Baseball Recap: Lincoln Has No Trouble Against Mission

Mustangs

Margin (Wins)

04/16/25 @ The Academy - San Francisco	22
03/24/25 @ Balboa	12
04/10/25 @ Balboa	10
04/09/25 vs Balboa	10
04/08/25 vs Summit Shasta	10

Lincoln won against Lick-Wilmerding on Saturday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Mustangs blew past the Mission Bears 7-0. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won ten contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Branson Derrington made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has become a key player for Lincoln: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 10-11 otherwise. Derrington was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

In other pitching news, Xavier Malizia tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March.

Derrington wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nicholas Chiu, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Lincoln was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .417. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission only posted a batting average of .083.

Lincoln pushed their record up to 13-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Mission, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.

Lincoln wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, an 11-2 loss against Lowell on the 30th. As for Mission, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-3 win against Balboa on the 30th.