The Corona Panthers will face off against the Casteel Colts at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Corona sitting on 22 straight wins dating back to last season and Casteel on three.
Casteel's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Corona hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Panthers never let King get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Thursday. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Ethin Bingaman and Seth Hernandez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bingaman struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Hernandez struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bingaman has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances. At bat, Bingaman scored two runs while going 2-for-5, while Hernandez went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Anthony Murphy
| 04/03/25 vs King | 4 |
| 04/01/25 vs King | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ La Mirada | 1 |
| 03/27/25 @ JSerra Catholic | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs Santa Margarita | 1 |
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In other batting news, Gavin Flores and Anthony Murphy did most of the damage at the plate: Flores fired off two home runs, five runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4, while Murphy went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs. That's the most hits Murphy has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Billy Carlson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Corona was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .541. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Casteel and Basha had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Colts came out on top against the Bears by a score of 5-1 on Thursday.
The team relied heavily on Dallas Hairston, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Connor Russell, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Corona's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Casteel, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Corona hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Casteel struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
