A six-run cushion provided early comfort for the Santa Barbara Foresters Friday as they defeated the Urban Baseball Academy Barons 6-2 in day two of the Rawlings California Cup Tournament. The win automatically qualified Santa Barbara for Sunday's 1 p.m. championship game.“We like getting money in our wallet early. To get ahead is very, very big,” Foresters manager Bill Pintard said.Starting pitcher Jesse Meaux was especially appreciative of the early cash flow.BOX … [Read more...]

Small-ball helped the Santa Barbara Foresters to a big win, 8-4, against the Conejo Oaks on Thursday in day one of the Rawlings California Cup Tournament.“You have to win this first game of the tournament because if you get a loss then the pressure is really on you to continue to perform well,” said Foresters manager Bill Pintard.The tournament’s winning team earns an automatic to the National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, KS. The Foresters were NBC National Champions … [Read more...]

Despite leaving eight runners aboard and committing two errors, the Santa Barbara Foresters pulled out a 6-3 victory to sweep a two-game series against the Menlo Park Legends at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium on Wednesday.“We lacked a real killer instinct early in the game. We had to grind this game out and we did grind it out,” said Forester manager Bill Pintard.With two outs in the top of the first, Menlo’s Ben Clowe drove a ball to centerfield, just under the glove of diving … [Read more...]

The Santa Barbara Foresters won 5-3 in the first of a two-game series against the visiting Menlo Park Legends on Tuesday.“Menlo Park is a really good team, so anytime you can pick up a win against a team like that, it’s always a good win,” said third baseman Graham Saiko, who went 2-4 in the game with a triple and RBI..Winning pitcher Kevin Chambers threw five innings, allowing six hits and two runs while striking out eight.  Chambers tossed two of his eight strikeouts in the … [Read more...]