2011 Game Stories

By Dave Loveton, sports information

Sunday, May 8 -- So Cal Regional, Game 2: SBCC at Santa Ana, noon. Santa Ana 7, SBCC 2 Final record: 31-7

Vaqueros fall short in Regional
Santa Ana ends stellar season, 7-2

Santa Barbara City College struck first for the second straight day on Sunday but Santa Ana had too much firepower and came back to beat the visiting Vaqueros 7-2 in the Southern Cal Regional softball playoffs.
Santa Ana, the No. 7 seed, won the best-of-3 series 2-0 and moves into the Super Regional next weekend. SBCC finishes the best season in school history with a 31-7 record.
Santa Barbara, which won its first WSC Gold Division title with a 16-2 mark, dropped two straight games for the first time this year. The Dons rallied to win Saturday’s playoff opener 3-2.
“We just couldn’t put anything together this weekend,” said coach Paula Congleton. “It was still a wonderful season with wonderful kids.”
SBCC was designated as the home team for Game 2 of the series.
The Vaqueros went ahead 1-0 in the second on an RBI triple by Lisa Zeitlin that scored Laura Cannon. The Dons (28-14) responded with two in the third and took a 4-1 lead on solo homers by Dayna Douglas in the fourth and sixth frames.
Santa Barbara cut the deficit to 4-2 in the sixth when Laura Cannon reached on a bunt single and scored on double by Carly Smith. Laura Cannon was 2-2 with two runs and Nicole Adair went 2-4.
Santa Ana added three unearned runs in the seventh with the help of three errors.
Sophomore pitcher Kailey Snyder (27-6) gave up four earned runs on 10 hits. Snyder, who ranked No. 2 in the state with 233 strikeouts, didn’t strike out a batter and had only one in two games.

Game 2
Santa Ana …... 002 101 3 -- 7 10 2
SBCC ………… 010 001 0 -- 2 7 3
Sepulveda and Hooper; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Sepulveda 8-1. L--Snyder 27-6.
2B--SA: Dowling. SB: Smith. 3B--SB: Zeitlin. HR--SA: Douglas (2), 4th inn., none on; Douglas (3), 6th inn., none on.

Saturday, May 7 -- Southern Cal Regional: SBCC at Santa Ana, 2 p.m. Santa Ana 3, SBCC 2 Record: 31-6

Santa Ana edges Vaqueros 3-2 in Regional
SBCC drops opener of best-of-3 series

SBCC scored twice in the first inning of Saturday’s Southern Cal Regional softball opener but host Santa Ana rallied for a 3-2 victory and a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series.
The No. 7-seeded Dons improved to 27-14. The 10th-seeded Vaqueros, champions of the WSC Gold Division, had their six-game win streak snapped and fell to 31-6.
Kailey Snyder (27-5), the Southern Cal Pitcher of the Year, only gave up four hits while striking out one. Laura Cannon went 2-3 and drove in both Vaquero runs with a one-out double in the first inning.
Santa Ana, the fifth-place team from the Orange Empire League, scored two in the third and got the go-ahead run in the fifth. Rachel Prentice reached on a two-out error, went to second on a walk, stole third and scored on a wild throw during the steal.
Dons’ starter Shelly Tait moved to first base after walking leadoff hitter Joan Cannon in the first. Tait was called for five illegal pitches, resulting in automatic “ball” calls. Monica Sepulveda (7-1) tossed a five-hitter for the victory.
The Vaqueros stranded seven runners and had the bases loaded in the second and fifth but couldn’t score.
“Kailey was a little nervous and I think that had a ripple effect on our team,” said coach Paula Congleton.
Game 2 is Sunday at noon and if the Vaqueros win, a third game will be held 30 minutes later.

SBCC ……..….. 200 000 0 -- 2 5 4
Santa Ana …… 002 010 x -- 3 4 1
Snyder and Bolanos; Tait, Sepulveda (1) and Hooper. W--Sepulveda 7-1. L--Snyder 27-5.
2B--SB: L. Cannon. SA: Prentice, Hooper.

Tuesday, April 26 -- Hanocck at SBCC, 2:30 p.m. #13 SBCC 7, Hancock 6 Records: 31-5, 16-2 WSC Gold Div.

Laura Cannon delivers walk-off homer
Vaqueros score 5 in seventh; Snyder fans 14

SBCC saved the best for last on Tuesday in the final regular-season softball game.
Trailing 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh at Pershing Park, the Vaqueros got a two-run double from Nicole Adair and a three-run, walk-off homer by Laura Cannon to stun Hancock 7-6.
“I was glad my teammates were on base and I just wanted to get a base hit,” said Cannon, a sophomore shortstop who went 2-4 with four RBIs. “It was a high pitch and I got under it.”
Cannon, who’s batting .455, delivered her second walk-off winner of the year. She leads the team in homers (4) and RBIs (32).
Santa Barbara, ranked No. 7 in Southern Cal and 13th in the state, won for the sixth straight time to improve to 31-5 overall and 16-2 in the WSC Gold Division. The Vaqueros secured their first conference title last Thursday.
Kailey Snyder (27-4) overcame a rocky start to earn the victory. She struck out 14, the second-highest total in school history. She set the school record earlier this year by fanning 15 Moorpark batters.
Snyder is No. 2 in the state in strikeouts with 233 in 199 innings.
Hancock (8-28, 3-15) took a 4-0 lead after 2½ innings. Starting pitcher Britany Matlock hit a solo homer in the third off Snyder and Caitlin Voss belted her sixth, a two-run, two-out shot in the seventh that put the visitors ahead 6-2.
Snyder had only allowed three homers all year coming into Tuesday’s game. The round-tripper by Voss was extra painful since she used to be Snyder’s catcher at St. Joseph High.
“We had a lot of errors in the first few innings and it almost felt like we weren’t the same team,” said Snyder. “We finally settled in and, after that, their runs came on big hits. Giving up the homer to Voss was a little salt in the wound. But good for her, she deserved it.”
SBCC cut the deficit to 4-2 in the third when Laura Cannon drove in her twin sister, Joan, with an RBI single and Jasmyne Holmes followed with a run-scoring double to left.
In the seventh, Elicity Fabing and Mariah Coyazo reached on walks. Joan Cannon singled to right but Coyazo overran second base and was tagged out at third.
Adair cut the deficit to 6-4 with a two-run double to right-center. Snyder walked on a 3-2 pitch, setting the stage for Laura Cannon‘s game-winning homer that sailed over the left-field fence and set off a wild celebration at home plate.
“I have 100 percent faith in Laura,” said Snyder. “I knew she was going to do something. I wasn’t quite expecting a home run. That was kind of a fairy tale ending.”
The Vaqueros improved to 15-2 at home.
“I felt really confident with Laura at the plate,” said coach Paula Congleton. “I was telling the kids, let’s go 60 feet at a time, get one run at a time and let‘s get to the meat of the order.
“We were flat and unfocused at the start. Give Hancock credit, they came after us. Finally, we got it together in the seventh and hitting is contagious.”
The Vaqueros will compete in the Southern Cal Regional, a best 2-of-3 series, on May 7-8. The opponent and site will be announced this weekend.

Hancock …… 103 000 2 -- 6 7 1
SBCC …….…. 002 000 5 -- 7 8 3
One out when winning run scored.
Matlock and Voss; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 27-4. L--Matlock 6-19.
2B--SB: Holmes, Adair. HR--H: Matlock (2), 3rd inn., none on; Voss (6), 7th inn., one on. SB: L. Cannon (4), 7th inn., two on.

Thursday, April 21 -- L.A. Pierce at SBCC (DH), 1 p.m. #16 SBCC 12-13, L.A. Pierce 0-0 (both games 5 inn.) Records: 30-5, 15-2

SBCC clinches first WSC softball title
Snyder throws perfect game; Smith hits 2-run homer

Kailey Snyder tossed a perfect game on Thursday at Pershing Park and Carly Smith hit a home run in the second game as SBCC swept L.A. Pierce to secure the first WSC Gold Division title in its 14-year softball history.
The scores were 12-0 and 13-0 and both games were shortened to five innings by the eight-run rule. The 13 runs were a season high.
“Winning the conference is great,” said Snyder, who struck out six and drove in two runs in the opener. “It’s great to come from being somewhat the underdogs to coming out on top. It shows how strong we are as a team and how well we work together.”
SBCC (30-5, 15-2) won for the fifth straight time and seventh in eight games to improve to 14-2 at home. L.A. Pierce completed its season with records of 5-31 and 0-18.
Nicole Adair went 3-for-3 in the first game with two doubles and three runs. Laura Cannon and Jasmyne Holmes added two hits apiece.
In the nightcap, Adair pitched a three-hitter with five strikeouts. Stephanie Bolanos had two hits and drove in three runs, giving her nine RBIs in her last three games. Smith drilled her third homer -- a two-run blast that caromed off the scoreboard in center -- during a five-run second inning that gave the home team a 9-0 lead.
Snyder (26-4) notched her 14th shutout in the opener and moved into second on the state strikeout list with 219. She entered the game with a 0.89 ERA and was coming off a no-hitter last Sunday in an 8-0 win over Golden West. The only blemish in that game was a fourth-inning walk.
She didn’t know she had her first perfect game (no runs, no hits, no base runners) of the year until after Thursday’s doubleheader.
“I was aware that I was doing well and I didn’t think anyone had reached base but I wasn’t sure and I wasn’t going to ask,” said Snyder, a sophomore from St. Joseph High in Santa Maria who was named the State Female Player of the Month for March.
“The great thing about Kailey’s perfect game is she threw just 46 pitches,” said coach Paula Congleton. “It’s exciting to win the conference title. I’m so proud of the kids.”
The Vaqueros sent 10 batters to the plate in the fourth inning of the first game and scored seven runs on five hits. Three runs scored on wild pitches and Holmes sprinted home from second base on the first one.
All but one player had at least one hit in the second game with leadoff hitter Joan Cannon going 3-4 with three runs. Her twin sister, Laura, was 2-3 with two runs and two RBIs.
SBCC completes the regular season on Tuesday with a 2:30 p.m. home game against Hancock.

(5 inn., run rule)
L.A. Pierce …… 000 00 -- 0 0 1
SBCC ……….…. 203 7x -- 12 10 0
Krahling and Leon; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 26-4. L--Krahling 5-23.
2B--SB: Adair 2, Snyder.

(5 inn., run rule)
L.A. Pierce ..…. 000 00 -- 0 3 4
SBCC ………….. 453 1x -- 13 12 0
Krahling and Leon; Adair and Bolanos. W--Adair 4-1. L--Krahling 5-24.
2B--SB: L. Cannon. HR--SB: Smith (3), 3rd inn., one on.

Sunday, April 17 -- Bash at the Beach, hosted by SBCC. #15 SBCC 3, East L.A. 1 #15 SBCC 8, Rio Hondo 0 (6 inn.) Record: 28-5

Snyder tosses no-hitter in Bash at the Beach
Bolanos drives in five runs; SBCC sets all-time win record

Kailey Snyder threw a no-hitter and Stephanie Bolanos knocked in five runs on Sunday, leading SBCC to an 8-0 softball win over Rio Hondo in the final game of the Vaqueros‘ Bash at the Beach.
Snyder tossed a three-hitter in the opener as No. 15 Santa Barbara (28-5) downed East L.A. 3-1 to break the school record for victories. The old mark of 26 wins was set by the 2006 team in 43 games -- 10 more than this year‘s squad has played.
Bolanos went 3-4 in the Rio Hondo game and hit her first homer -- a two-run shot that made it 2-0 in the second. The Vaqueros scored three times in the sixth inning on Laura Cannon’s RBI single and a two-run, two-out opposite-field single by Bolanos that ended the game. That triggered the eight-rule, which gives a team the victory when it leads by eight or more through five or more innings.
“I brought a lot of confidence to the plate (on the homer),” said Bolanos, a freshman catcher from Fontana. “I zoned out everybody in the audience and found my pitch. I’m extending my arms and seeing the ball well.”
Snyder struck out six in the first game and 11 in the afternoon affair. She nearly had a perfect game with the only blemish coming when she walked Ashley Olivas with two outs in the fourth.
After the no-hitter, Snyder was surprised to hear the news.
“Oh, I didn’t even realize it,” said the sophomore right-hander who’s now 25-4. “I felt so much better in the second game. I’m starting to get my groove back and my mental state is there now. I felt really comfortable.”
Snyder didn’t allow an earned run in 13 innings and only surrendered three hits with 17 strikeouts.
“Kailey pitched awesome again,” Bolanos declared. “She’s like Wonder Woman. I don‘t know how she pitches all these games.”
In other games, Rio Hondo (11-23) downed Golden West 10-4 and East L.A. (14-16-1) edged Golden West 5-4. SBCC went 3-1 in the two-day tourney.
Joan Cannon and her twin sister, Laura, each had two hits in the 3-1 win over East L.A. Laura Cannon drove in Snyder with the game-winning run on an RBI single in the first.
In the opener, Elicity Fabing made two outstanding catches in the top of the seventh. The left fielder dashed in and reached across her body for a backhand grab of a short fly ball for the first out. With two outs and a runner on first, she leaped near the fence and stole a potential game-tying homer from Elizabeth Lopez.
“That girl kept hitting it over there (Lopez hit several foul balls near the left-field line),” said Fabing, who played two years on the Vaquero women’s soccer team. “I was waiting for it to come my way and it finally did. I got back there, jumped up, caught it and landed on the fence.”
The Vaqueros continue their seven-game homestand on Thursday when they return to WSC Gold Division play with a 1 p.m. doubleheader against L.A. Pierce.
SBCC is first in the conference with a 13-2 record. The Vaqueros lead Ventura (11-4) by two games with three to play and their magic number to clinch at least a tie for their first title is one.

SBCC …….….. 200 001 0 -- 3 5 3
East L.A. ……. 001 000 0 -- 1 3 3
Chaidez and Zevada; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 24-4. L--Chaidez 3-9.
2B--SB: L. Cannon. 3B--ELA: Zevada.

(6 inn., run rule)
Rio Hondo ...... 000 000 -- 0 0 1
SBCC …….….. 023 003 -- 8 9 0
Laezza, Olivas (3), Vela (6) and Murphy; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 25-4. L--Laezza 3-6.
2B--SB: Snyder. HR--SB: Bolanos (1), 2nd inn., one on.

Saturday, April 16 -- Bash at the Beach, hosted by SBCC. #14 Saddleback 8, #15 SBCC 4 #15 SBCC 5, Golden West 3 Record: 26-5

Vaqueros split in Bash at the Beach
SBCC ties all-time win record with 26

SBCC committed four errors in an 8-4 softball loss to Saddleback on Saturday in the Bash at the Beach, then rallied for a 5-3 win over Golden West at Pershing Park.
Both opponents compete in the Orange Empire League, the toughest conference in Southern California. SBCC (26-5) is ranked No. 8 in Southern Cal and 15th in the state while Saddleback (17-11) is No. 7 in Southern Cal and 14th in the state.
Kailey Snyder pitched a five-hitter with eight strikeouts in the second game as the Vaqueros (26-5) tied the school record for wins in a season. The 2006 squad went 26-17.
In other games, Golden West edged L.A. Pierce 2-1, Saddleback routed Rio Hondo 10-1 in six innings and Rio Hondo beat Pierce 7-3.
Laura Cannon and Jasmyne Holmes were both 3-4 in the first game. The Vaqueros jumped ahead 3-1 in the first inning on an RBI double by Laura Cannon and run-scoring singles from Holmes and Carly Smith.
After Saddleback went ahead 4-3 in the fifth, SBCC tied it in the bottom half when Laura Cannon singled, stole second and scored on Holmes’ single up the middle.
The Gauchos scored four unearned runs in the sixth with two outs. With two runners on, Holmes fielded a grounder at third and threw high to first, allowing the go-ahead run to score. Rachel Watson hit a fly to left field but Smith dropped it, bringing in two more runs.
Saddleback posted the highest run total against Snyder (23-4) this year and also had 10 hits. Christina Bolin led the Gauchos with a homer, a double and three runs.
“I didn’t have my best stuff,” said Snyder, who entered the day with a 0.77 ERA. “Granted, they’re a great hitting team but I’m still bouncing back from my (rib) injury and it’s more of a mental thing. I worry that I’ll re-injure myself but I just have to trust that I’ll be OK and throw as hard as I was in the middle of the season.”
Snyder threw 150 pitches in the opener, including 53 that Saddleback fouled off. The Gauchos collected six doubles and a homer.
Joan Cannon robbed Ashley Welsh of a homer leading off the fourth with a running catch that ended with Cannon on the temporary fence.
The Vaqueros trailed 3-1 after 4½ innings of the second game, then scored two in the fifth and two in the sixth. Mariah Coyazo scored the tying run on an outfield error. Lisa Zeitlin doubled with one out in the sixth and scored the go-ahead run on a single by Stephanie Bolanos. After Elicity Fabing rapped her second hit, Bolanos scored on an RBI single by Joan Cannon.
“Defensively, we didn’t look that sharp today,” said coach Paula Congleton. “We gave up four runs on two errors in the first game and didn’t respond with our offense. We came back to win the second game but we left 13 runners on base. That’s a lot of potential runs.
“Kailey asked to throw the second game because she wanted to work through some things. It was beneficial because her speed was up and her ball was moving a little more.”
On Sunday, the Vaqueros will take on East L.A. at 10 a.m. and Rio Hondo at noon on the final day of the Bash at the Beach.

Saddleback …... 111 014 0 -- 8 10 2
SBCC ………...… 300 010 0 -- 4 10 4
Bertoglio and Welsh; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Bertoglio. L--Snyder 22-4.
2B--S: Wilkison, Bolin, Herrmann 2, Jacobucci, Gutierrez. SB: L. Cannon. HR--S: Bolin, 3rd inn., none on.

Golden West ..... 003 000 0 -- 3 5 2
SBCC …….…….. 100 022 x -- 5 8 2
Jacobo and Astengo; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 23-4. L--Jacobo.
2B--SB: Zeitlin. 3B--SB: Fabing.

Thursday, April 14 -- SBCC at Moorpark (DH), 1 & 3 p.m. #15 SBCC 8-10, Moorpark 0-0 (2nd game, 5 inn.) Records: 25-4, 13-2

Laura Cannon homers twice in sweep
Vaqueros blank Moorpark 8-0 and 10-0

Sophomore shortstop Laura Cannon went 4-4 with two homers and four RBIs in the first game on Thursday and SBCC went on to sweep Moorpark 8-0 and 10-0 in a WSC Gold Division softball doubleheader. The second game was halted after five innings by the eight-run rule.
The 15th-ranked Vaqueros (25-4, 13-2) have a two-game lead over Ventura (11-4) atop the conference standings with three to play. SBCC is seeking its first WSC crown.
Kailey Snyder (22-3) got both pitching wins in the road sweep over the Raiders (14-15, 8-8). In the opener, she tossed a three-hitter with seven strikeouts for her 11th shutout. She went two innings in the nightcap with Nicole Adair pitching the last three innings. They combined on a 1-hit shutout with the only hit coming in the third inning.
Laura Cannon belted a three-run homer in the first inning of the opener and a solo shot leading off the seventh. She was 4-4 with four RBIs, four runs and three stolen bases. Joan Cannon, her twin sister, was 2-3 with a run scored.
In the second game, Adair went 3-3 with two runs scored and five stolen bases. Lisa Zeitlin was 2-4 and knocked in three runs. The Vaqueros scored five times in the first inning, with the help of five walks, and five more in the fourth.
The Vaqueros, ranked No. 8 in Southern Cal, will host the Bash at the Beach this weekend. On Saturday, they’ll take on Saddleback (12:30 p.m.) and Golden West (2:30 p.m.). On Sunday, they’ll play East L.A. at 10 a.m. and Rio Hondo at noon.

First Game
SBCC ………... 302 020 1 -- 8 13 1
Moorpark ...… 000 000 0 -- 0 3 1
Snyder and Bolanos; Boicourt and Gamm. W--Snyder 21-3. L--Boicourt 14-12.
2B--SB: Snyder. M: Moreno. 3B--SB: Fabing. HR--SB: L. Cannon (2), 1st inn., two on; L. Cannon (3), 7th inn., none on.

Second Game
(5 inn., run rule)
SBCC ………... 500 50 -- 10 8 1
Moorpark …... 000 00 -- 0 1 2
Snyder, Adair (3) and Bolanos; Gamm and Lomeli, Rollins (2). W--Snyder 22-3. L--Gamm 0-1.
2B--SB: Zeitlin, Coyazo, J. Cannon.

Tuesday, April 12 -- SBCC at Oxnard, 2:30 p.m. Oxnard 2, #15 SBCC 1 Records: 23-4, 11-2 WSC Gold Div.

Oxnard stuns No. 15 Vaqueros 2-1
SBCC commits four errors in first WSC road loss

Four days after shutting out Mt. SAC, the state’s fourth-ranked softball team, SBCC lost to Oxnard 2-1 on Tuesday.
Laura Cannon went 2-3 in the road setback to the Condors (14-14, 6-6), the fifth-place team in the WSC Gold Division. The first-place Vaqueros (23-4, 11-2) got just four hits and committed four errors leading to a pair of unearned runs. It was their first conference loss in seven road games.
On Monday, they broke into the state rankings for the first time this year at No. 15. They’re also ranked No. 8 in Southern Cal but didn’t look like it on Tuesday.
“This was the ugliest game we’ve ever played,” said coach Paula Congleton. “We didn‘t hit, we didn‘t field and we didn‘t compete.”
Kailey Snyder (20-3) pitched a six-hitter with three strikeouts for the Vaqueros. Michelle Getman held SBCC to four hits and just two in the last six innings.
Nicole Adair had a hit and scored Santa Barbara’s only run on a passed ball in the first.
The Vaqueros will play a doubleheader at Moorpark on Thursday at 1 and 3 p.m.

SBCC ….….... 100 000 0 -- 1 4 4
Oxnard …….. 020 000 x -- 2 6 1
Snyder and Bolanos; Getman and Toole. W--Getman 6-4. L--Snyder 20-3.

Friday, April 8 -- Mt. San Antonio at SBCC, 3 p.m. SBCC 1, #4 Mt. SAC 0 Record: 23-3

Vaqueros upset No. 4 Mt. SAC 1-0
Snyder tosses 2-hitter; Laura Cannon wins it in 7th

Kailey Snyder pitched a two-hitter on Friday afternoon and Laura Cannon delivered a dramatic walk-off hit in the bottom of the seventh to propel SBCC to a 1-0 softball upset of No. 4 Mt. San Antonio.
“I’m ecstatic,” said coach Paula Congleton. “This is a huge win for us. Kailey said she felt 100 percent better than she did on Thursday (when she missed a doubleheader split with Ventura due to a rib injury).
“She kept them off-balance and all her pitches were working.”
Snyder (20-2) struck out five and didn’t walk a batter in the nonconference game at Pershing Park. She’s allowed two hits or less in 11 games this season. She retired the last 10 in order in a classic pitching duel with Alexa Limon. The Mounties’ right-hander held SBCC to six hits with eight strikeouts and three walks.
Santa Barbara improved to 23-3 while Mt. SAC, ranked No. 2 in Southern Cal and No. 4 in the state, fell to 24-3. The Mounties won state championships in 2005, ‘07 and ‘09 and were second last year.
SBCC loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh on singles by Stephanie Bolanos and Mariah Coyazo and a fielder’s choice on a bunt by Joan Cannon. Limon got two outs on a groundout and strikeout before Laura Cannon stepped to the plate.
The cleanup hitter belted the first pitch to left-center and the center fielder couldn’t reach it as the ball one-hopped the fence. Pinch-runner Elicity Fabing sprinted home with the winning run.
“It was a high and inside pitch and I was just trying to hit it hard,” said Laura Cannon, who made several strong plays at shortstop. “This feels really good.”
Coyazo, a freshman second baseman, went 2-3 and had a nice running catch in foul territory behind first base for the second out in the seventh.
Snyder said her rib hurt “a little bit but I just decided to work through it.”
It was the 10th shutout of the year for the sophomore from St. Joseph High in Santa Maria. She only allowed three base runners in seven innings and no one reached third.
Snyder nearly homered to right-center leading off the sixth but Lauren Moreno snagged the ball as she was falling into the temporary fence.
“Beating the fourth-ranked team in the state means a lot as far as our emotional well-being and motivation,” said Congleton. “It also gives us validation that we are one of the top 10 teams in the state.”
SBCC beat top-ranked Siskiyous 3-1 on March 5 at the Fresno Tournament.
The Vaqueros travel to Oxnard for a WSC contest on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.

Mt. San Antonio ….. 000 000 0 -- 0 2 0
SBCC …….………..... 000 000 1 -- 1 6 1
Limon and Smith; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 20-2. L--Limon 10-2.

Thursday, April 7 -- Ventura at SBCC (DH), 1 & 3 p.m. SBCC 4-1, Ventura 1-4 Records: 22-3, 11-1 WSC

Vaqueros split with Ventura
Snyder sidelined; Smith homers in opener

With star pitcher Kailey Snyder sidelined by a rib injury, SBCC's Nicole Adair knew she'd have to pitch in Thursday's WSC softball doubleheader at Pershing Park. But she didn't know how much.
"I knew I’d have to throw a couple of innings,” said Adair, a sophomore who normally plays right field. “Then coach looked at me when I was warming up and said, ‘Make sure you’re good.’ That’s when reality hit me and I knew my team needed 14 innings.
“I gave them the best I could and my arm held up really well.”
Adair (3-1) tossed a seven-hitter in the opener and beat Ventura 4-1. The Pirates (15-13, 8-4) used a 10-hit attack to win the second game by the same 4-1 score.
The first-place Vaqueros (22-3, 11-1) suffered their first WSC Gold Division loss in the nightcap and had their nine-game winning streak snapped. Jasmyne Holmes had a double in each game.
“When Kailey was throwing up at Cuesta (on Tuesday), she felt a little off-balance,” said coach Paula Congleton. “One of her ribs was out of place. She went to the chiropractor a couple of times and it’s really inflamed. When she follows through, she’s in excruciating pain.
“Nicole did an outstanding job. It’s really unfortunate that we didn’t support her on offense.”
Snyder looped a pinch-hit single in the seventh inning of the second game. The Vaqueros loaded the bases with two outs but couldn’t score.
Carly Smith hit a solo homer in the first inning of the opener and drove in two runs. The Vaqueros took a 3-1 lead in the second frame on two walks, a single by Stephanie Bolanos and an error on a grounder by Joan Cannon that brought in two runs.
Joan Cannon manufactured SBCC’s last run in the fifth. She reached on a bunt single and sprinted from first to third on Adair’s bunt single past the pitcher. Smith grounded out to third and Cannon took off for home on the throw to first, knocking the ball out of the catcher’s mitt with a hard slide.
Cannon ended the Ventura sixth with a diving grab of a ball hit to left-center field by Janessa Pulido.
“I love having Joan In the 1 (hitting) spot because we can always make things happen when she’s on-base,” Congleton noted. “We called the bunt-and-run and she got from first to third with a great outside slide.
“She’s quick, she’s smart and defensively, there’s no better center fielder in our conference.“
In the nightcap, Pulido held SBCC to six hits and struck out five.
“Give Ventura credit, they made some plays today,” said Congleton. “We knew they’d eventually catch up to what Nicole was doing. We needed to produce some offense. We have to figure that out in the next 24 hours.”
The Vaqueros will host the state’s fourth-ranked team, Mt. San Antonio (23-2), on Friday at 3 p.m.

First Game
Ventura ….. 000 001 0 -- 1 7 1
SBCC ……... 120 010 x -- 4 6 1
Lemos and Bennett; Adair and Bolanos. W--Adair 3-0. L--Lemos.
2B--V: Moreno. SB: Holmes. HR--SB: Smith (2), 1st inn., none on.

Second Game
Ventura …….. 010 011 1 -- 4 10 2
SBCC ……..… 010 000 0 -- 1 6 0
Pulido and Bennett; Adair and Bolanos. W--Pulido. L--Adair 3-1.
2B--V: Markmann. SB: Holmes. HR--V: Moreno, 7th inn., none on.

Tuesday, April 5 -- SBCC at Cuesta (DH), 1 p.m. SBCC 1-5, Cuesta 0-1 Records: 21-2, 10-0 WSC Gold Division

Snyder just misses no-hitter
She holds Cuesta to 4 hits in sweep

SBCC’s Kailey Snyder took a no-hitter into the seventh inning Tuesday afternoon, then settled for a one-hit shutout in the opener of a WSC doubleheader at Cuesta.
The Vaqueros won 1-0 and 5-1 in San Luis Obispo to improve to 21-2 overall and 10-0 in the WSC Gold Division. They’ve won eight straight games and 20 of their last 21.
SBCC is No. 8 in the RPI ratings for Southern Cal but isn’t ranked in the State or South Region polls.
Snyder threw a three-hitter in the second game and the visitors got two hits and two RBIs from Lisa Zeitlin. The Vaqueros had 10 hits in the nightcap with Snyder, Zeitlin, Joan Cannon and Nicole Adair all collecting two apiece.
Snyder (19-2) struck out six in each game and had one walk in the nightcap. In the opener, she notched her fifth one-hitter and ninth shutout. Liz Isaak broke up the no-hitter with a leadoff single in the seventh. The run she allowed in the second game was unearned.
In the first game, she retired the first 12 batters in order. Snyder was helped out by her catcher Stephanie Bolanos, who threw out a runner trying to steal in the fifth and first baseman Jasmyne Holmes, who started a double play with two runners on in the seventh.
Karen Berna pitched a four-hitter for Cuesta (9-17, 4-6) in the opener with four strikeouts. Santa Barbara scored the game’s only run in the third when Carly Smith singled, took second on a sacrifice bunt and went to third on a groundout. Joan Cannon drove in Smith with an RBI single through the left side.
“The first game was a real battle,” said coach Paula Congleton. “In the second game, we were focused at the plate and very patient.”
The Vaqueros will host Ventura in a doubleheader on Thursday, starting at 1 p.m.

First Game
SBCC …..…. 001 000 0 -- 1 4 3
Cuesta ….… 000 000 0 -- 0 1 1
Snyder and Bolanos; Berna and Ogle. W--Snyder 18-2. L--Berna.

Second Game
SBCC …….…. 001 121 0 -- 5 10 2
Cuesta ……… 000 010 0 -- 1 3 2
Snyder and Bolanos; Isaak and Dooley. W--Snyder 19-2. L--Isaak.

Saturday, April 2 -- El Camino at SBCC, 11 a.m.; Pasadena at SBCC, 1 p.m. SBCC 9, El Camino 1 (6 inn.); SBCC 3, Pasadena 2 Record: 19-2

Vaqueros rally to complete sweep
Zeitlin, Holmes combine for seven RBIs

Six was the magic number for the SBCC softball team on an overcast Saturday at Pershing Park. The Vaqueros routed El Camino 9-1 in six innings and then used a three-run sixth to rally past Pasadena 3-2.
SBCC (19-2) won for the sixth straight time and improved to 18-1 in its last 19 games. The Vaqueros are a perfect 7-0 at home.
Lisa Zeitlin went 3-3 with three RBIs, two runs and two stolen bases in the opener while Jazmyne Holmes was 2-3 with two doubles and an RBI. They combined for seven RBIs in the twinbill.
Kailey Snyder (17-2) pitched a five-hitter in the second game with 11 strikeouts and no walks. She relieved Nicole Adair in the fourth inning of the opener with a 3-1 lead and retired the last nine Warriors in order for her first save. After El Camino’s Kendall Roles led off the game with a single, Adair and Snyder tossed no-hit ball the rest of the way.
Pasadena scored an unearned run in the first and led 1-0 through five innings. The Vaqueros managed just two hits off Adrianna Stevens in the first five frames.
Megan Martin took the mound in the bottom of the sixth and lasted just three batters. After walks to Joan Cannon and Adair, Stevens returned to the mound. She got the second out and then walked Laura Cannon intentionally to load the bases.
Holmes lined a two-run single over the shortstop to put the Vaqueros on top 2-1. Zeitlin followed with an RBI single up the middle to make it 3-1.
“They walked the batter in front of me twice today, although the first wasn’t intentional,” said Holmes, a sophomore first baseman from Dos Pueblos High. “I was ticked when they walked me. The best way to get them back was to drive in two runs.”
Pasadena (6-24) got a single and double to open the seventh and cut the deficit to 3-2 on an infield hit by Jessica Chavez. Denise Villalobos popped up a bunt and Holmes made a diving catch, then fired to third for a double play. Zeitlin got the final out on a grounder to third.
“I wasn’t expecting her to bunt but when she did, I crashed hard and thank goodness Lisa went back to third (to take the throw),” said Holmes.
In the opener, Santa Barbara scored two in the fifth and four more in the sixth to finish off El Camino. Zeitlin had a run-scoring double in the fifth and a two-run single in the sixth that boosted the lead to eight runs, ending the nonconference game on the mercy rule.
Sara Gazzaniga, who played for SBCC last year, was the starting pitcher for El Camino. She gave up seven runs while pitching the first two innings and the last two.
SBCC has outscored its opponents 49-10 during the six-game win streak.
“We’ve been hitting well but we also struggled the first time we played Pasadena (in a 9-1 win),” said coach Paula Congleton. “We couldn’t get past that slow pitching. I was surprised their coach took their starter out (to start the sixth).”
Saturday’s twinbill was the first of three doubleheaders in six days for the Vaqueros, who travel to San Luis Obispo on Tuesday to take on Cuesta at 1 p.m.

First Game (6 inn.)
El Camino ……. 001 000 -- 1 1 2
SBCC ….…….… 012 024 -- 9 9 1
Gazzaniga, Santacruz (3), Gazzaniga (5) and Redman; Adair, Snyder (4) and Bolanos. W--Adair 2-0. L--Gazzaniga. S--Snyder 1.
2B--SB: Holmes 2, Zeitlin.

Second Game
Pasadena ……. 100 000 1 -- 2 5 1
SBCC …………. 000 003 x -- 3 4 2
Stevens, Martin (6), Stevens (6) and Hanna; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 17-2. L--Stevens.
2B--P: Lugo.

Thursday, March 31 -- SBCC at Hancock (DH), 1 & 3 p.m. SBCC 12-12, Hancock 7-0 (2nd game, 5 inns.) Records: 17-2, 8-0

Vaqueros erupt for 24 runs in sweep
Snyder gets two wins, belts homer in opener

Kailey Snyder returned to her hometown in grand style on Thursday with two pitching victories and a home run in a softball sweep of Hancock in Santa Maria. The scores were 12-7 and 12-0 with the second game going five innings due to the eight-run rule.
Snyder, a sophomore from St. Joseph High who’s known as ‘The Hurricane,’ pitched a seven-hitter and a two-hitter. She struck out nine with one walk in the opener and fanned six with a walk in the nightcap.
She hit her second homer in the opener -- a solo shot in the fifth -- and improved her pitching record to 16-2. It was the fourth straight win and 16th in 17 games for the Vaqueros (17-2, 8-0), the only unbeaten team in the WSC Gold Division.
Santa Barbara has scored 34 runs in three games this week.
Laura Cannon was 3-4 with two RBIs in the first game and Lisa Zeitlin and Joan Cannon each had two hits and an RBI. The Vaqueros built a 12-4 led after 4½ innings but the Bulldogs (7-16, 2-7) took advantage of two errors to score three times in the fifth and extend the game.
In the second game, second baseman Mariah Coyazo went 3-3 with two RBIs and three runs scored. Snyder threw 60 pitches (46 for strikes) and faced 17 batters, just two over the minimum.
SBCC scored six runs in the second inning, thanks to a two-run double from Snyder and an RBI double by Jasmyne Holmes.
The Vaqueros will play a home doubleheader on Saturday vs. El Camino at 11 a.m. and Pasadena at 1 p.m.

First Game
SBCC ………… 442 110 0 -- 12 10 2
Hancock …..… 102 130 0 -- 7 7 2
Snyder and Bolanos; D. Camacho, Matlock (4) and A. Camacho. W--Snyder 15-2. L--D. Camacho.
2B--SB: Holmes, L. Cannon. HR--SB: Snyder (2), 5th inn., none on.

Second Game (5 inn.)
SBCC ……….… 163 20 -- 12 9 0
Hancock ……… 000 00 -- 0 2 4
Snyder and Bolanos; Matlock, DeQuattro (5) and A. Camacho. W--Snyder 16-2. L--Matlock.
2B--SB: Snyder, Holmes.

Tuesday, March 29 -- SBCC at L.A. Pierce, 2:30 p.m. SBCC 10, Pierce 0 Records: 15-2, 6-0 WSC Gold

Snyder fans 12 in 10-0 rout
Vaqueros get six extra-base hits in road win

Sophomore Kailey Snyder tossed a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts on Tuesday as SBCC routed L.A. Pierce 10-0 in a WSC Gold Division softball game at Woodland Hills.
It was the seventh shutout of the year for Snyder (14-2), who also had a run-scoring triple in the sixth. She hit one batter and didn’t walk anyone.
Snyder has given up three hits or less in 11 of her 16 games.
Nicole Adair went 3-5 for the first-place Vaqueros (15-2, 6-0) while Stephanie Bolanos and Laura Cannon were both 2-4 with three RBIs. The Vaqueros had three triples (Adair, Laura Cannon, Snyder) and six of their 12 hits went for extra bases.
Joan Cannon added a three-run homer in the seventh for SBCC, which has won 14 of its last 15.
“I challenged our team to score two runs in each inning and have no errors on defense,” said coach Paula Congleton. “We didn’t quite do that but we did finish with no errors.
“We wanted Kailey to throw 70 pitches or less and she threw exactly 70. The amazing thing is that 62 were strikes.”
The Vaqueros will travel to Hancock for a doubleheader on Thursday, starting at 1 p.m. They’ll play a nonconference doubleheader on Saturday at home, taking on El Camino at 11 a.m. and Pasadena at 1 p.m.

SBCC …………... 112 012 3 -- 10 12 0
L.A. Pierce ……. 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3
Snyder and Bolanos; Krahling and Salvaherra. W--Snyder 14-2. L--Salvaherra.
2B--SB: L. Cannon, Bolanos. 3B--SB: Adair, L. Cannon, Snyder. HR--SB: J. Cannon (1), 7th inn., two on.

Tuesday, March 22 -- Moorpark at SBCC, 2:30 p.m. SBCC 3, Moorpark 0 Records: 14-2, 5-0

Snyder breaks school record with 15 K
Sophomore throws 3-hitter in 3-0 home win

Kailey Snyder turned in a masterful performance on Tuesday afternoon, holding Moorpark to three singles and striking out a school-record 15 in a 3-0 shutout at Pershing Park.
“She throws harder than most pitchers and she was hitting her spots,” said Vaquero catcher Stephanie Bolanos while rubbing her left palm. “Look at my hand. My finger is swollen because she throws so hard.”
The Vaqueros (14-2, 5-0) are No. 7 in the state RPI ratings and No. 4 in Southern California. They’re the only unbeaten team in the WSC Gold Division after handing Moorpark (8-8, 3-1) its first loss.
Snyder, a sophomore from St. Joseph High, only gave up an infield single and a walk in the first five innings. Her previous high for strikeouts was 11, set last Saturday in a 6-0 loss to No. 8 Riverside.
The Vaqueros scored twice in the fourth on singles by Lisa Zeitlin and Bolanos, followed by an RBI single from pinch-hitter Mariah Coyazo and a run-scoring groundout by Nicole Adair.
Snyder (13-2) fanned six in a row in the middle innings and struck out 12 of the last 16 batters. She had four 1-2-3 innings and struck out the side in the fourth and seventh. SBCC’s previous strikeout record was 12 by Maria Coder, set in 2005.
“I felt really good today,” said Snyder after notching her sixth shutout. “I kept thinking about Riverside. I had so much intensity and concentration in that game. If there was ever a moment I thought I might give up a little bit, I just brought myself back to the Riverside game.
“My pitch location was a big thing today and I tried to keep them off-balance.”
Snyder has allowed three hits or less in 10 of her 15 games.
Bolanos had two hits and scored twice for the Vaqueros, who had eight hits but stranded nine runners. SBCC scored its last run in the sixth when Bolanos singled and scored on a groundout by Carly Smith.
“Everything was working for Kailey, her drop had a good six inches on it,” said coach Paula Congleton. “It looked like she had a little more heat on the ball and they just weren’t getting around on it.”

Moorpark ….. 000 000 0 -- 0 3 4
SBCC ……...... 000 201 x -- 3 8 0
Boicourt and Gamm; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 13-2. L--Boicourt 8-8.

Saturday, March 19 -- Bakersfield Tourney: SBCC 9, Pasadena 1 #8 Riverside 6, SBCC 0 Record: 13-2

Vaqueros split at Bakersfield Tourney
No. 8 Riverside ends 12-game win streak

SBCC routed Pasadena 9-1 and was blanked by No. 8 Riverside 6-0 on Saturday night at the Bakersfield Softball Tournament.
Nicole Adair got the pitching win over Pasadena in her first outing of the year. She held the Lancers to four hits and struck out seven. Catcher Stephanie Bolanos went 2-3 with two RBIs, two runs scored and three stolen bases. Adair had a two-run double during a six-run uprising in the sixth and Lisa Zeitlin added a run-scoring double.
The Vaqueros (13-2) had their school-record 12-game win streak snapped in the second game. Kailey Snyder tossed an eight-hitter with 11 strikeouts but Riverside pitcher Nicole Zink was better, allowing just four hits and fanning 12. It was the first time SBCC has been shut out this year.
The Tigers (21-4) are ranked No. 8 in the state.
"Riverside is very disciplined and very aggressive," said coach Paula Congleton. "We never adjusted to their pitcher. She is, by far, the best we've seen this year."
The Vaqueros final game of the tourney, slated for Sunday against Bakersfield, was rained out.

Pasadena ….. 000 010 0 -- 1 4 3
SBCC ….…..... 030 006 x -- 9 9 0
Moore, MacLean (2) and Hannah; Adair and Bolanos. W--Adair 1-0. L--Moore.
2B--SB: Adair, Zeitlin, Bolanos, Smith.

Riverside …… 220 020 0 -- 6 8 2
SBCC …….…... 000 000 0 -- 0 4 1
Zink and Monk; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Zink. L--Snyder 12-2.
2B--R: Grijalva, Monk.

Thursday, March 17 -- Oxnard at SBCC (2), 1 p.m. SBCC 4, Oxnard 0 SBCC 10, Oxnard 2 (5 inn) Records: 12-1, 4-0

Snyder, Zeitlin shine in sweep
Vaqueros set school record with 11th straight win

Kailey Snyder went 3-for-3 with three RBIs in SBCC’s 4-0 softball shutout of Oxnard on Thursday and Lisa Zeitlin was 3-3 with a single, double and triple in the second game, leading the Vaqueros to a 10-2 victory and a WSC Gold Division sweep at Pershing Park.
Zeitlin drove in three runs in the second game, which was shortened to five innings by the eight-run rule.
Snyder tossed a three-hitter and a two-hitter as the Vaqueros extended their best start in school history to 12-1. They’re a perfect 4-0 in conference and have won a school-record 11 straight games.
The Vaqueros improved to 4-0 at home by piling up 14 runs on 15 hits, including four doubles, a triple and two homers. Snyder, who’s batting .514, belted her first homer in the opener -- a two-run shot in the sixth that followed a single by Carly Smith. Snyder also had an RBI double during a two-run first inning.
Smith was 2-3 with an RBI double in the opener.
Snyder (12-1) threw just 77 pitches in the first game with seven strikeouts and no walks en route to her fifth shutout. She gave up two straight hits to open the fourth but was helped out by the twins -- Joan and Laura Cannon. Joan fielded the leadoff hit in center field and fired a strike to her sister Laura at shortstop, who tagged out the runner at second base.
Snyder allowed a two-run homer to Janai Shaw in the first inning of the nightcap, then retired the next 10 in order. She struck out four and didn’t walk a batter while lowering her ERA to 0.60.
In the second game, Stephanie Bolanos evened the score at 2-2 with a second-inning single that scored Jasmyne Holmes and Zeitlin, who had doubled.
Laura Cannon hit her first homer, a two-run blast to center, in the third after Snyder was intentionally walked to lead off the inning. Zeitlin added an RBI triple and scored on an infield error to make it 6-2.
“I’m just trying to stay as consistent as I can,” said Zeitlin, a sophomore third baseman from Calabasas. “I felt like I was focusing a little more in the second game. I felt really comfortable
“This is such a special team. It’s really a pleasure to have Kailey pitching so well, our defense playing so well and we’re practicing hard every day in our nice new (batting) cages.”
SBCC will play three games at the Bakersfield Tournament this weekend, starting on Saturday at 5 p.m. against Pasadena.

First Game
Oxnard ….… 000 000 0 -- 0 3 1
SBCC ….…... 200 002 x -- 4 7 1
Getman and Mochizuki; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 11-1. L--Getman.
2B--SB: Smith, Snyder. HR--SB: Snyder (1), 6th inn., one on.

Second Game
(5 inn., run rule)
Oxnard ….… 200 00 -- 2 2 2
SBCC ……… 024 4x -- 10 8 1
Getman and Mochizuki; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 12-1. L--Getman.
2B--SB: Zeitlin, Fabing. 3B--SB: Zeitlin. HR--O: Shaw, 1st inn., one on. SB: L. Cannon (1), 3rd inn., one on.

Tuesday, March 15 -- SBCC at Ventura, 2:30 p.m. SBCC 3, Ventura 2 Records: 10-1, 2-0

Vaqueros score two in 7th to win 3-2
Adair’s RBI single pushes win streak to nine

Nicole Adair delivered a two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh on Tuesday to lift SBCC to a 3-2 comeback victory at Ventura. It was the ninth straight win for the Vaqueros (10-1, 2-0 WSC Gold Division), who tied the 2005 squad for the best start in school history.
Freshman catcher Stephanie Bolanos went 3-3 with two doubles and two runs. Trailing 2-1, Lisa Zeitlin opened the seventh with a single and scored the tying run on Bolanos’ double to right field. With two outs, Adair brought Bolanos home with the game-winner on a single up the middle.
Sophomore pitcher Kailey Snyder improved to 10-1 with a six-hitter. She struck out eight and walked three. Facing the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 batters in the bottom of the seventh, Snyder recorded a 1-2-3 inning with two strikeouts.
The Vaqueros pulled within 2-1 in the fifth on a double by Bolanos and an RBI single from Joan Cannon.
Joan Cannon and Adair were both 2-4 with an RBI.
SBCC has a home doubleheader on Thursday against Oxnard, starting at 1 p.m.

SBCC ….…... 000 010 2 -- 3 9 1
Ventura …... 011 000 0 -- 2 6 0
Snyder and Bolanos; Lemos and Banett. W--Snyder 10-1. L--Lemos.
2B--SB: Bolanos 2. V: Moreno.

Tuesday, March 8 -- Cuesta at SBCC, 2:30 p.m. SBCC 4, Cuesta 1 Records: 9-1, 1-0 WSC Gold Division

Snyder does it all in WSC opener
She pitches 4-hitter, belts go-ahead RBI triple

Pitching for the fifth time in four days didn’t seem to bother Kailey Snyder on Tuesday as SBCC opened WSC Gold Division play with a 4-1 victory over Cuesta at Pershing Park.
“Surprisingly, I’m not tired,” said Snyder, after tossing a four-hitter with nine strikeouts. “I was more sore Sunday morning before our first two games (on the second day of the Fresno Tournament). On Monday, I was completely fine and ready to play again.”
It was the eighth straight win for the Vaqueros (9-1, 1-0), who were making just their second home appearance. SBCC has outscored its opponents 45-7 during the win streak.
Cuesta (5-11, 0-1) got runners on first and second with no outs in the second but Snyder held them to one run on Devin Oddenino’s one-hopper to right that Nicole Adair turned into the second out at first base. Snyder got the other two outs when batters looked at strike three.
“In situations like that, I just picture it like there’s nobody on base, it’s a brand-new game and block out everything else,” said Snyder.
Carly Smith singled in the second and scored on a wild pitch to tie the game. In the fourth, Laura Cannon reached on an error and scored the go-ahead run on Snyder’s triple over the right-fielder’s head.
“Kailey might have been a little nervous since this was our conference opener but she really settled down after giving up that run,” said coach Paula Congleton. “Overall, we struggled a little at the plate but still won 4-1 against one of the better pitchers we‘ve seen. I’ll take that any day.”
Elizabeth Isaak tossed a five-hitter for the Cougars and struck out nine, including six of the first eight batters.
The Vaqueros sent eight batters to the plate in the sixth and loaded the bases on a single by Lisa Zeitlin and two walks. Nicole Adair forced in a run with a walk and Maryann Giles scored the fourth run on an error.
SBCC travels to Ventura on Tuesday.

Cuesta ……. 010 000 0 -- 1 4 2
SBCC …..…. 010 120 x -- 4 5 0
Issak and Ogle; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 9-1. L--Issak 4-4.
3B--SB: Snyder.

Sunday, March 6 -- Bash in Fresno Tournament: SBCC 5, Fresno City 2 SBCC 8, Porterville 0 (both games 5 inn.) Record: 8-1

Vaqueros take Fresno title with 4-0 record
They win two, extending streak to seven

SBCC won two games on Sunday to capture the Bash in Fresno Tournament with a perfect 4-0 record. The Vaqueros beat Fresno City 5-2 and Porterville 8-0, both in five innings.
The first game was shortened by the time limit and the second by the 8-run rule.
Kailey Snyder tossed a two-hitter and one-hitter to improve her record to 8-1. The Vaqueros (8-1) have won seven straight games.
Snyder won all four games in the two-day, 12-team tourney and allowed just seven hits with 27 strikeouts in 24 innings. The Vaqueros beat the state’s No. 1-ranked team, Siskiyous, 3-1 on Saturday behind a three-hitter from Snyder.
The first game was played in a steady rain. Snyder struck out four and walked six (more than she had in seven games combined). She had four walks in the fourth when coach Paula Congleton said the rain really started coming down, making it tough to grip the ball.
The Vaqueros scored four in the top of the fourth to boost their lead to 5-0. Laura Cannon, Snyder and Jazmyne Holmes had RBI singles. Another run scored when Carly Smith was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Against Porterville, SBCC built another 5-0 lead after a four-run third inning, then ended the game with three in the bottom of the fifth. Laura Cannon was 3-3 with two singles, two RBIs, two runs and two stolen bases.
Snyder was 2-3 with two runs and two RBIs and catcher Stephanie Bolanos was 2-3 with a pair of RBIs. Snyder gave up a single to start the game, then retired the next 15 batters. She struck out five and didn’t walk a batter.
SBCC opens WSC Gold Division play on Tuesday when it hosts Cuesta at 2:30 p.m.

(5 inn., time limit)
SBCC …………. 100 40 -- 5 6 1
Fresno City ….. 000 11 -- 2 2 2
Snyder and Bolanos; Balladares and Marino. W--Snyder 7-1. L--Balladares.

(5 inn., run rule)
Porterville ……. 000 00 -- 0 1 4
SBCC ………….. 104 03 -- 8 9 0
Dalley, Rapworthy (4) and Dohrman; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 8-1. L--Dalley.
2B--SB: Snyder, L. Cannon, Fabing.

Saturday, March 5 -- Bash in Fresno Tournament. SBCC 3, #1 Siskiyous 1 SBCC 5, Victor Valley 0 Record: 6-1

Vaqueros stun No. 1 Siskiyous
Snyder pitches 3-hitter and 1-hitter

Kailey Snyder turned in a pair of outstanding pitching performances on Saturday at the Bash in Fresno Tournament. She tossed a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts as the Vaqueros shocked the state’s top-ranked team, College of the Siskiyous, 3-1. She came back to throw a one-hit shutout with eight strikeouts in a 5-0 win over Victor Valley.
“It’s been many years since we beat a No. 1-ranked team, if ever,” said Vaquero coach Paula Congleton, whose team is 6-1. “Kailey kept both teams off-balance all day.”
Snyder (6-1), a sophomore from St. Joseph High, didn’t walk a batter in 14 innings of work. She has 52 strikeouts in 40 innings.
It was the first loss in nine games for Siskiyous, which entered the game with 10 homers and 25 doubles.
Lisa Zeitlin’s sacrifice fly gave the Vaqueros a 1-0 lead in the second. Faith Eranson’s sixth-inning homer tied it at 1-1. The Vaqueros scored twice in the bottom of the sixth on a bases-loaded walk to Snyder and an RBI groundout by Jasmyne Holmes.
Nicole Adair gave SBCC a 1-0 lead against Victor Valley and it stayed that way until the seventh when the Vaqueros scored four more. Adair had a two-RBI single and Carly Smith delivered a two-run double.
SBCC will take on Fresno City on Sunday morning at 9 a.m. and Porterville at 1 p.m.

Siskiyous …... 000 001 0 -- 1 3 2
SBCC …..…..... 010 002 x -- 3 3 2
Cook and Contrell; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 5-1. L--Cook.
3B--SB: Zeitlin. HR--S: Eranson, 6th inn., none on.

SBCC ……...…... 001 000 4 -- 5 6 2
Victor Valley …. 000 000 0 -- 0 1 1
Snyder and Bolanos; Cole and Cariveau. W--Snyder 6-1. L--Cole.
2B--SB: Smith.

Tuesday, March 1 -- SBCC at L.A. Valley, 2:30 p.m. SBCC 12, Valley 2 (6 inn.) Record: 4-1

Bolanos knocks in three in 12-2 rout
Snyder tosses 2-hitter at L.A. Valley

Freshman catcher Stephanie Bolanos drove in three runs and SBCC erupted for six runs in the top of the sixth on Tuesday to defeat L.A. Valley 12-2 in a nonconference softball game at Valley Glen. The contest was shortened to six innings by the eight-run rule.
Kailey Snyder (4-1) pitched a two-hitter with four strikeouts, one walk and one hit batter. Snyder, who also went 2-4 at the plate, has allowed just eight hits in her last three outings. It was her third shutout in five games.
Carly Smith went 2-4, Maryann Giles was 2-2 and Laura Cannon had a two-run double during the six-run uprising. Joan Cannon tripled for the second straight game.
The Vaqueros (4-1) scored two in the first and three in the third to take a 5-0 lead. They’ve scored first in all four wins this year.
“When we score first, it seems to settle us in and we continue our aggressiveness throughout the game,” said coach Paula Congleton.
The Vaqueros will play in the 12-team Fresno Tournament this weekend. On Saturday, they’ll face College of the Siskiyous at 1 p.m. and Victor Valley at 3 p.m.

(6 inn., run rule)
SBCC …..……... 203 106 -- 12 11 1
L.A. Valley ….... 002 000 -- 2 2 2
Snyder and Bolanos; Cabada, Rodriguez (5) and Zapata. W--Snyder 4-1. L--Cabada.
2B--SB: L. Cannon, Smith. 3B--SB: J. Cannon.

Tuesday, Feb. 22 -- SBCC at Canyons, 2:30 p.m. SBCC 6, Canyons 0 Record: 3-1

Snyder tosses 1-hit shutout
Joan Cannon, Smith, Snyder get three hits

Kailey Snyder gave up a leadoff single, then nothing else on Tuesday as SBCC blanked Canyons 6-0 in a nonconference game in Santa Clarita.
The sophomore right-hander allowed just two runners in a one-hitter that featured nine strikeouts and one walk. “That’s her first walk of the year,” said coach Paula Congleton of Snyder (3-1), who’s struck out 34 in 26 innings.
The Vaqueros (3-1) scored six runs in the first three innings. Joan Cannon led off the game with a triple and scored on a single by her twin sister, Laura, during a three-run first. Snyder, Joan Cannon and Carly Smith all went 3-for-4 with Snyder driving in two runs and Smith one.
The Vaqueros are slated to play a home doubleheader on Saturday against East L.A. (10 a.m.) and L.A. Mission (2 p.m.) but there’s a strong chance of rain.

SBCC …….. 321 000 0 -- 6 13 0
Canyons … 000 000 0 -- 0 1 1
Snyder and Bolanos; Hartwig and Drogae. W--Snyder 3-1. L--Drogae.
2B--SB: Smith. 3B--SB: J. Cannon.

Thursday, Feb. 17 -- Bakersfield at SBCC, 2:30 p.m. SBCC 2, Bakersfield 1 Record: 2-1

Snyder sparkles in home-opening win
Sophomore holds Bakersfield to five hits

When Kailey Snyder woke up Thursday morning, she thought SBCC’s home opener might be rained out. Once she found out the game was on, the sophomore pitcher didn’t fool around, throwing a five-hitter with seven strikeouts in a 2-1 win over Bakersfield.
“I didn’t get to prepare mentally like I normally do,“ said Snyder, who got a strikeout, pop-out and strikeout to end the game after giving up an RBI single in the seventh. “I was excited to get to play at home.
“We have a long way to go but when we get to that point, we‘re going to be solid.”
The Vaqueros (2-1) took a 2-0 lead in the fourth at newly renovated Pershing Park. Carly Smith drilled her second single to open the inning and Snyder doubled to right-center with one out. Third baseman Lisa Zeitlin drove a ball to the fence in left-center, scoring both runners.
After giving up an infield single to the second batter, Snyder retired 11 straight. In the fifth, the Renegades (6-3) got runners to second and third but Snyder promptly got three straight outs. She had four 1-2-3 innings and didn‘t walk a batter.
Snyder, a former St. Joseph High standout, has 25 strikeouts in 19 innings.
“Kailey looked really good today,” said coach Paula Congleton. “Bakersfield’s a great team and for her to get seven strikeouts is great. We‘re even prouder that she didn‘t have any walks.”
The Vaqueros' next home game on Saturday at noon against Pasadena has been postponed by rain.

Bakersfield …. 000 000 1 -- 1 5 0
SBCC …….…... 000 200 x -- 2 8 0
Ward and Frankhouser; Snyder and Bolanos. W--Snyder 2-1. L--Ward.
2B--B: Estep. SB: Snyder.

Tuesday, Feb. 8 -- SBCC at Long Beach City, 2 p.m. #13 Long Beach 3, SBCC 1 Record: 1-1

No. 13 Long Beach tops Vaqueros
Smith has solo homer in 3-1 setback

Long Beach used four doubles to down SBCC 3-1 on Tuesday in a nonconference game at Long Beach.
Kailey Snyder tossed a six-hitter and had nine strikeouts for the second straight game for the Vaqueros (1-1). Angela Arias threw a five-hitter with six strikeouts for the 13th-ranked Vikings (5-1-1).
Carly Smith produced SBCC‘s only run with a pinch-hit homer in the sixth.
The Vaqueros make their home debut on Thursday, Feb. 17 with a 2:30 p.m. game against Bakersfield.

SBCC …………. 000 001 0 -- 1 5 0
Long Beach …. 001 020 x -- 3 6 2
Snyder and Bolanos; Arias and Holden. W--Arias 2-1. L--Snyder 1-1.
2B--SB: Holmes. LB: Hannan, Contreras, Holden, Zapien. HR--SB: Smith (1), 6th inn., none on.

Saturday, Feb. 5 -- SBCC at Glendale, 1 p.m. SBCC 8, Glendale 0 (5 inn., run rule) Record: 1-0

Snyder tosses 2-hitter in 8-0 win
Joan Cannon goes 3-3 in season-opening triumph

Kailey Snyder threw a two-hitter with nine strikeouts on Saturday as SBCC opened its campaign with an 8-0 win at Glendale. The game was called after five innings due to the 8-run rule.
Jasmyne Holmes, a sophomore from Dos Pueblos High, blasted a two-run homer in the third inning and finished with three RBIs. Joan Cannon was 3-3 with a walk and her twin sister Laura was 2-3. Snyder and Carly Smith both had triples.
Catcher Stephanie Bolanos delivered a two-run single during a four-run fifth inning.

SBCC …….... 013 04 -- 8 9 2
Glendale ….. 000 00 -- 0 2 2
Snyder and Bolanos; Mesa and Wright. W--Snyder 1-0. L--Mesa 0-1.
3B--SB: Snyder, Smith. HR--SB: Holmes (1), 3rd inn., one on.