Five Vaqueros help Foresters win NBC national title
Five members of the SBCC baseball program helped the Santa Barbara Foresters claim their fifth National Baseball Congress title last Saturday in Wichita, Kan. The Foresters edged the defending champion Seattle Studs 3-2 in 12 innings at Lawrence Dumont Stadium.
Five members of the SBCC baseball program helped the Santa Barbara Foresters claim their fifth National Baseball Congress title last Saturday in Wichita, Kan. The Foresters edged the defending champion Seattle Studs 3-2 in 12 innings at Lawrence Dumont Stadium.
Forester head coach Bill Pintard was elected to the NBC Hall of Fame during the weeklong tournament. Justin Aspegren, SBCC's associate head coach, was the the pitching coach for the Foresters.
Steven Reveles, an All-American shortstop for the 2013 Vaqueros and the starting shortstop at the University of Nebraska this year, played second base, third base and shortstop for the Foresters. He was a starter in the championship game.
Three relief pitchers from the 2014 Vaqueros were on the Forester roster -- Kit Larson, Cody Van Aken and Lucas Benenati. Van Aken went 3-0 with two saves.
** Foresters edge Studs 3-2 for NBC title (The Wichita Eagle)
