Irvine Valley stays hot offensively, scoring five runs in the first inning and beats Ventura, 10-4, at home on Tuesday.
It was IVC's second straight win over Ventura. They took down the Pirates, 14-8, on the road last Friday.
Irvine Valley's five runs in the first inning to get things started came off of four hits a walk and a Pirate error.
Sophomore first baseman Jackson Snitko brough in the first run with a sac fly.
Freshman right fielder Connor Gomez hit a RBI double to make it 2-0.
Gomez scored on an error and then sophomore catcher Aaron Serrato hit a two-run single up the middle to put IVC in front, 5-0.
Irvine Valley added two more runs in the bottom of the second inning with freshman left fielder Cole Lefebvre stealing home as part of a double steal and Gomez hitting a RBI double.
Ventura made it a game by scoring three runs in the top of the third inning and another run in the top of the fifth inning to get within 7-4.
But IVC put the game away with two runs in the bottom of the fifth, getting a two-run single from Lefebvre after freshman center fielder Sam Tucci singled and then Serrato was hit by a pitch to open up the frame.
Freshman left-hander Christian Viggiano picked up his first win in relief, throwing 4.1 scoreless innings and allowing just three hits and one walk with one strikeout.
Serrato ended with two hits, one run and three RBI and Lefebvre and Gomez each contributed three hits and two RBI to the offensive attack. Gomez had two doubles on the day.
Snitko added two hits, including a double, and one run and one RBI and freshman shortstop Jake Amundson went 2 for 5 with a double, two runs and one RBI.
The Lasers are on the road for the next four games, starting with playing at Cerro Coso this Friday and Saturday.
