The Santa Barbara Foresters suffered their second straight loss, falling to the Conejo Oaks, 3-2, on Friday at Sparky Anderson Field in Thousand Oaks.
The Foresters scored single runs in the first and second inning off Conejo starter Jack Holland, a Santa Barbara High alum who pitched at SBCC this spring.
Ryan Black led off the game with a single, stole second reached third on a fielder’s choice and scored on an error. In the second, Greg Pace singled and scored on a double by Gianni Horvat.
The Foresters were then held scoreless the rest of the way by three Conejo relievers.
The Oaks made it 2-1 in the third against Gage Wood, who replaced starter Ben Bybee in the second inning. Brendan Durfee doubled to score Zach Daudet from first base.
Wood, making his Foresters’ debut, struck out six in 2.1 innings.
Conejo took the lead in the sixth. Christopher Wright singled off Zach Yates and advanced to third base after a hit batter and a double-play. He scored the tying run on a two-out double by Dylan Jackson off Zac Coletti. Eli Paton followed with a RBI single for a 3-2 advantage.
The Oaks improved to 5-0 while the Foresters fell to 2-3.
Game 2 of the three-game series will be at Pershing Park on Saturday at 6 p.m.