Mission Viejo is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Monday. They will head out to take on the Beckman Patriots at 3:45 p.m. Mission Viejo's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Beckman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Mission Viejo's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Tesoro 6-0. The victory continues a trend for the Diablos in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won four in a row.
Caleb Tucker
| 03/27/25 @ Tesoro | 4 |
| 03/10/25 @ Northwood | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs Corona del Mar | 3 |
| 03/01/25 vs Aliso Niguel | 2 |
Caleb Tucker tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Mission Viejo's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Logan Marsee, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Marsee has posted since back in March of 2024. Another was Jacob Ramirez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Mission Viejo hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Beckman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against El Toro, falling 8-2.
Beckman's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Mission Viejo, their record is now 8-6.
Mission Viejo skirted past Beckman 8-6 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mission Viejo since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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