No. 4 Canyons Wins Opener at Ventura College Spring Games
COC pitchers Milana Casillas and freshman Ashley Russo combine to keep the Pirates bats at bay.
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Ventura
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
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Canyons
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
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Ventura
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0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
March 30, 2015
The College of the Canyons softball team continued its busy weekend with a 7-3 victory over tournament host Ventura College in the opener of the Ventura College Spring Games.
Canyons (19-4-1, 9-2) earned the victory in five innings of play with sophomore Milana Casillas and freshman Ashley Russo combining to keep the Pirates bats relatively quiet.
The Cougars scored five runs in the first two innings of play and never relinquished the lead.
The top of head coach John Wissmath's lineup was firing on all cylinders, with Cheynne Steward, Kaitlyn Shreves and Lauren Anderson combining to score five of the Cougars runs.
Anderson finished the day 3-for-3 with two RBIs, while Steward was 3-for-4 with an RBI.
COC center fielder Erica Esparza and Casillas each stole a base and recorded two hits apiece.