Baseball Game Preview: Morro Bay Pirates vs. Santa Ynez Pirates

Pirates

Runs

03/18/25 @ Orcutt Academy	26
03/01/25 vs Everett Alvarez	15
03/01/25 @ Templeton	7
02/26/25 @ Fresno	5

Morro Bay is 0-10 against Santa Ynez since May of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. Morro Bay will host Santa Ynez at 4:30 p.m. Morro Bay is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.6 runs per game this season.

While Morro Bay didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Orcutt Academy 26-2 on Tuesday. That 24 run margin sets a new team best for the Pirates this season.

Colton White made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-low in hits. He was even better at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two).

In other batting news, Cruz Wilkinson was a standout: he went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Another player making a difference was Joseph Skaggs, who scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-3.

Morro Bay always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .521. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Orcutt Academy only posted an OBP of .273.

Meanwhile, Santa Ynez didn't have quite enough to beat Santa Maria on Tuesday and fell 2-1. The contest marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Santa Ynez saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Pulido, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

Morro Bay pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Ynez, they now have a losing record of 3-4.