The season for the De Anza College softball team could not have had a better ending. The Dons were victorious in their last game of the season 5-1 against the Mission College Saints on Thursday, April 22.

For Dons’ sophomore center fielder Victoria Chavez, who played her last home game with the team, admits it’s a good way to end her career at De Anza.

“To me, this game was kind of bittersweet because I’m a sophomore and this was my last year playing,” said Chavez who scored a run in the game. “I am really happy it ended the way it ended, though.”

Freshman right-hander Jade Teruya started the game for the Dons.

In the top of the first inning, Mission’s Maricella Perez scored to give the Saints an early 1-0 lead. The Dons managed to level the score in the bottom half of the first to level the score at 1-1.

The game was heated up in the bottom of the third inning when the Dons scored two runs to give them their first lead of the game, 3-1.

The Dons tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning to the lead to 5-1 lead. The score stayed that way until the end of the game.

Teruya pitched all seven innings to stymie the Saints for a complete game win allowing only three hits and one run to score. Freshman infielder Claire Cali had three hits going 3-for-5 with one run scored and freshman first baseman Carolina Garcia had two hits were also standouts for the game.

Third baseman Caitlin Shannon went 2-for-3 driving in three runs on two hits to ensure the Dons secured the win.

De Anza Head Coach Rachael Pacheco offered her impressions of the team’s overall performance as well.

“The (team) played strong despite the adversities they met,” Pacheco said.

Though the Dons made the win look easy, Pacheco said the team worked hard and each of them made her very proud by stepping up in every situation they were expected to be in.