Yuki Kawashima

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• April 29, 2023

The Pirate baseball team ended the 2023 season with an 8-1 victory over LA Pierce Saturday at Pirate Park. Yuki Kawashima had three hits and scored two runs while Matthew Beach recorded three hits with a run scored and one run batted in. Reiss Calvin scored twice in hist home finale. Jared Hughes pitched five scoreless innings to pick up the win as Ventura maintains a glimmer of hope for a post-season berth finishing in fourth place in the Western State Conference North Division at 12-12 in league play.

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• April 28, 2023

VC sophomore Reiss Calvin continued his stellar season hitting 3-5 with a double, two runs scored and two runs batted in and Gage Allen was 3-5 with two RBI and a run scored as Ventura held off Hancock 10-7 Friday at Pirate Park. Cooper Smith had a quality start for the victory, throwing seven innings and giving up three runs, two earned on eight hits. The triumph gave Ventura (16-23, 11-12) a season split with the Bulldogs.

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• April 22, 2023

The Pirate baseball team made it a perfect 4-0 over Oxnard this season with a 3-1 12-inning win on the road Saturday afternoon. Reiss Calvin had a pair of hits with a stolen base and a run scored for Ventura (15-22, 2\10-11) and Yuki Kawashima scored th game-winning run in the top of the 12th. Jared Hughes pitched five scoreless frames in the start and Logan Knight followed, allowing one run while pitching into the 11th inning. Sebastian Garcia got credit for the win on the mound and Livio Bundy got the save.

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• April 20, 2023

The Pirate baseball team fell behind 5-0 and 8-1 to visiting Cuesta Thursday afternoon before a five-run eighth inning got VC back into he game, they fell short in the comeback, however, dropping the 9-6 decision to the Cougars. Omar Santamaria continued to swing a hot bat, going 2-3, including a double, with a stolen base, two runs scored and two runs batted in. Reiss Calvin was 2-4 with a stolen base, one run scored and two RBI. Harrison Cordeiro and Sebastian Garcia each pitched scoreless innings in relief.

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• April 18, 2023

The VC baseball team scored twice in the top of the 10th inning to post a 7-5 victory at Moorpark, evening the season series with the Raiders at 2-2. Andrew Savage hit a sacrifice fly to score Haiden Letzing and Gage Allen singled home Caden Stillwell in the extra frame for the winning margin and Sebastian Garcia recorded the final out for the save. Stillwell totaled three hits in the contest while Connor Hickey and Mason Reid each had two runs batted in. Hunter Jones made the start giving up four runs, two earned through eight innings.

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• April 15, 2023

The Pirates' baseball team and LA Pierce combined to score in 11 of the 18 half-innings Saturday in Woodland Hills with VC coming up on the short side of an 8-7 decision in the final meeting of their three-game set. There were three ties and a pair of lead changes in the contest in which seven Pirates had two hits each. Haiden Letzing was one with a pair of hits and he also knocked in a run while Mason Reid had two hits with two runs scored and an RBI. Yuki Kawashima and Omar Santamaria each doubled in the game.

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• April 13, 2023

The Pirate baseball team posted back-to-back double-digit wins over Los Angeles Pierce this week, defeating the Brahmas 14-4 on Tuesday in Woodland Hills before belting their way to a 19-3 victory Thursday at Pirate Park. Mason Reid had five hits and four runs batted in over the two games while Reiss Calvin was 4-9 with six runs scored and four RBI. Hunter Jones pitched into the ninth inning for the victory on Tuesday and Cooper Smith threw into the eighth on Thursday for the "W" for the Pirates (13-20, 8-9).

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• April 06, 2023

The VC baseball team made a late charge for he second straight day, but cam up a run short Thursday, falling at Mt. San Jacinto 6-5. The Pirates came back from a 4-1 deficit after five innings, and had the game-tying run on third base when the side was retired in the top of the ninth. Yuki Kawashima had an RBI triple in the ninth inning and scored a run earlier in the game while Haiden Letzing had a hit with two runs scored. Reiss Calvin and Connor Hickey also recorded a hit and a run scored in the game.

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• April 05, 2023

The Pirate baseball team fell behind 7-0 after four innings of play at Rio Hondo on Wednesday before staging a strong comeback in their 11-9 setback against the Roadrunners. Caden Stillwell had two doubles, scored twice and knocked in one run while Reiss Calvin had two hits, including a double, with three runs scored and an RBI. Omar Santamaria also knocked in a pair of runs for Ventura (11-19, 6-9) in the non-conference make-up game in Whittier.

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• April 01, 2023

The Pirate baseball team had 15 hits, had runners on base in eight innings and moved them to scoring position in seven frames, yet could only score four runs in three columns in their 8-4 loss to Allan Hancock Saturday at Pirate Park. Reiss Calvin had three hits, stole a base, and scored twice in the game and Haiden Letzing also had three hits with an RBI. Omar Santamaria recorded three hits, including a double for Ventura (11-17, 6-9).

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• March 28, 2023

VC pitchers Wilson Spinks, Sebastian Garcia and Logan Knight combined to scatter seven hits and allow no runs in the Pirates' 6-0 shutout win at Allan Hancock College Tuesday. Matthew Beach was 2-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored while Connor Hickey and Gage Allen each recorded a hit with two runs batted in and a run scored. Haiden Letzing and Yuki Kawashima also recorded two hits apiece for Ventura (11-15, 6-7).

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• March 25, 2023

After a week of sketchy weather and wet fields, the Pirate baseball team returned to action under sunny skies and cool ocean breezes Saturday at Pirate Park as Hunter Jones and Cooper Smith combined to allow three hits in VC's 4-0 shutout victory over Rio Hondo. Reiss Calvin was 2-3 with a walk, three stolen bases, a run batted in and a run scored while Gage Allen had a pair of hits, including a double, and an RBI to power Ventura (10-15, 5-7).

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• March 18, 2023

The Pirates' baseball team received several strong pitching performances in their weekend series against Santa Barbara, but they had trouble scoring runs as VC dropped their three-game set against the Vaqueros. The Pirates fell by scores of 2-1 and 1-0 Saturday before falling 5-4 Sunday at Pirate Park. Hunter Jones and Cooper Smith both had outstanding starts on the mound of VC Saturday and Jared Hughes was solid for Ventura on Sunday, despite the three setbacks in the series.

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• March 13, 2023

The Pirate baseball team battled its way to an 8-5 win over Oxnard Monday, sweeping the rain-delayed three-game series over the Condors. Connor Hickey had three hits, including a triple and pair of doubles, with two runs scored and a run batted in and Mason Reid was 2-4 with two RBI. Logan Knight came on in relief and pitched five innings, giving up two runs, one earned, while striking out five to pick up the win.

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• March 09, 2023

VC pitcher Cooper Smith allowed one hit through seven complete innings of work, striking out seven and walking one as the Pirate baseball team ran away from Oxnard Thursday. Reiss Calvin and Mason Reid each homered and Aaron McLeod had four runs batted in for Ventura (8-12, 4-4) as they claimed their second straight against the Condors.

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• March 07, 2023

The Pirate baseball team scored seven runs in the bottom of the eighth Tuesday to turn pull away from Oxnard 14-9 at Pirate Park. Haiden Letzing delivered a two-RBI double in the frame as VC added to its two-run seventh to come from behind for the win. Yuki Kawashima had three hits and scored twice to lead Ventura (7-12, 3-4) and Mason Reid had a pair of doubles with two runs batted in and three runs scored. Hunter Jones pitched four innings in relief, giving up three earned runs to pick up the win.

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• March 02, 2023

The VC baseball team hung around long enough for its offense to come through. Trailing 5-3 to Cuesta headed to the bottom of the eighth, the Pirates plated six runs, punctuated by Reiss Calvin's two-run home run, to defeat the Cougars 9-5 Thursday at Pirate Park. Calvin had a double, triple and homer on the day, with three runs batted in, and Mason Reid had a pair of hits with an RBI and a run scored to lead the way. Cooper Smith pitched Ventura (6-9, 2-1) into the fifth inning and Ryan Sweeney threw three solid frames of relief to pick up the win.

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• February 22, 2023

The Pirate baseball team gave up one big inning Wednesday, yielding four runs to Moorpark in the bottom of the fourth, and that was enough to seal their fate in the 5-2 setback in the East County. Reiss Calvin was 2-3 with an RBI to lead the Pirate offense and Gage Allen hit a double and scored a run. Hunter Jones pitched 3.2 innings of relief to give the Pirates a chance, but VC (5-9, 1-1) was unable to come up with the clutch hit in the loss.

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• February 21, 2023

Behind a complete game by sophomore pitcher Cooper Smith, the VC baseball team won its Western State Conference opener 9-1 over Moorpark at Pirate Park. Smith scattered eight hits and gave up one earned run while striking out six against the Raiders. Reiss Calvin had a pair of hits, including a double, with three runs batted in and Andrew Savage also knocked in three with a pair of hits. Yuki Kawashima had a double with three runs scored.

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• February 18, 2023

The VC baseball team continued to produce runs Saturday, but a sixth inning rally by Glendale sealed the Pirates' fate in their 21-8 setback against the Vaqueros Saturday. Haiden Letzing had three hits, including a double, with three runs batted in and a run scored while Reiss Calvin reached base four times, twice with hits, and scored three times with an RBI. Gage Allen and Caden Stillwell also doubled in the game.

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• February 17, 2023

In the second game of their home-and-home set, the VC baseball team led Riverside 5-4 after seven innings before the Tigers scored three runs in the eight and twice more in the ninth to defeat Ventura 9-5 Friday at Pirate Park. Reiss Calvin was 3-4 at the plate, including a double, with a run scored and a run batted in and Andrew Savage also connected for three hits with an RBI to lead VC (4-7). Wilson Spinks started on the mound, pitching five complete innings and giving up three hits and three runs scored.

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• February 10, 2023

The Pirate baseball team took two of three games at San Diego Mesa Thursday and Friday. Cooper Smith gave up one run and scattered six hits over seven innings to lead VC to a 7-1 win on Thursday. Reiss Calvin then had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs while Haiden Letzing batted in three runs in Friday's nightcap of a doubleheader to move the Pirates past the Olympians 11-6.

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• February 04, 2023

The Pirate baseball team continued to produce runs Saturday defeating Citrus 17-11 at Pirate Park. VC's first four batters, Reiss Calvin, Connor Hickey, Mason Reid and Haiden Letzing went a combined 11-17, including three doubles, a triple and a home run, with 11 runs batted in and eight runs scored. In total, the VC offense banged out 19 hits in the barrage. On the mound, Jared Hughes started and pitched five complete innings, yielding three earned runs to earn the victory.

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• February 02, 2023

The VC baseball team dropped a road decision to Citrus Thursday in Glendora. The Pirates held a 7-5 lead in the middle of the fifth inning before the Owls exploded for 15 runs over the next three frames in the 20-10 defeat. Reiss Calvin, Connor Hickey and Andrew Savage all homered for VC (1-3) and Savage knocked in four runs. Calvin and Hickey each scored twice in the eight-inning contest.

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• February 01, 2023

The VC baseball team came back from an 11-4 deficit after four innings, scoring eight unanswered runs, including four in the bottom of the eighth, to claim a 12-11 victory Wednesday in their home opener at Pirate Park. Connor Hickey was 3-5 at the plate with two runs scored and three runs batted in while Reiss Calvin also had three hits with a pair of runs scored and an RBI. Andrew Savage homered and scored twice and Haiden Letzing and Braeden MacCormic each recorded two hits.

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• January 28, 2023

The Pirate baseball team dropped a pair of games Saturday in a doubleheader at NorCal No. 1 San Joaquin Delta Saturday. The Mustangs defeated VC 17-0 in game one before the Pirates closed the gap to 3-2 in the nightcap. Haiden Letzing and Yuki Kawashima were the only Pirates who managed hits in the first game while Letzing and Aaron McLeod each had runs batted in in the second. McLeod and Andrew Savage recorded two hits each in game two, as well.