Baseball:
The Ventura County Bucs pulled to within one-half game of the fourth place Orange County Juice on Sunday.
The top four programs in the six-team Baseball Census Collegiate Summer League go to the playoffs next Saturday.
The Bucs and Juice both have nine wins apiece after Sunday’s 2-1 decision in favor of the VCB.
Four Bucs pitchers (Evan Jaquez, James Cooker, John Trainor & Hunter Boylan) combined to allow one unearned run on five hits.
The Bucs quartet combined to issue two walks and strike out eight.
Cooker had five of the eight strikeouts for the VCB pitching staff.
Mario Catalan singled, doubled and scored the only OCJ run of the game.
Lucas Gabay, Nate Sterling and Amari Yolas had one hit apiece in Sunday’s loss.
Geovanny Hernandez was charged with the loss in spite of allowing just an unearned run on one hit over 3 1/3 innings.
Hernandez didn’t walk anyone and struck out three.
The Bucs got another run on one hit and three walks over one inning off of Dallas Galvez.
Jayden Rex went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Eddie Perez walked and singled.
Robert Snyder was hit by pitch and scored, and Moses Hyde walked and scored.
Will Kaczynski, Jarrett Segura, Skylar Chang and Nicholas Mattera had one single apiece for the Bucs.
Box Score:
J: 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-(1)
B: 0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-X-(2)
Win: Evan Jaquez
Loss: Geovanny Hernandez
2B: Mario Catalan (J)
Baseball Census Collegiate Summer League Standings Through July 21:
Arroyo Seco Sentinels (15-6-2)
California Outlaws (12-9-2)
San Gabriel Valley Monarchs (10-9-4)
Orange County Juice (9-10-2)
Ventura County Bucs (9-11-2)
Arroyo Seco Royals (6-16)
Remaining Schedule:
Arroyo Seco Sentinels:
7/24: Sentinels vs VC Bucs at Brookside Park at 6
7/25: Sentinels vs OC Juice at Brookside Park at 6
California Outlaws:
7/23: Outlaws vs VC Bucs at Ben Hines Field at 4
7/24: Outlaws vs Royals at Ben Hines Field at 4
San Gabriel Valley Monarchs:
7/23: Monarchs vs OC Juice at Ben Hines Field at 1
7/24: Monarchs vs OC Juice at Ben Hines Field at 1
Orange County Juice:
7/23: Juice vs Monarchs at 4
7/24: Juice vs Monarchs at Ben Hines Field at 1
7/25: Juice vs Sentinels at Brookside Park at 6
Ventura County Bucs:
7/23: Bucs vs Outlaws at Glendale Sports Complex at 4
7/24: Bucs vs Sentinels at Brookside Park at 6
7/25: Bucs vs Royals at LA Valley College at 4:15
Arroyo Seco Royals:
7/24: Royals vs Outlaws at Ben Hines Field at 4
7/25: Royals vs Bucs at LA Valley College at 4:15
First-Round Playoffs:
July 27 & July 28
Championship Round:
July 30 & 31
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