DP wins pitchers duel to sweep rival Santa Barbara
Mike Klan
GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Jameson Barth and Max Cruse pitched Dos Pueblos to a 3-0 win as the Chargers completed a 2-game rivalry sweep over Santa Barbara.
Barth did not allow a hit in his four innings of work and struck out seven. Cruse allowed just one hit and struck out five over the next three innings and earned the win.
Emiliano Ramirez was the hard-luck loser as he was outstanding on the mound. He struck out five and did not allow is first hit until the fourth inning.
(Ramirez did not allow a run until the sixth inning. Entenza Design).
DP finally broke through on the scoreboard with a 3-run sixth inning.
The Chargers scored on a wild pitch by Ramirez and then RBI doubles from Marcus Carbajal and Spencer Holtz.
(Stone Saunders scores on a wild pitch. Entenza Design).
The first baseman Carbajal made the defensive play of the game in the fourth inning. The Dons had runners on second and third with two outs when Griffin Arnold stepped to the plate. He hit a hard grounder that Carbajal made a diving stop in the hole, he got up and dove to bag just before Griffin arrived for the out and end the inning. Carbajal saved two runs on the play and received a big ovation.
The Chargers improve top 7-3 in the Channel League, one game behind first place San Marcos who won at Oxnard 8-5.