SBCC jumped out to a 6-0 lead on Saturday and James Brakka hit his first home run of the year in an 8-4 baseball victory at Ventura.
Trey Barrett was 2-3 while Brakka, who belted a solo shot in the ninth, and Brandon Evans were both 2-4. Matt Gimenez had a single, an RBI, a stolen base and collected four of his team's nine walks.
Noah Villegas (4-2) went the first six innings to earn the victory, giving up three runs (two earned) on six hits with five strikeouts and three walks.
The No. 6-ranked Vaqueros improved to 18-8 overall and took sole possession of second in the WSC North race at 7-5. They trail No. 1 Oxnard (10-2) by three games with eight to play.
SBCC scored four runs on five hits off Ventura starter Logen Lotofsky, who walked three and hit three batters in 3 2/3 innings. The Pirates (9-15, 5-7) threw six pitchers in relief.
"We got on 'em early and Villegas gave us a chance to win," said coach Jeff Walker. "It was a nice bounceback game (after a 5-1 loss to Ventura on Thursday). "
The Vaqueros took the four-game WSC series from Ventura, 3-1.
Santa Barbara plays host to Hancock on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
Brakka belts first homer in 8-4 road win
Santa Barbara
8
Ventura
4
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Santa Barbara (18-8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Ventura (9-15) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Posted: Mar 29, 2014