2026 St. Francis Softball News
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Troubies held scoreless in SJS second-round tilt
May 15, 2026ELK GROVE, Calif. – Seniors Isabella Barge and Marissa Jensen had the lone Troubadour hits as 12th-seeded St. Francis fell to fourth-seeded Elk Grove, 7-0, in the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ softball playoffs Friday afternoon. -
Troubies blank Jags in first-round playoff matchup
May 13, 2026TRACY, Calif. – Senior center fielder Alexis McFarland laced a solo home run in the sixth, junior shortstop Ariella Alcantar added an RBI triple in the seventh, while sophomore righty fanned five batters in a three-hit shutout, as 12th-seeded St. Francis blanked fifth-seeded Kimball in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ softball championship tournament Wednesday.
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St. Francis heads to Kimball to open SJS playoffs
May 08, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis softball earned the No. 12 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ softball championship tournament, and will travel to fifth-seeded Kimball for its first-round game on Wednesday, May 13, the section office announced Friday.
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Troubies drop heartbreaking SFL season finale
May 06, 2026DAVIS, Calif. – Freshman catcher Chloe Hoertsch finished 3-for-4 with an RBI while senior Alexis McFarland added a 2-for-4 day at the plate with a ribbie of her own, but St. Francis surrendered a run on a deep fly ball to left in the bottom of the eighth, falling to Davis by a 3-2 final in the Sierra Foothill League girls’ softball season finale Wednesday.
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Troubies celebrate seniors during SFL home finale
May 01, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior shortstop Isabella Barge and freshman catcher Chloe Hoertsch each finished 3-for-4 at the plate, but St. Francis surrendered two big Trojan offensive rallies in the fourth and sixth innings to fall to Oak Ridge, 9-3, in Sierra Foothill League girls’ fastpitch action at Schuster Field Friday.
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SF honors magnificent seven collegiate commits
April 30, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis Catholic High School honored seven senior students who have committed to compete in six different collegiate sports during the spring edition of the 2025-26 College Athletics Commitment celebration Thursday morning.
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Troubie softball falls to DO big bats
April 29, 2026LOOMIS, Calif. – Junior third baseman Jocelyn Villaflor hit 2-for-3 while Kaili Heeb and Olivia Meisner added hits, but St. Francis fell to an early 5-0 deficit and ultimately dropped an 8-1 final to Del Oro in Sierra Foothill League girls’ softball action Wednesday.
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Troubies rally back in win over Grizzlies
April 27, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior center fielder Alexis McFarland hit 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs while robbing Sami McKown of a home run in the first inning, while sophomore pitcher Kaili Heeb struck out six batters while igniting a five-run rally in the sixth, as St. Francis turned back Granite Bay, 5-2, in Sierra Foothill League girls’ fastpitch action at Schuster Field Monday.
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Barge's triple leads comeback over CB
April 25, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore pitcher Kaili Heeb hit 3-for-4 with a pair of RBIs while senior second baseman Isabella Barge launched a bases-loaded triple to complete a comeback from a four-run deficit, as St. Francis snared an 8-6 win over Christian Brothers in non-league girls’ prep fastpitch action at Schuster Field Saturday.
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St. Francis held to two hits at Whitney
April 24, 2026ROCKLIN, Calif. – Senior Reese Lewis singled in the second while senior Marissa Jensen reached on a hard bounder through the left side in the third as the lone St. Francis base hits in an 11-0 loss to Whitney in Sierra Foothill League softball action Friday evening.
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Late comeback falls short in wild SFL tilt
April 17, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Marissa Jensen homered in each of the fifth and seventh innings, freshman Elizabeth Bettar hit 3-for-4 with a double and her first prep homer, and three Troubadours made their pitching debuts, but St. Francis could not erase an early deficit in falling to Folsom, 12-8, in Sierra Foothill League varsity softball action at Schuster Field Friday.
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Heeb masterful but Rocklin wins pitcher's duel, 1-0
April 15, 2026ROCKLIN, Calif. – Sophomore right-hander Kaili Heeb allowed just three hits and no walks with no earned runs against while Alexis McFarland led offensively with two hits and a stolen base, but a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second inning stood up as the only run as St. Francis fell to Rocklin, 1-0, in Sierra Foothill League girls’ softball action Wednesday evening.
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Troubies held scoreless in return to SFL play
April 13, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Alexis McFarland hit 4-for-4 while freshies Elizabeth Bettar and Chloe Hoertsch each collected two hits, but St. Francis failed to push across a run in a 3-0 shutout loss to Davis in its return to Sierra Foothill League fastpitch action at Schuster Field Monday.
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Davis walks off against SF in tourney title game
April 11, 2026TRACY, Calif. – Junior Jocelyn Villaflor launched a three-run homer to highlight a 10-0 semifinal win over Pitman, then freshman Chloe Hoertsch hit 4-for-4 against Davis, but an RBI hit in the bottom of the eighth felled St. Francis in the Platinum bracket final of the NorCal Leadoff Classic girls’ fastpitch tournament at Legacy Fields Saturday.
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Troubies roll through Day 1 at Leadoff Classic
April 10, 2026TRACY, Calif. – Senior Isabella Barge hit a combined 5-for-6 with two extra-base hits and five RBIs, junior Jocelyn Villaflor finished a perfect 4 of 4 with five RBIs at the plate, while sophomore Kaili Heeb fanned nine batters in eight innings of work in the pitching circle, as St. Francis dominated its first day of action at the NFCA NorCal Leadoff Classic softball tournament at Legacy Fields Friday.
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Troubies storm back on Trojans to take road SFL win
March 25, 2026EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – Senior left fielder Marissa Jensen hit 3-for-3 with two doubles and two runs batted in while second baseman Isabella Barge’s bases-loaded single highlighted a four-run comeback in the fifth inning, leading St. Francis to a 7-5 victory at Oak Ridge in Sierra Foothill League girls’ fastpitch action Wednesday.
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Villaflor homers, SF takes DO to the brink
March 20, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior third baseman Jocelyn Villaflor blasted her first career home run, future collegiate players Isabella Barge and Marissa Jensen each went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and the Troubadours had the bases loaded in the seventh, but St. Francis fell by a 10-7 final to visiting Del Oro in a wild Sierra Foothill League girls’ fastpitch game at Schuster Field Friday afternoon.
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Barge homers but Wildcats strike back
March 18, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior third baseman Jocelyn Villaflor and senior left fielder Marissa Jensen each hit 2-for-3 while senior infielder Isabella Barge’s two-run homer erased what was once a three-run deficit, but St. Francis surrendered late-inning runs to fall to Whitney, 7-4, in Sierra Foothill League softball action at Schuster Field Wednesday.
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St. Francis holds off Grizzlies in 6-5 road win
March 13, 2026GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Senior center fielder Alexis McFarland hit 3-for-3 with a double, triple, two runs scored and an RBI, helping St. Francis hold off a late-inning comeback to snare a 6-5 win over Granite Bay in Sierra Foothill League girls’ fastpitch action Friday.
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Troubie softball holds on at Folsom
March 11, 2026FOLSOM, Calif. – Corner infielders Jocelyn Villaflor and Marissa Jensen smacked consecutive RBI hits in the third inning while sophomore right-hander Kaili Heeb surrendered just one earned run in a complete game win, as St. Francis held on for a 3-2 victory over Folsom in Sierra Foothill League girls’ fastpitch action Wednesday.
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Barge blast lifts Troubies past unbeaten Pioneer
March 10, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior second baseman Isabella Barge launched a two-run home run while Alexis McFarland and Jocelyn Villaflor each finished with two hits and a double, leading St. Francis to an 8-3 win over Pioneer in a non-league girls’ prep fastpitch matchup at Schuster Field Tuesday.
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Troubie softball falls late at Laguna Creek
March 07, 2026ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior center fielder Alexis McFarland and sophomore pitcher Kaili Heeb each smacked RBI doubles, but St. Francis surrendered five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to see its 2-2 battle wither to a 7-2 loss at Laguna Creek in non-league girls’ fastpitch action Saturday.
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Thunder strikes Troubies in SFL softball opener
March 06, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore right-hander Kaili Heeb allowed just five hits with no walks and no earned runs in seven innings complete, but St. Francis also managed just four hits of its own in a 2-0 loss to Rocklin in the Sierra Foothill League softball season opener Friday afternoon.
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Alcantar homer, Barge walk-off lifts Troubies
March 04, 2026SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior shortstop Ariella Alcantar’s home run in a six-run sixth followed by senior infielder Isabella Barge’s walk-off double in the seventh hoisted St. Francis from an 11-4 deficit to a 12-11 win over Vista Del Lago in non-league prep fastpitch action at Schuster Field Wednesday.
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Early lead slips away in loss at Franklin
February 27, 2026ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior shortstop Isabella Barge’s triple and senior center fielder Alexis McFarland’s bases-loaded hit highlighted a three-run rally in the second, but St. Francis saw that 3-0 lead erode to a 5-3 loss to host Franklin in non-league girls’ prep softball action Friday.
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Late rally comes up short at Elk Grove
February 25, 2026ELK GROVE, Calif. – Freshman Lillyana Perkins, junior Jocelyn Villaflor and sophomore Olivia Meisner each finished with three hits while sophomore pitcher Kaili Heeb allowed just three hits in six innings of relief, but a sixth-inning rally came up a run short as St. Francis dropped a 4-3 contest to Elk Grove in a non-league girls’ softball matchup Wednesday.
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Sheldon walks off against Troubies in extra innings
February 23, 2026ELK GROVE, Calif. – Junior catcher Jocelyn Villaflor hit 2-for-3 while infielders Arielle Alcantar and Hazel Pryor each ripped doubles but St. Francis fell in extra innings, 3-2, against former Delta League rival Sheldon in a non-league prep softball contest at Mary Jo Truesdale Field Monday night.
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SF protects hot start in season-opening win
February 20, 2026WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior outfielders Marissa Jensen and Alexis McFarland each collected three hits with a double, while McFarland initiated a game-ending double play, as St. Francis took an early eight-run lead and held on for a 10-9 win over River City to kick off the 2026 girls’ softball season Friday.
