The Merced Bears baseball team (Merced, CA), was overwhelmed 5-0 in Monday's non-league outing with the visiting Madera Coyotes (Madera, CA)

The Coyotes now hold a 5-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Madera South for a County/Metro outing on Friday, March 8. Madera will confront a Stallions team coming off a 9-5 non-league win over Mission Oak (Tulare, CA). The Stallions record now stands at 3-4.

Next, the Bears confront the Modesto Panthers (Modesto, CA) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, March 7. Merced will attempt to advance on its 1-3 season record. The Panthers go into the outing with a 1-1 record after their 16-1 non-league win over Chavez (Stockton, CA).