Babola overcomes Shoemake in WSC clash

Dustin Babola outdueled SBCC’s Brendon Shoemake on Tuesday and Ventura used a pair of seventh-inning runs to beat the visiting Vaqueros 4-2 in a WSC baseball game.Babola held the Vaqueros (8-10, 2-2) to two runs on eight hits over eight innings. He struck out eight and walked three. Shoemake (4-2) limited the Pirates (11-7, 2-2) to four runs (two earned) on eight hits in seven innings. He fanned six and walked three.Right fielder Zach Zehner went 3-4 with three doubles for Santa … [Read more...]

Pirates hold off Vaqueros on Grattan shot

SBCC's Shane Turner pitched the eighth and ninth innings on Saturday.

It took SBCC’s offense a long time to get going on Saturday at Pershing Park and the Vaqueros came up one run short in a 5-4 WSC baseball loss to Ventura.Dewey Grattan went 4-5 for the Pirates (10-7, 1-2) and his ninth-inning solo homer proved to be the difference.Ventura grabbed an early 4-0 lead on a two-run single by Scott Zeman in the first, Tim Ginther’s RBI single in the second and a solo homer by Eric Contreras in the third.The Vaqueros (8-9, 2-1) got on the board in the … [Read more...]

Vaqueros come back in 10-7 win

SBCC used a seven-run third inning to erase a 6-2 deficit on Thursday and went on to beat Moorpark 10-7 in a WSC North baseball game at Pershing Park.The Vaqueros (8-8, 2-0) sent 11 men to the plate in the third, scoring seven runs on just two hits. Three Moorpark pitchers issued four walks and hit three batters in the inning.Zach Zehner had a two-run triple in the third and Joey Epperson capped the uprising with a two-run double. All the runs came with two outs.Sophomore left-hander … [Read more...]

Shoemake is sharp in 6-2 win

Neither howling winds nor a rocky start could hinder Brendon Shoemake on Tuesday as the SBCC right-hander pitched eight strong innings in a 6-2 baseball win over Moorpark at Pershing Park.It was the first WSC North game of the year for the Vaqueros (7-8, 1-0), who are the defending conference champs.“The wind was blowing really hard, I even fell over a few times,“ said Shoemake. “After the first two innings, I didn’t think they could hit me.”The Vaqueros fell behind 2-1 on … [Read more...]

Vaqueros singled out by El Camino

SBCC managed just six singles on Thursday in a 7-2 baseball loss to El Camino at Pershing Park.The Vaqueros fell to 6-8 while the Warriors improved to 11-2 with their second win over Santa Barbara in three days. Center fielder Ronnie Galosic went 4-4 with a homer and a double to lead El Camino‘s 15-hit attack.Pat Cavalier had two hits for the Vaqueros, who left 10 runners on base.“Their pitcher threw well and El Camino is a good team,” said SBCC coach Jeff Walker. “They … [Read more...]

El Camino downs Vaqueros 17-4

El Camino piled up 18 hits in a 17-4 nonconference baseball win over SBCC on Tuesday in Torrance. The Warriors (10-2) took advantage of five errors by the Vaqueros (6-7) to score nine unearned runs.El Camino has won its last three games by a combined 44-9.“We didn’t play very well against a hot team,” said SBCC coach Jeff Walker. “They busted it open in the sixth.”Zach Zehner went 3-4 for the Vaqueros while Brandon Laubhan and Joey Epperson had two hits apiece. Joey … [Read more...]

Reveles blasts grand slam in Vaquero victory

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It didn’t take long for SBCC to jump ahead in Friday’s baseball game with Irvine Valley as Steven Reveles blasted a grand slam in the first inning. The Vaqueros built a 9-1 lead after five frames on the way to an 11-6 nonconference win at Pershing Park.Reveles, a freshman shortstop from Dos Pueblos High, has seven RBIs in the last two days.SBCC (6-6) loaded the bases in the first inning on a single by Eli Michaels, a walk to Joey Epperson and an error on a grounder. Reveles … [Read more...]

Reveles drives in three for SBCC

Steven Reveles was 2-4 with three RBIs on Thursday, guiding SBCC to a 4-3 baseball win at Irvine Valley.The freshman shortstop from Dos Pueblos High drove in a run in a two-run first inning and two more with a one-out triple in the sixth that extended the lead to 4-0. Reveles, who leads the Vaqueros (5-6) in batting at .368, extended his hitting streak to seven games. He’s No. 1 in the state with three triples.Left-hander Rich McCaffrey (2-0) pitched seven solid innings, holding the … [Read more...]

L.A. Pierce overcomes Vaqueros, Epperson

Joey Epperson went 4-for-5 with two doubles on Wednesday but SBCC couldn’t overcome six errors and six walks in a 7-6, 10-inning baseball loss to L.A. Pierce at Pershing Park.“This was a hard loss but fortunately we have two more games this week,” said Epperson, a sophomore first baseman from Orinda, Calif. “We’re making mistakes and we’re a team that doesn’t make mistakes. … We’re walking guys and making errors but we’re going to get better.”Brandon Laubhan was 2-4 … [Read more...]

Vaqueros succumb to rally from Canyons

Starting pitcher (Jeanise Eaton Photo)

Canyons took the lead with three runs in the seventh on Saturday and went on to defeat SBCC 6-5 in a nonconference baseball game at Pershing Park.The Vaqueros (4-5) were hurt by three errors and 12 strikeouts. Kevin Lenik’s sacrifice fly won the game for the Cougars (5-2).Rich McCaffrey pitched the first five innings for SBCC, allowing two runs (none earned) on five hits with three strikeouts. Danny Nieves (0-2) suffered the loss after giving up four runs (three earned) on four hits … [Read more...]

Shoemake pitches a gem

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Brendon Shoemake turned in his third straight solid pitching performance on Thursday, giving up just one run on three hits over eight innings and SBCC held on to beat Victor Valley 7-5 in a non-conference baseball game at Pershing Park.Shortstop Steven Reveles went 2-3 with three RBIs and turned in some slick fielding that led to a pair of double plays.“Everything was solid up until the ninth inning,” said Reveles, a freshman from Dos Pueblos High who leads the team in batting at … [Read more...]

Vaquero rally falls short vs. L.A. Pierce

After falling behind 9-0, SBCC rallied to within a run of L.A. Pierce on Tuesday afternoon before dropping a 12-8 non-conference baseball game in Woodland Hills.The Vaqueros (3-4) trailed 9-0 after four innings. They scored two in the fifth and six in the sixth to shave the deficit to 9-8. Pierce (1-4), which competes in the WSC South, pulled away with three runs in the eighth.Stephen Foote, the first of five Vaquero hurlers, didn’t last three innings and suffered the loss. Santa … [Read more...]