SBCC took a 2-0 lead in Tuesday’s WSC Gold softball game at Ventura but the Pirates rallied for five runs in the fourth and fifth and went on to beat the Vaqueros 5-3.
Santa Barbara (7-16, 3-3) went ahead 2-0 in the third when Tianna Velasquez singled, stole second and scored on a double by Victoria Lucido. Sierra Lujano brought Lucido home with an RBI single.
Sammy Cabada went 2-4 for SBCC, which outhit the Pirates 9-5.
Ventura (8-10, 3-1) scored three in the fourth and two in the fifth to grab a 5-2 advantage. Pinch hitter Natalie Orosco made it 5-3 with an RBI single in the sixth.
The Vaqueros open a seven-game homestand on Thursday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader against Oxnard.
BOX SCORE
SBCC ……….. 002 001 0 — 3 9 0
Ventura ….…. 000 320 x — 5 5 0
Abbott, Lucido (4) and Lujano; Thorpe and Garcia.. W–Thorpe 5-8. L–Abbott 2-8.
2B–SBCC: Cabada, Lucido, Abbott. 3B–V: Garcia, Chapman.
