Dawson Radik

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• August 03, 2022

The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the nearly 700 member college and high school programs from across the country that have been awarded the 2021-22 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, which is presented by Sports Attack. VC achieved an overall grade point average of 3.30 for the entire 2021-22 academic year to earn recognition from the ABCA.

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• April 19, 2022

The Pirate baseball team had its comeback bid fall short Tuesday in their 7-5 setback at Cuesta, Ventura (19-16, 12-7) trailed 7-3 before scoring a pair of runs in the top of the eighth, but they could get no closer to the conference-leading Cougars. KJ Moo-Young had a pair of hits and a walk with two runs scored to lead the effort while Andrew Savage and Reiss Calvin each had a pair of runs batted in.

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• April 16, 2022

The Pirate baseball team had an excellent game, except for one inning. Leading 7-0 entering the bottom of the seventh, the Pirates allowed 16 batters to come to the plate scoring 11 runs as VC dropped the 11-7 decision under the lights at Mt. San Antonio. Andrew Savage had a pair of hits with two runs batted in and a run scored and Casey Turturici recorded two hits, including a triple, with one RBI and one run scored to lead the Pirates (19-15, 12-6).

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• April 14, 2022

The Pirate baseball team won its 10th game in 11 outings on Thursday with a 12-9 victory at Los Angeles Harbor College in Wilmington. Ramon Torres was 3-5 with a double, two runs scored and a run batted in, and Nick Schnopp and Julien Monks each hit home runs to propel VC (19-14, 12-6). Andrew Savage and KJ Moo-Young also belted out three hits each while Dawson Radik picked up the win on the mound and Ryan Sweeney earned the save.

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• April 05, 2022

The Pirate baseball team scored four runs in the top of the first, and three more in the fourth inning to win their seventh straight game, 7-4 at Moorpark on Tuesday. Jake Read threw into the eighth inning with an outstanding start on the mound, giving up four runs, two earned, and striking out a pair to pick up the win. Casey Turturici had a pair of hits, knocked in two runs and scored two more and JR Godinez recorded two hits with a run scored in the victory for the VC (16-13, 11-5).

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• April 02, 2022

The VC baseball team won its sixth straight game Saturday, defeating Los Angeles Pierce 8-2 at Pirate Park. Starting pitcher Cooper Smith threw five scoreless innings giving up three hits with seven strikeouts to pick up the win. Garrick Levesque knocked in two runs and scored two more while Nick Schnopp had a pair of hits, including a double, with two runs scored. VC (15-13, 10-5) now sits in a second-place tie in the Western State Conference North Division standings.

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• March 31, 2022

The VC baseball team was the "visitor" on Thursday at Pirate Park, as LA Pierce "hosted" the game two of the three-game set, but the results were familiar for Ventura. The Pirates rallied for seven runs in the seventh and eighth innings to post a come-from-behind 7-5 win over the Brahmas, VC's fifth straight triumph and their ninth win in the past 11 games. Casey Turturici provided a game-winning three-run home run in the top of the eighth to set the final margin.

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• March 22, 2022

The Pirate baseball team score five runs in the top of the ninth inning Tuesday leading to an 8-5 victory over Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria. Nick Schnopp had a two-RBI double and JR Godinez hit a two-RBI single in VC's final at-bat to help secure the victory. Robby Keister pitched a scoreless bottom of the ninth to pick up the win for Ventura (10-13, 5-5).

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• March 01, 2022

The VC baseball team bounced back with a 10-4 victory at Oxnard College Tuesday afternoon in the first game of a three-game series. Jake Read started on the hill and pitched four innings with five strikeouts and the VC bullpen threw five scoreless innings to preserve the win. Reiss Calvin and John Oleson led the 21-hit attack with four hits each and JR Godinez and Nick Schopp each produced three hits for the Pirates (6-11, 1-3).

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• February 19, 2022

The VC baseball team plated runs in eight of its nine at bats Saturday in posting a 14-9 victory over Citrus at Pirate Park. John Oleson was 3-5, including a double, with three runs scored and a run batted in while Casey Turturici had three hits, two doubles, with three RBI and a run scored. Reiss Calvin hit a triple and a single with four RBI and a run scored as the Pirates pounded out 16 base hits against the Owls on the afternoon. Cooper Smith pitched into the sixth inning and Dawson Radik threw 3.2 innings of relief to pick up the win.

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• February 15, 2022

After scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning, the Pirate baseball team could not hold its early lead in falling 7-4 to College of the Canyons Tuesday afternoon at Pirate Park. Nick Schopp, Casey Turturici and Ramon Torres all had two hits for the Pirates (3-7). JR Godines, Reiss Calvin and Connor Vogel all had one hit and scored a run in the defeat.

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• February 11, 2022

JC baseball can sometimes be a little crazy, That certainly was the case Friday afternoon at Pirate Park when 26 batters came to the plate in the first inning-and-a-half with 12 runs crossing the plate. Visiting Bakersfield then jumped out to a 10-6 advantage in the fifth, and VC's comeback bid fell short in their 11-10 loss to the Renegades. Shortstop Ramon Torres had three runs batted in, as did third baseman Gage Allen to lead Ventura (3-5).

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• February 05, 2022

The Ventura College baseball team scored six runs in the final two innings, but could not overcome deficits of 6-1 and 10-3 with their four-run ninth inning falling short in thee 10-7 decision at Glendale on Saturday. JR Godinez had three hits, including a double, with a run scored and two runs batted in and Yeongjun Jang also produced three hits with a double while scoring a run. Cooper Smith started and pitched five innings, giving up three earned runs while striking out five batters.

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• January 28, 2022

It was opening day at Pirate Park Friday as the VC baseball team, ranked No. 15 in Southern California, opened the 2022 season hosting NorCal No. 3 San Joaquin Delta. Ventura battled throughout, dropping a close 8-6 decision to the Mustangs to open the three-game set. JR Godinez had a pair of hits, including a triple, with three runs batted in and Reiss Calvin recorded four base hits with a run scored to pace the Pirates (0-1) in their debut.