Pitman Pride (Turlock, CA) backers exited the stadium thrilled Friday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Hilmar Yellowjackets (Hilmar, CA), 19-13 in a non-league challenge.

The Pride now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they host El Capitan for a non-league challenge on Monday, March 7. Pitman will battle a Gauchos squad coming off a 11-1 non-league loss to Turlock (Turlock, CA). The Gauchos record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Hilmar falls to 1-3 on the campaign. The Yellowjackets travel to Central Valley (Ceres, CA) to battle the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, March 8. The Hawks enter the challenge with a record of 1-4. Central Valley lost 3-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Lodi (Lodi, CA)