Roa Leads Pirate Shutout of Condors

VC pitcher Jacob Roa scattered three hits over seven scoreless innings and Cole Blommer struck out for our his six outs to finish the job as Ventura finished a three-game sweep over Oxnard 8-0 Saturday at Pirate Park. Matthew Ramirez was 3-4 at the plate with a run scored and Henry Borjas recorded a pair of hits with three runs batted in and a run scored in the shutout victory.

Ventura (10-11, 8-4) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Lucas Martinov led off with a single and moved to second when Ben Drumheller reached base on an error. Tommy Castaneda made it to first on a fielder's choice that retired Martinov at third before Borjas hit a two-out RBI single.

The Pirates extended the lead to 3-0 with a pair of scores in the sixth inning. Brandon Contreras and Martinov hit consecutive singled to lead off the frame. Drumheller moved the runners ahead 90 feet with a sacrifice and Jacob Tostado walked with two outs to load the bases. Borjas then welcomed a new Oxnard pitcher to the game with a two-RBI single.

VC blew the game open in the bottom of the eighth. With one out, Tostado singled and Borjas drew a base on balls. Ramirez followed with a single to fill the diamond and Grant Rodriguez knocked home two runs with a single. Caden Stillwell then cleared the remaining two runners from the base paths with a two-RBI triple and Martinov sent him home with a two-out single, setting the final 8-0 margin.

The Pirates take a break from conference play with a two-game set against Los Angeles Mission College. VC will host the Eagles on Tuesday Mar. 18 before traveling to Sylmar on Wednesday Mar. 19.