Trevor Madden and Brandon Blum combined for seven stolen bases, but Carpinteria baseball couldn’t steal the win against Grace Brethren on Tuesday, losing 7-5.
Madden was 2-for-3 with a RBI and stole four bases. Blum was 2-3 with 2 runs scored and three stolen bases.
With the game tied at 4 after four innings, Grace Brethren capitalized on errors and broke through with three runs in the fifth.
The Warriors were never able to rally back.
“We did a good job to tie the game in the fourth, but it got away from us,” explained coach Pat Cooney. “We came back and finished well on the mound, but we just didnt make it hard enough for them.”
Max Damron stepped up to the mound and finished the final two innings, shutting out Grace Brethren’s final batters and allowing only one hit. Starter Colton Rubio suffered the loss.
The Warriors moved to 6-8 overall and 1-4 in the Tri-Valley League.
Carpinteria looks to tie up the series with a rematch against Grace Brethren on Thursday
Grace Brethren 7 Carpinteria 5
Grace Brethren..013 030 0–7 10 3
Carpinteria…001 301 0–5 8 2
Rushing, Reynolds (3) and Woodard; Rubio, Damron (6) and Madden. W—Reynolds. L—Rubio (1-3)
2B—GB: Wolffe, Elliot, Woodard, Carlson. C: Carrillo
