Softball Player of the Year

Mission Viejo softball player Taylor McQuillin holds the trophy aloft as she was recognized at a June 18, 2014 rally as the Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year. Presenting at right is Gatorade's Aminah Charles. (AP Photo/The Orange County Register, Jebb Harris)

Incoming UA pitcher McQuillin finishes HS career with record

After 35 straight wins, incoming UA pitcher Taylor McQuillin and the nation’s No. 1 high school softball team, Mission Viejo, lost in the California Southern Section championship game Friday, 1-0. The only run scored on an obstruction call by the home plate umpire. McQuillin completed her prep career with 103 victories, a CIF-Southern Section record. In Tuesday’s semifinals, McQuillin struck out 18, including the final nine hitters. 


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