There's no place like home for Mingus, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Pomona Panthers on Thursday as the Mingus Marauders made off with a 17-1 victory.
Cameron Hausaman looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Derrick Alvarez
| 03/20/25 vs Pomona | 3 |
| 03/17/25 @ Thunderbird | 2 |
| 03/01/25 @ Agua Fria | 2 |
| 03/19/25 vs Elizabeth | 1 |
| 03/12/25 vs Eastmark | 1 |
On the hitting side, Derrick Alvarez was a standout: he scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Carter Wacker, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
Mingus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.
Mingus' win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Pomona, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Looking ahead, Mingus will be playing in front of their home fans against Evergreen at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pomona, they will head out on the road to take on Paradise Valley at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Pomona has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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