Emiliano Ramirez tossed a complete-game shutout to power Santa Barbara High baseball to a 3-0 non-league win over Santa Paula on Thursday at Eddie Mathews Field.
Ramirez allowed just three baserunners and struck out six batters en route to the victory.
The game remained a scoreless tie through five innings until the Dons finally broke through with three runs in the bottom of the sixth.
The late offensive outburst was led by a two-run single off the bat of Jack Paskin and a James King RBI double.
Santa Barbara High will return to league play when it hosts crosstown rival Dos Pueblos on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
Carpinteria High 2, Golden Valley 1
The Warriors came out on top of a pitchers’ duel with Golden Valley on Thursday at John Calderwood Field in Carpinteria.
“Golden Valley has not been a traditional opponent for us but we knew they would be good coming out of the Santa Clarita Valley,” Carpinteria High head coach Pat Coone said. “It was great to face good pitching and a formidable lineup in a non-league matchup.”
Carpinteria struck first with an RBI double by Dallas Bartholic to score Sam Medel, but Golden Valley evened the score at 1-1 in the third on an error.
That score held until the fifth, when Micah Smith drove in Jonah Hernandez with an RBI sacrifice fly to jump ahead for a 2-1 lead.
Hernandez then slammed the door, firing two shutout frames to secure the win. Bartholic got the start and went three strong innings, while Hernandez allowed just two hits across the final four innings.
“Our batteries were efficient today and at bats improved as the game went on,” Cooney said. “Their pitcher threw 99 pitches in six innings, where our pair only needed 78 through seven.
“Players did their jobs well. We got particularly good play from our shortstop, Gabe Martinez.”
The Warriors (11-4) will be on the road against Santa Paula on Wednesday.
San Marcos 13, Cabrillo 6
The Royals jumped out to an early lead and never looked back en route to an Atascadero Tournament win over Cabrillo on Thursday.
San Marcos started the game with five consecutive hits and dropped five runs in the first inning, rolling to the win from there.
Patrick Foster, Levi Monson, Quinn Melton, Mason Crang, Miles Herbert and Diego Alvarez all tallied multi-hit performances. One of Melton’s hits was his second homer of the week.
Gunner Martinez came out of the bullpen, stifled a Cabrillo rally and put the finishing touches on the win for the Royals.
San Marcos will take on Pacifica Christian on Friday.
