The Cardinal JV boys’ baseball squad played Carpinteria twice last week, winning the first game 3-2 and losing the second 8-7.
Top Santa Paula hitters: Noah Lopez-Rico 2-3, single, run scored; Jerry Morales 1-4, single, run scored; JC Covarubias 1-3, single; Angel Childs 2-4, 2 doubles, 2 RBI; Bobby Leyvas 1-3, single; Isaac Zavala 1-2, single, run scored.
Winning Pitcher: Ricky Rodriguez, 5 strikeouts, 2 hits and 0 runs. Save: Stevie Ray Padilla
“We were one out away from completing the sweep of Carpinteria, but we didn’t close it out,” said Coach Ed Gomez. “Hopefully we will take the lessons from this game and apply them to our remaining games. We must bounce back against Malibu this week.”
Top Santa Paula hitters (2nd game): JC Covarubias 2-4, 2 singles, 3 RBI, run scored; Jordan Stockton 1-3, single, run scored; Angel Childs 1-3, double, RBI; Zachry Martinez 1-4, double, run scored; Bobby Leyvas 2-3, single, double, 2 runs scored, RBI.
Santa Paula is 6-6 overall and 4-1 Frontier League.
