Baseball Recap: Pacheco Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Pacheco, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They blew past the Lathrop Spartans 15-5 on Thursday. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Mario Rivera

Hits (Career)

05/01/25 vs Lathrop	3
04/03/25 @ Beyer	2
03/27/25 vs Ceres	2
03/20/25 vs Johansen	2
02/21/25 @ Sonora	2

Mario Rivera and Tucker Kim were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Rivera struck out nine batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits. Meanwhile, Kim tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. At the plate, Rivera went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one double, while Kim went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those three hits gave Rivera a new career-high.

In other batting news, Aidan Pikas and Thomas Price did most of the damage at the plate: Pikas got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double, while Price got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI Price has posted since back in March. Alvaro Garrido also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.

Pacheco always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .590. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Pacheco pushed their record up to 8-13 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.7 runs over those games. As for Lathrop, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost eight of their last ten matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season.

As of now, neither Pacheco nor Lathrop have any future games scheduled.