Cardinal Newman never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Maria Carrillo Pumas by a score of 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Cardinals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Mark Douglas
| 03/21/26 vs Elk Grove | 4 |
| 04/24/26 vs Windsor | 3 |
| 03/27/26 vs Windsor | 3 |
| 04/13/26 @ Ukiah | 2 |
| 04/02/26 vs Liberty | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Not much got past Mark Douglas, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Maria Carrillo off the board. Douglas also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Cardinal Newman is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-9 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Cardinal Newman's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caden Owen, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
The win got Cardinal Newman back to even at 11-11. As for Maria Carrillo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Cardinal Newman will have a chance to go back-to-back against Maria Carrillo: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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