Spectators at Thursday's non-league battle between the Escondido Cougars (Escondido, CA) and the host Oceanside Pirates (Oceanside, CA), saw Escondido's baseball squad knock off Oceanside by a count of 6-1.

Coming up next, the Cougars play the Mission Hills Grizzlies (San Marcos, CA) in a Avocado - East battle, on Tuesday, April 16. Escondido will attempt to improve on its 7-6 season record.

The Pirates (5-9) will now prepare for their match against Valley Center (Valley Center, CA). The Jaguars go into the Valley match with a 9-4 record. In their last match, Valley Center was overwhelmed by Rancho Buena Vista (Vista, CA), 2-0, in a non-league match.