Spectators at Tuesday's non-league battle between the Merced Bears (Merced, CA) and the host Central Valley Hawks (Ceres, CA), saw Merced's baseball squad knock off Central Valley by a count of 10-5.

Coming up next, the Bears play the Edison Vikings (Stockton, CA) in a non-league battle, on Thursday, March 22. Merced will attempt to move on its 2-7 season record.

The Hawks now possess a 4-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Golden Valley for a non-league battle on Friday, March 23. Central Valley will play a Cougars squad coming off a 4-0 non-league loss to Los Banos (Los Banos, CA). The Cougars record now stands at 2-4.