Spectators at Thursday's league battle between the El Capitan Gauchos (Merced, CA) and the host Merced Bears (Merced, CA), saw El Capitan's baseball squad knock off Merced by a count of 6-3.

Coming up next, the Gauchos play the Buhach Colony Thunder (Atwater, CA) in a battle, on Tuesday, April 23. El Capitan will attempt to move on its 6-4 season record. The Thunder enter the battle with a 4-16 record after their 15-0 non-league loss to Escalon (Escalon, CA).

The Bears now possess a 4-13 record. They take the field next when they travel to Central Valley for a battle on Tuesday, April 23. Merced will play a Hawks squad coming off a 11-2 non-league win over Hilmar (Hilmar, CA). The Hawks record now stands at 12-10.