Baseball Game Preview: Pacific Indians vs. New Haven Shamrocks

Indians

Runs

03/27/25 @ Orchard Farm	2
03/25/25 vs Chaminade	18
03/22/25 @ Washington	3
03/22/25 @ Marquette	2

Pacific has gone a perfect 10-0 against New Haven recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. Pacific will look to defend their home field against New Haven at 4:30 p.m. Pacific is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.

While Pacific's victory against Orchard Farm wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. Pacific's pitcher stepped up to hand Orchard Farm a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The win was nothing new for the Indians as they're now sitting on three straight.

Bennett Parker tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Furthermore, he didn't allow a single earned run, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in April of 2024.

At the plate, Cayden Matthes was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Landon Swebilius also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Meanwhile, New Haven fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Linn on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (5-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.

Pacific's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for New Haven, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Pacific took their win against New Haven in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 25-1. Will Pacific repeat their success, or does New Haven has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.