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Riverside rallies late to beat Vaqueros 5-3

Riverside scored two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth on Wednesday to rally past SBCC 5-3 in a nonconference baseball game at the Evans Sports Complex in Riverside.

Jake Gagain, a sophomore from Lithia, Fla., went 2-5 and extended his hitting streak to eight games. He also took over the team lead in batting average at .308. (Photo by Dave Loveton)
Jake Gagain, a sophomore from Lithia, Fla., went 2-5 and extended his hitting streak to eight games. He also took over the team lead in batting average at .308. (Photo by Dave Loveton)
Box Score
March 23, 2016

Riverside scored two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth on Wednesday to rally past SBCC 5-3 in a nonconference baseball game at the Evans Sports Complex in Riverside.

It was the second loss in two days for the Vaqueros (10-12). The Tigers, ranked No. 11 in Southern Cal, snapped a five-game losing streak and improved to 12-8.

Third baseman Chris Smutny went 2-4 for the second straight game. Jake Gagain, Connor Clark and Nicholas Allman also had two hits for Santa Barbara.

Steven Ledesma turned in a solid six innings, allowing just one run on three hits with six strikeouts and no walks. Five Riverside pitchers struck out 10 and the Vaqueros left 11 runners on-base.

Nicolas Bereaud had two RBIs for the Vaqueros with a two-out single that scored Smutny in the fifth and a sacrifice fly in the ninth. Andrew Cosgrove drove in Allman on a high chopper up the middle in the sixth, putting the Vaqueros ahead 2-1.

SBCC will host El Camino on Friday at 2:30 p.m. The 10th-ranked Warriors edged the Vaqueros 4-3 on Tuesday in Torrance.