Joan Cannon went 3-for-5 and Lindsie Holloway had a two-run double during a five-run sixth inning on Saturday, guiding SBCC past L.A. Valley 7-2 in a nonconference softball game at East L.A. In the second game, East L.A. rallied for a 4-3 win in Monterey Park.
Sara Gazzaniga and Kailey Snyder combined on a three-hitter in the opener with Snyder striking out five in 3 1/3 innings of relief for the Vaqueros (20-14). Janelle Wong had two singles and an RBI while Nicole Adair had two of Santa Barbara’s 14 hits.
Laura Cannon staked the Vaqueros to a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer in the fifth inning of the nightcap. She leads the squad with three homers. SBCC scored in the sixth to go ahead 3-1 before the Huskies rallied for two in the sixth and the go-ahead run in the seventh.
The Vaqueros continue their five-game road trip on Tuesday with a WSC doubleheader at L.A. Pierce in Woodland Hills.
First Game
SBCC …………. 100 015 0 — 7 14 2
L.A. Valley ….. 000 200 0 — 2 3 1
Gazzaniga, Snyder (4) and Holloway; Benitez and Torres. W–Snyder 7-5. L–Benitez.
2B–SB: Holloway, Adair
Second Game
SBCC …………. 000 021 0 — 3 5 2
East L.A. …….. 000 012 1 — 4 10 2
Caughman, Carrillo (6) and Wong; Armenta and Zevada. W–Armenta. L–Carrillo 7-5.
3B–ELA: Zevada. HR–SB: L. Cannon (3), 5th inn., one on.
Record–SB 20-14.
