Pirate Softball Opens With Two Wins

The Ventura College softball team opened the 2022 season with a pair of wins at the Glendale Tournament on Friday. The Pirates defeated Los Angeles Harbor in the first game of the day 9-1 before defeating East Los Angeles 16-1 in the nightcap. Lauren Albrent had five hits on the day, including three home runs, a triple and a double with four runs batted in and Isabella Ayala recorded five hits with a triple and four RBI. Sophomore pitchers Morgan Albertsen and Kat Tafoya picked up wins in the circle for VC (2-0).

Ventura 9, Los Angeles Harbor 1 (5 innings)

VC opened the season with a run-rule victory over the Seahawks. The Pirates scored twice in the bottom of the first, three times in the second, and four runs in the third inning before yielding a single run in the top of the fourth. Albertsen was the winning pitcher for Ventura.

Albrent made her Ventura College debut with a pair of home runs and three RBI and Ciana Garcia was 3-3 with one RBI. Abby Strong recorded a pair of hits while knocking in one and Ayala had an RBI triple. Ashley Perez had two hits and Courtney Terrazas also hit a triple.

Ventura 16, East Los Angeles 1 (5 innings)

The Pirates nearly doubled their effort in the second game  of the day, defeating ELAC 16-1, also in a run-rule-shortened five frames. Ventura had a seven-run second inning to blow the game open and also put up four runs in the third and fifth. Tafoya picked up the win pitching three complete innings and Ashlyn Flinchum threw two frames from the pitcher's circle.

Ayala was 4-4 in the game with a triple and three RBI and Albrent had three base hits, including another homer and a triple with an RBI. Leanna De La Cruz produced four RBI with a single and a double and Jalen Barron was 3-3 with two RBI.  Garcia was 2-3 while knocking in one run and Kayla Garza was 2-2 with an RBI.

The Pirates finish up the Glendale Tournament on Saturday Jan. 28\9 with a 4:30 pm contest against Barstow College.