The Santa Barbara Dons will be taking part in a tournament against the Douglas Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
Oxnard hit Santa Barbara with a four-run fifth inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Dons fell just short of the Yellowjackets by a score of 5-3. That's two games in a row now that the Dons have lost by exactly two runs.
Meanwhile, Douglas didn't have quite enough to beat Grand Terrace on Friday and fell 6-4.
Douglas got a good showing from Nolan Paine, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Paine has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Douglas saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blaine Bilderback, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Aiden Tarlo was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Santa Barbara's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-7. As for Douglas, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
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