Softball Recap: Ventura Has No Trouble Against St. Bonaventure

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ventura). They put the hurt on the St. Bonaventure Seraphs with a sharp 13-1 victory on Saturday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded the Cougars with their most commanding win of the season.

Jessie Sebeck made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those RBI were her first of the season.

In other batting news, Brooklynn Bishop and Makayla Halley did most of the damage at the plate: Bishop scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Halley scored a run while going 2-for-4. What's more, Halley posted two hits, the most she's had since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Zayra Landeros, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.

Ventura always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .562. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Bonaventure only posted an OBP of .364.

Cougars

Previous 4 Games (Away)

02/22/25 @ St. Bonaventure	13-1
02/21/25 @ Fillmore	5-2
02/18/25 @ Canyon	5-1
04/24/24 @ Santa Barbara	19-2

Ventura pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs over those games. As for St. Bonaventure, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

Looking ahead, Ventura will be playing in front of their home fans against Faith Baptist at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. Ventura's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Faith Baptist's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Bonaventure, they will venture away from home to take on Rio Mesa at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Bonaventure is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.