Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pasco). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gulf Buccaneers a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now won five in a row.
Bryce Mangiaracina was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mangiaracina was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
In other batting news, Boomer Newton and Jayce Rollins did most of the damage at the plate: Newton scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Rollins scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Yeceil 'JJ' Lisojo also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Pirates
| 03/06/25 vs Gulf | 57.9% |
| 03/04/25 vs Cypress Creek | 32.3% |
| 02/28/25 vs Zephyrhills | 54.1% |
| 02/27/25 @ Weeki Wachee | 24% |
| 02/20/25 @ Lake Gibson | 39.5% |
| + 8 more games |
Pasco always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Pasco's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Gulf, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-5.
Coming up, Pasco will venture away from home to take on Hudson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hudson has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.29 runs per game on average), something Pasco will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Gulf, they will host Gibbs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gulf is facing Gibbs at the right time seeing as Gibbs is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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