit 3-for-4 to lift St. Francis to an 11-5 win over Ben Holt Academy in the third-place game of the NorCal Leadoff Classic softball tournament at Tracy Legacy Fields Saturday. This followed a 9-3 loss to North Coast Section power Vintage in the semifinal round.
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Troubies sweep Day 1 of NorCal Leadoff Classic
April 24, 2025TRACY, Calif. – Senior right fielder Claire Krotine hit a combined 6-for-8 with three triples, junior shortstop Isabella Barge delivered the game-winning hit in the eighth inning in a 9-8 win over Kimball, then freshman Kaili Heeb finished 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the offense while going 3.2 innings in relief during an 11-4 win over Berkeley, completing a first-day sweep for St. Francis at the NorCal Leadoff Classic at Legacy Field Thursday.
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Grizzlies run-rule Troubies in return to SFL play
April 23, 2025GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Junior Reese Lewis rapped out a double as one of four Troubadour hits while sophomore righthander Kinsley Imm settled down to three scoreless innings after falling into an initial 2-0 hole, but St. Francis surrendered two late-inning rallies to lose to Granite Bay by a 10-0 final in Sierra Foothill League fastpitch action Wednesday afternoon.
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Troubies come up short in two Saturday slugfests
April 19, 2025WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior center fielder Alexis McFarland hit a combined 7-for-9 with three extra-base hits, five runs scored and four more batted in, but St. Francis failed to turn 29 total hits into victories, dropping both ends of a non-league softball doubleheader at River City Saturday. The Troubadours fell to the host Raiders, 15-14, then lost a neutral-site game against former Delta League foe Pleasant Grove in the nightcap.
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Rocklin's big bats sink Troubies heading into bye week
April 09, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Reese Lewis smacked a long RBI single in the sixth and opened the contest with three shutout innings in the pitching circle, but a three-run Thunder homer in the fourth and a two-run shot in the fifth doomed St. Francis to a 6-1 loss to Rocklin in Sierra Foothill League fastpitch action at Schuster Field Wednesday.
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Imm homers but comeback falls short against GB
April 07, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore Kinsley Imm launched her second home run of the season while surrendering just one earned run in 6.1 innings in the pitching circle, but St. Francis could not completely overcome an early 6-1 deficit in falling by a 7-5 final to Granite Bay in a Sierra Foothill League softball game at Schuster Field Monday.
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Troubies trounce Falcons in Holy Diamond return
April 05, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore first baseman Kaili Heeb hit 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored to lead St. Francis to a 9-2 victory over Christian Brothers in the “Holy Diamond” rivalry softball game Saturday afternoon.
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Blue Devils walk it off against Troubies in eighth
April 04, 2025DAVIS, Calif. – Senior Claire Krotine and junior Isabella Barge each hit 3-for 4 as part of a 12-hit onslaught, but St. Francis surrendered a walk-off solo home run in the eighth inning to fall by a 4-3 final to Davis in Sierra Foothill League softball action at Community Park Friday afternoon.
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Top-ranked Oak Ridge no-hits Troubadours
April 02, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Claire Krotine and Ariella Alcantar each walked while Alexis McFarland reached on an error to represent the only Troubadours to reach base, as St. Francis dropped an 11-0 no-hitter to Oak Ridge in Sierra Foothill League softball action at Schuster Field Wednesday.
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Troubie softball blanked in six against Del Oro
March 28, 2025LOOMIS, Calif. – Sophomore Kinsley Imm and juniors Isabelle Barge and Alexis McFarland accounted for their team’s three total hits as St. Francis dropped a six-inning, 11-0 shutout at Del Oro in Sierra Foothill League fastpitch action Friday afternoon.
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Troubies fall late to Wildcats in SFL road tilt
March 26, 2025ROCKLIN, Calif. – Senior third baseman Kylee Garrett rapped an RBI double in the second inning to give the Troubadours an initial lead, but St. Francis surrendered five unanswered in the late innings to fall by a 5-1 final to Whitney in Sierra Foothill League softball action Wednesday afternoon.
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Folsom claws back late on Troubies in softball return
March 19, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Right fielder Claire Krotine, junior pitcher Reese Lewis and sophomore third baseman Jocelyn Villaflor each collected two hits but St. Francis saw an early lead slowly wither to a 5-3 loss to Folsom in a Sierra Foothill League softball game at Schuster Field Wednesday.
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Troubies blanked by Patriots in road test
March 06, 2025WOODLAND, Calif. – Junior second baseman Jaeya Leavitt reached base on all three plate appearances but St. Francis managed just four total hits in a 8-0 shutout loss at Pioneer in non-league’ high school fastpitch action Thursday afternoon.
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Imm's grand slam can't erase late deficit
March 04, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore Kinsley Imm launched a two-out grand slam in the bottom of the seventh, but that rally failed to erase the five-run deficit heading into the frame, as St. Francis fell to former Delta League rival Sheldon, 5-4, in varsity prep softball action at Schuster Field Tuesday.
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Troubie softball drops road tilt at Vanden
February 21, 2025FAIRFIELD, Calif. – Senior right fielder Claire Krotine hit 2-for-4 while junior center fielder Alexis McFarland had her team’s lone extra-base hit, but St. Francis surrendered an early lead to fall to Vanden, 7-2, in non-league prep softball action Friday afternoon.
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Senior bats propel Troubies to first win of 2025
February 20, 2025ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior right fielder Claire Krotine hit 3-for-4 while senior shortstop Kylee Garrett rapped out two doubles and drove in three runs as St. Francis jumped out early in a 4-1 win over Elk Grove in non-league girls’ prep softball action Thursday afternoon.
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Pondo bats come alive in late innings in Troubie loss
February 17, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior right fielder Claire Krotine finished 3-for-4 while junior outfielder Marissa Jensen hit 2-for-3 with a double, but St. Francis surrendered 12 runs in the late innings to see a 4-2 lead diminish into a 15-4 loss to Ponderosa in non-league girls’ prep softball action at Schuster Field Monday.
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Softball drops season opener to former leaguemate
February 11, 2025SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The trio of right fielder Claire Krotine, left fielder Marissa Jensen and shortstop Isabella Barge each collected two hits, but St. Francis failed to protect a 5-1 lead heading into the final inning, eventually falling to former Delta Leaguemate Franklin by a 6-5 final in a season-opening softball contest Tuesday afternoon.
