Inland Empire Bucs Claim 8-2 Victory Over First-Place VC Bucs; Gilkeson & Janes Drive in 3 Runs Each
Baseball:
The Inland Empire Bucs defeated the Ventura County Bucs, 8-2, in Saturday's Sunset League showdown.
IEB out-hit VCB, 12-6, and moved to within two games of the league's co-leaders, the OC Pirates and Ventura County Bucs.
Jonah Stepner went three innings to get the win, allowing one run on two hits.
Stepner walked four and struck out three VCB batters.
Domenik Cervantes singled twice and had an RBI.
Trent Turquand had two singles and scored once.
Anthony Chavez walked and had one RBI.
Colin Bell walked and scored.
Ricardo Martinez got the loss for Ventura County, allowing three runs on two hits over four innings.
Martinez walked four and fanned four.
Joe Gilkeson tripled and drove in three runs.
Jack Janes walked, doubled and had three RBIs.
Robert Valdivia went 2-for-4, with a run and two RBIs.
Carson Mounce and Jared Gener singled, doubled and scored one run apiece.
Benny Vogel singled, scored two runs and had an RBI.
Billy Velasco walked twice and scored.
Kanan Treece and Jakob Taylor walked and scored one run each.
Box Score:
VCB: 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-(2)
IEB: 0-3-0-0-2-0-2-1-X-(8)
Win: Jonah Stepner
Loss: Ricardo Martinez
3B: Joe Gilkeson (IEB)
2B: Carson Mounce (IEB), Jack Janes (IEB), Jared Gener (IEB)
Records: VCB (8-4); IEB (6-6)
