The Buccaneers (6-15, 3-9) sunk the Pirates (17-5, 8-4) Monday afternoon with a 11-2 victory at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Bucs came out swinging in the first inning when they took a 1-0 lead. Miles Ryan scored on an error.
The Pirates tied it up in the third when Chaneng Varela belted an RBI single scoring Michael Johnson.
The Bucs sent up 10 hitters in the third inning and scored five runs on five consecutive hits including a grand slam by Jack Spohn to make it 7-1. Rudy Casarez added an RBI single. Kevin Riley, Johnny Juarez, Casarez, Bryce Brooks and Spohn all scored.
The Buccaneers tallied two more in the fourth inning. Anthony Rabito and Tanner Thibodeau knocked in Juarez and Casarez as they extended their lead to 9-1.
The Pirates responded with one in the fifth on an RBI single by Bryce Cherry scoring Greg Espinosa.
The Bucs went right back to work in the sixth inning plating another two runs. Thibodeau crushed a two-run triple that scored Casarez and Michael Smith.
Gerardo Ramirez was outstanding on the mound for the Bucs tossing six innings and striking out five while allowing two runs.
Eric Trask recorded the save by closing out the final three innings without allowing a run and striking out three.
BUCCANEERS
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Seminaris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rudy Casarez | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Luke Asperger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Miles Ryan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bryce Brooks | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mbusi Hlatshwayo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Riley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diego Cortes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Spohn | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Richie Chavez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Juarez | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tanner Thibodeau | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Anthony Rabito | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nathaniel Acosta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 39 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 11 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Trask | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Gerardo Ramirez | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — |
PIRATES
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Espinosa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonny Reynoso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. David | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Morabito | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anthony Virgen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Virgen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Ortega | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Escobar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chaneng Varela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Henley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Padlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bernardy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Reynoso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Scheftz | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Kelley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryce Cherry Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Lowenstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Garlick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Early | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| Aaron Reynoso | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Romero | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jack Johnson | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Conlan McKenzie | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — |