The Pitman Pride (Turlock, CA) baseball the visiting Merced Bears (Merced, CA), 8-3 in Saturday's non-league challenge.

The Pride now own a 8-15 record. They take the field next when they host Modesto for a Central California Athletic challenge on Monday, April 28. Pitman will clash with a Panthers team coming off a 4-3 non-league win over Orland (Orland, CA). The Panthers record now stands at 3-19.

With the defeat, Merced drops to 6-16 on the year. The Bears host El Capitan (Merced, CA) to clash with the Gauchos in a Central California Conference challenge on Monday, April 28. The Gauchos go into the challenge with a record of 14-9. El Capitan 4-4 in their recent non-league challenge against Arroyo Grande (Arroyo Grande, CA)