(SAN DIEGO) No. 12 PLNU Baseball outscored Vanguard 26-1 on Saturday, sweeping Saturday's doubleheader to extend its best ever start to PacWest play.
 
Point Loma's magic number on the day was 10, as starting pitcher Derek Silva struck out 10 batters in a 10-0 game one victory, before the Sea Lions scored 10 runs in the fifth inning of game two to improve to 10-0 in conference play.
 
PLNU is 10-0 in PacWest play for the first time since joining the conference in 2013.
 
Silva didn't allow a run in his six innings of work, as he has now thrown back-to-back six-inning scoreless outings. The Sea Lions' shutout was its fifth of the season.
 
After Point Loma scored twice in the first inning of game one thanks to a Vanguard throwing error, Mason Cook's three-run blast capped off a five-run bottom of the second.
 

COOK CRUSHES ONE TO LEFT 🚀

Mason Cook's 3-run homer caps off a 5-run 2nd inning as @PLNUBaseball leads Vanguard 7-0.#GoSeaLions pic.twitter.com/d0Kwj7gcRr

— PLNU Sea Lions (@PLNUSeaLions) February 28, 2026

 
PLNU then won via run rule after eight innings following Tristan Moore's two-RBI triple off the wall in center, with Ryan Ruch scoring the game-clinching run on a throwing error.
 
Ruch then provided the big hit of game two with a pinch-hit grand slam as part of PLNU's 10 run fifth, which is its most runs in an inning since scoring 11 in third inning of a PacWest Tournament matchup with Holy Names on May 10, 2023.
 
Hank Smith and Josiah Rodriguez also homered in the win, with Jake Schwartz providing a bases-clearing double.
 
Vaughn Neckar improved to 5-0 on the season with his five innings of one-run ball, as the freshman right hander struck out seven.
 
The Sea Lions' two relievers on the day (Matt Elliot, Matt Garrison) both pitched two scoreless innings of relief apiece.
 
Point Loma (14-4 overall, 10-0 PacWest) will travel to Costa Mesa on Monday to play at Vanguard and close out the four-game series between the two teams.