MARYSVILLE, CA (YSBC) - The weekend series between the Long Beach Coast and the Yuba-Sutter Freebirds was an offensive outpour as Long Beach beat YS on Saturday, May 30, 15-10.

The Coast continued their early season success against the Freebirds as they took the first two games of the series.

Long Beach scored 25 runs on May 29 in a dominant victory and wasted no time getting back on the scoreboard on Saturday as they put up seven runs quickly in the first two innings.

YS starter Zac Addkison was relieved after he finished the second as he allowed seven runs off seven hits and tossed 74 pitches.

Yuba-Sutter’s Josh Duarte (10) lines a base hit on Saturday, May 30 during the Freebirds’ loss to Long Beach. Photo by Steven Bryla

The Freebirds responded in the second and third with an offensive output of their own as they racked up 10 runs over the two innings, including six runs with two outs in the third.

YS utility Josh Duarte continued flustering opposing pitchers as he was the batting average leader (.571)  to n the Pioneer Baseball League (PBL) at the conclusion of Saturday and added four hits and five runs-batted-in (RBIs).

Duarte gave the Freebirds the lead in the third with a bases-clearing double to center.

The Coast retaliated and took the lead in the fourth as they tallied four runs off of YS pitcher Anthony Silvas.

Silvas came into the game in the third inning and tossed 3 ⅔ innings of relief where he gave up four runs off five hits and struck out three.

Long Beach catcher Thomas McCaffery (8) rounds third after hitting his second home run on Saturday, May 30 during the Coasts’ win against Yuba-Sutter. Photo by Steven Bryla

Long Beach outfielder gave the Coast an 11-10 lead off an RBI single.

There were a lot of familiar faces on the Long Beach roster as some former YS High Wheelers returned to Bryan field.

Long Beach catcher Cuba Bess had three hits in the win on Saturday and Cole Cressend started the game on the mound for the Coast.

Long Beach catcher Thomas McCaffrey had a great series at the plate as he had seven hits, including three home runs and 10 RBIs in the first two games of the series against the Freebirds.

The Coast finished off the series sweep on Sunday night with a 13-6 win and handed YS their fourth-consecutive loss.

YS hit the road for the first time this season as they traveled down to Modesto and took on the Roadsters, who are one of the three newest teams in the PBL.

The series with Modesto will conclude on Sunday, June 7 and the Freebirds return to Bryant Field and host the RedPocket Mobiles beginning on Tuesday, June 9 at 6:35 p.m.