Gilbert Tigers (Gilbert, AZ) fans exited the stadium thrilled Wednesday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting Mountain Pointe Pride (Phoenix, AZ), 12-3 in a non-league test.

With the win, Gilbert upgrades its record to 1-0 on the season. The Tigers travel to Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ) to battle the Sabercats in a non-league test on Thursday, February 25. The Sabercats come into the test with a record of 1-0. Saguaro won 6-4 in their recent non-league test against Horizon (Scottsdale, AZ)

With the defeat, Mountain Pointe falls to 0-1 on the season. The Pride travel to Horizon (Scottsdale, AZ) to battle the Huskies in a non-league test on Thursday, February 25. The Huskies come into the test with a record of 0-1. Horizon lost 6-4 in their recent non-league test against Saguaro (Scottsdale, AZ)

Mt Pt started with a homerun in the 1st to take the early lead. Gilbert responded with a run in the bottom half. Pointe scored another in the 2nd but Gilbert put a 5 spot up in the bottom and never looked back. 9 different players had at least 1 hit. Gilbert had 5 HR's in 6 innings. Jr pitcher Dalton England got a win in his first ever Varsity start. Sophomore pitcher Justin McAlister came in the 5th and threw 3 shutout innings giving up 0 hits and 0 walks with 3 K's.