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The Ventura County Pirates Baseball Club is a high caliber and high quality organization in the Southern California region.

Our program is coached by skilled and knowledgeable former collegiate and current MLB Scouts, dedicated to developing our players into high caliber collegiate athletes. We specialize in developmental baseball instruction for athletes wishing to compete at a higher level. We strive to help our athletes reach their personal and athletic goals and to prepare them to compete at Collegiate levels.

Our goal is simple: to develop student athletes of success and integrity. We strive to help our players serve as positive members of their team. We strive to instill a positive attitude in our athletes so they are willing to recognize the importance of mental and physical growth in the development of their baseball skills. We try to help our athletes reach their full baseball potential and meet their own personal goals.

Recent Ventura County Pirates News

BOTW All Summer Selections

By Sunset Staff 08/05/2021, 7:30am PDT

A great first season is in the books for the Best of the West and there are plenty of players to honor for their performances. Here are your 2021 All-Summer BOTW selections:

1st Team All Summer

MVP      VCP        Darren Taylor 47 H, 26 R, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 12 SB, .388 BA, .503 OBP                
IF            IVB         Dominic Masciel 19 H, 8 R, 3 HR, 16 RBI, .380 BA               
IF            IVB         Conner McKinney 22 H, 11 R, 3 HR, 13 RBI, .379 BA          
IF            IVB         Hayden Winters 25 H, 17 R, 5 HR, 23 RBI, .325 BA
IF            SCS         Connor Aldrich 28 H, 12 R, 17 RBI, .322 BA           
IF            LBL         Sawyer Chesley 17 H, 9 R, 2 HR, 10 RBI, .415 BA
OF          IVB         Cole Smith 26 H, 18 R, 7 RBI, 1 HR, .394 BA          
OF          VCP        Grant Schoen 20 H, 14 R, 6 RBI, .377 BA
OF          IVP         Cole Koniarsky 20 H, 10 R, 1 HR, 10 RBI, .308 BA
OF          VCP        Trenton Pallas 32 H, 20 R, 12 RBI, 11 SB, .308 BA
UTL        IVP         Dominic Martinez 20 H, 10 R, 5 RBI, .385 BA
UTL        IVB         Nathan Barraza 24 H, 12 R, 1 HR, 13 RBI, 6 SB, .375 BA    
P             IVP         Wyatt Johnson 1-0, 2 SV, 21.1 IP, 1.27 ERA, 36 K, 0.94 WHIP
P             VCP        Aren Alvarez 1-1, 16 IP, 1.69 ERA, 17 K, 1.25 WHIP
P             LBL         Trevor McInerney 3-1, 24.1 IP, 2.59 ERA, 20 K, 1.11 WHIP
P             LBL         Josh Agnew 10 IP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 17 K, 0.40 WHIP
P             IVB         Carson Conradt 10 IP, 0.90 ERA, 5 K, 0.90 WHIP 
P             IVB         Sebastian Diaz 25 IP, 1-1, 2.52 ERA, 16 K, 1.56 WHIP

2nd Team All Summer

IF            IVB         Christopher Masciel 27 H, 16 R, 1 HR, 11 RBI, .342 BA      
IF            IVP         Spencer Rasmussen 27 H, 18 R, 3 HR, 25 RBI, .303 BA
IF            VCP        Kyle Soberano 39 H, 25 R, 2 HR, 16 RBI, 18 SB, .295 BA
IF            IVP         Jacob Sharp 16 H, 10 R, 3 HR, 18 RBI, .291 BA
OF          IVB         Jared Bujanda 15 H, 9 R, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .300 BA
OF          LBL         Dante Faicchio 14 H, 9 R, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 9 SB, .286 BA
OF          IVP         Julian Alvarez 24 H, 18 R, 11 RBI, 7 SB, .282 BA
UTL        SCS         Emry Jackson 22 H, 5 R, 9 RBI, .306 BA, .444 OBP
UTL        IVB         Jake Lappin 14 H, 10 R, 1 HR, 6 RBI, .280 BA
P            LBL         Martin Najera 10.2 IP, 2.53 ERA, 5 K, 1.31 WHIP
P            VCP        Jason Starrels 10.2 IP, 1-0, 1 SV, 2.53 ERA, 5 K, 0.94 WHIP
P            IVP          AJ Moreno 18 IP 1-0, 3.00 ERA, 18 K, 1.33 WHIP
P            LBL         Brett Awerkamp 21 IP, 2-0, 3.00 ERA, 14 K, 1.29 WHIP
P            VCP        Garrett Apker 15 IP, 3.00 ERA, 25 K, 1.33 WHIP
P            IVP          Isaac Esqueda 23.1 IP, 3-0, 1 SV, 3.09 ERA, 31 K, 1.20 WHIP

IV Pirates Win Best of the West Title

By Sunset Staff 08/02/2021, 7:00am PDT

ORANGE -- The Inland Valley Pirates defeated the Ventura County Pirates 5-2 in Game 3 of the Championship Series. The Pirates won the inaugural championship of the Best of the West in both the regular season and postseason.

Jacob Sharp (Fullerton College) ripped two RBI. Dominic Martinez (Fullerton College), Cole Koniarsky (USD) and John Pappas each contributed one RBI.

This wraps an excellent season for the Best of the West. We look forward to another outstanding season next year.

VC Pirates Get Even

By Sunset Staff 08/01/2021, 6:45am PDT

ORANGE -- The Ventura County Pirates defeated the Inland Valley Pirates 5-3 Saturday in Game 2 of the Championship Series.

Trenton Pallas (Hancock) went 3-for-3. Johnny Pacheco (CSULA) and Ian McIntyre (Vanguard) each knocked in one RBI. Cole Dale (UCSD) earned the win, tossing seven innings, striking out seven and allowing just one earned run.

Game 3 is set for Sunday.

Team Owner/GM: George Vranau

Email: gvranau.pirates@gmail.com

SBL Titles: 2019

Division Titles: 2017, 2019