The Glendale Vaqueros wrapped up their mini three game road trip with a doubleheader split with the Santa Barbara City Vaqueros from the Western State Conference Northern Division at Pershing Park on Thursday afternoon. Winning the first game 8-6 before falling in the second game 4-3 on a walk-off fielder's choice in the bottom of the seventh inning. 

Asuzena Lopez sparked Glendale's second four-run inning of the first game, in the 5th, with a two-rbi single to right field scoring Catarina Anzalone and pinch hitter Grace FitzRandolph. Olivia Ziebell-White finished with two doubles, one RBI and scored once. Lopez and Anzalone each finished with a game-high three hits to go with a combined four runs driven in. Jazmin Jaquez picked up her second win of the season in relief of the starter Annaliese Ruiz. Jaquez went 3.2 scoreless on 19 total pitches and 15 of which were strikes. Mia Sanchez closed the door in the seventh by striking out the side, giving Sanchez her first Glendale save.  

Sanchez's week of dominance in the circle continued in the second game of the doubleheader against SBCC. Sanchez pitched 6.2 innings striking out seven batters - moving her week total to 23 punch outs in 14.2 innings worked. Lopez collected three hits for the second straight game in the nightcap, finishing 6 for 8 on the day.  

Glendale (7-1) will look to improve on their five game unbeaten streak at the Glendale Sports Complex on Saturday, February 7th as they host the Rams of Victor Valley in the first of three straight doubleheaders at home. First pitch for game one is at 12 pm with the second one to follow approximately 30 minutes after the first game. 

Written by Eric Owens