Pirates Top Pierce to End Skid

Garrett Serino had two hits, a run scored, and an RBI in VC's 5-1 win at Santa Barbara Thursday.
Garrett Serino had two hits, a run scored, and an RBI in VC's 5-1 win at Santa Barbara Thursday.

BASEBALL:  After three weeks of close calls and missed opportunities, the Ventura College baseball team snapped their losing streak on Thursday afternoon with a 7-1 win over Los Angeles Pierce College in Woodland Hills. VC (5-12, 1-4) jumped out to an early 5-1 lead and added a pair of insurance runs late in the victory. Tyler Watson stood tall on the mound throwing a fantastic game his second straight strong start. Watson threw a complete game allowing one run on eight hits with four strikeouts and no walks. Garret Serino collected three hits at the plate and scored a run while Harrison Crawford added an RBI double. Dylan Coleman had an RBI and scored two runs.

Ventura returns home on Saturday March 15 for a 1:00 pm game against the Brahmas, wrapping up the two-game set.