Santa Barbara found another pitcher on its baseball team at the Anaheim Lions tournament on Tuesday.
Tanner Guerra, in his first pitching appearance of the season, threw a complete-game six-hitter as the Dons blanked Riverton, Utah 1-0.
“It was great,” Santa Barbara assistant Mike Cooney said of Guerra’s performance. “He had good command on his curve and change-up. We were emphasizing that from the third inning on.”
Guerra scattered six singles and walked only one, while striking out five.
“We’re hopeful he will be a contributor this year and next,” said Cooney.
The Dons scored the game’s only run in the fourth inning. Johnny Brontsema was hit by a pitch, stole second base and scored on a single to right-center field by Michael Day.
Santa Barbara, which is 3-1 in the tournament, had only four hits in the game.
The Dons (9-6) complete tournament play Wednesday.
Santa Barbara 1, Riverton, UT. 0
Santa Barbara…000 100 0 — 1 4 1
Riverton…000 000 0 — 0 6 3
Tanner Guerra and St. John; Peterson, Bradley (5), Coates (6) and Barlow. W—Guerra (1-0). L—Peterson.
