Baseball Recap: King City Has No Trouble Against Seaside

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 vs Pajaro Valley	18
04/03/25 @ Marina	15
04/08/25 @ Seaside	14
04/01/25 @ Marina	13
03/25/25 @ Pajaro Valley	13

While King City put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Seaside. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Spartans. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by ten runs or more this season.

Joey Pina was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because King City is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-10 otherwise. Pina was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Mateo Blair, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. King City is 4-1 when Blair posts two or more runs, but 2-9 otherwise. Francisco Lopez was another key player, getting on base in both of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.

King City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .515 or higher in five consecutive games.

King City's record now sits at 6-10. As for Seaside, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7.

King City will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Salinas at 4:00 p.m. on the 29th. As for Seaside, they will challenge Watsonville at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Spartans will need to watch out since the Wildcatz have now posted at least ten runs in their last seven matchups.