Moorpark baseball will travel to Santa Barbara City College today to start Western State Conference play.

The Raiders have started the season slowly; but have picked it up in recent games, winning two out of their last three. Capturing one of those wins on the road at Bakersfield Community College, 4-3.

They hold a (5-10) record and look to start off the conference season on a positive not against the Vaqueros who carries a (6-8) record coming into WSC play.

Kenny Overly, a freshman from Camarillo HS, has given the Raiders the spark they’ve been looking for in the past couple games.  The outfielder led his team to victory with his bat, getting 3 hits and 3 RBIs against Bakersfield. One of the hits was delivered in heroic fashion at the top of the ninth inning while the Raiders were down 2-3.  His two out single drove in the tying run and the go-ahead run, giving Moorpark the eventual winning tally, 4-3.

Although Overly’s play has been on form in recent games, designated hitter, Matt Toczynski has been raking the ball from the beginning. Logging a hit, RBI, or run-scored in almost every game.

According to the Weather Channel, the weather looks to be cloudy all day in Santa Barbara and should stay dry, with temperatures lurking around 57˚F.

The first pitch will be thrown at 2 p.m. today.