It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pioneer can now relate to. They came up short against the Twelve Bridges Rhinos on Wednesday, falling 8-1.

Drew Kersting
| 04/09/26 vs Vacaville | 4 |
| 04/17/26 vs Fairfield | 3 |
| 03/19/26 vs Vanden | 3 |
| 02/28/26 vs Galena | 3 |
| 04/30/26 vs River City | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Pioneer got a good showing from Drew Kersting, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Kersting also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Patriots are 5-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 8-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Santos Bermudez made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Pioneer's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Twelve Bridges, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 20-9.
Pioneer does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Twelve Bridges, they will challenge Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Rhinos' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Raiders have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season.
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