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| 03/07/25 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 03/29/24 - Away | 1-15 L |
| 02/16/23 - Away | 1-8 L |
| 04/10/21 - Neutral | 2-6 L |
| 03/31/18 - Neutral | 3-4 L |
Yorba Linda hadn't done well against Pacifica recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Yorba Linda Mustangs' pitchers stepped up to hand the Pacifica Mariners a 3-0 shutout. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 15-1 victory the Mariners walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.
Drew Parmenter looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nathan Schneider, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season.
Yorba Linda hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in five consecutive contests.
Yorba Linda's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-6. As for Pacifica, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Yorba Linda wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, an 8-7 defeat against Canyon on the 10th. As for Pacifica, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against La Habra on the 12th.
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