Santa Ynez’s Jackson Cloud held Carpinteria hitless for five innings, and the Pirates stopped a three-game skid with an 11-5 win over the Warriors.
Adam Stephens, and JT Padfield led a 13-hit Santa Ynez attack with three apiece, and Caleb Cassidy hit a two-run homer in the fifth.
Cloud struck out eight in his five innings, by which time Santa Ynez led 11-4. The Pirates’ no-hitter was broken up in the seventh by the Warriors’ Oscar Velazquez, and Isaac Flores hit an RBI single later in the inning.
“We knew we might be overmatched by the Pirates, but we felt good about the way we rose to the challenge,” Pirates coach Pat Cooney said. “Two of the hardest-throwing pitchers that we have seen this year, and we continued to work through good at bats. Scratching out four runs without a hit speaks to the grit of the Warriors.”
Santa Ynez rose to 10-5 after the non-league game, and Carpinteria falls to 3-5-1.
“Proud of our entire team as they played unselfishly and their offensive approach improved,” Santa Ynez coach Warren Dickey said. “Carpinteria is a young team. They worked their at-bats, as they drew 10 walks. Coach Cooney always had his kids play hard.”
Carpinteria hosts Cabrillo at 3:30 p.m. on Friday to complete back-to-back non-league sets with Channel League teams.