Defending Conference Champion Softball Team Starts 2016 Season at Home Friday and Saturday
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The Allan Hancock College softball team opens the 2016 season with three home games this week. The Bulldogs play Taft College at 1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, before hosting a doubleheader against San Diego City College on Saturday, Jan. 30.
Taft's 2016 roster features all freshmen. The Cougars canceled their 2015 season for unknown reasons. San Diego is coming off a 9-28 season
The Bulldogs are led by seventh-year head coach Scia Maumausolo. Hancock returns All-Region outfielder Judith Salazar (Righetti HS), who hit .417 with four home runs and 50 RBI. All-Conference honorable mention selections third baseman Ashley Ruiz (Nipomo HS) and catcher Monique Hoobery (Pioneer Valley HS) also return. Ruiz hit .266 with a .448 on-base percentage as a freshman. Hoobery hit .217 with 7 RBI. Hoobery will be the team's starting catcher. Teanna Silveira (Righetti HS), an All-Region pick last season, will miss the 2016 season due to a preseason injury.
The Bulldogs are coming off an historic 35-4-1 season that included their second straight Western State Conference title and appearance in the Super Regionals.