Gavin Kash delivered a two-run RBI single in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Santa Barbara Foresters to a 7-6 win over the OC Riptide on Saturday at Pershing Park.
Kash’s game-winning hit was set up by Pat Caulfield, who singled with two outs. Ty Lodge followed with a single and went to second when the Riptide tried to throw out Caulfield at third base.
Kash, who plays collegiately at Texas, came up and ripped a single to center field to bring home Caulfield and Hodge and set off a water-dousing celebration.
It was the second straight win by the Foresters after dropping their season opener.
Caulfield, a former SBCC standout who now plays college baseball at Nevada, drove in two runs with a single in the third inning.
In the fourth, Hodge scored on a wild pitch and Josh Stinson drove in Jack Holman with a single to put the Foresters ahead 4-1.
The Riptide tied the score with three runs in the fifth and took a 6-5 lead with two in runs in the eighth.
The Foresters play at the Riptide on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. The game can be heard at AM 1290 KZSB