Pearland diamondmen sweep Travis in opening round

May 6, 2025

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WINNING PITCHER

All-State Pearland senior pitcher Nico Partida delivers a strike in the first-round playoff series vs Ford Bend Travis in a 9-0 shutout victory.

Partida would pitch a complete game of 98 pitches with 73 for a strike, giving up just three hits, two walks, and eight strikeouts. He also worked the plate, going 1-for-3 with a walk and scoring two runs.

Partida has committed to play at Texas A&M but has also drawn potential draft interest from several Major League Baseball teams, with scouts coming to watch him play in multiple games this season.

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The Pearland diamondmen began their defense of their Class 6A Region III crown with a best-of-three series sweep over the Fort Bend Travis Tigers 4-0 and 9-0.

The Oilers have won the region championship the last two straight years to advance to the state baseball tournament in Round Rock.

Pearland lost to Flower Mound in the state title game in 2023 and to Tomball in the state semifinal contest in 2024.

In Game 1, junior pitcher Grant Shepherd picked up the win on the mound as he gave up only two hits to shut out the Tigers 4-0 while striking out nine and walking one.

The Oilers scored a pair of runs in the top of the fourth, a run in the fifth, and one in the sixth.

Jordan "The Jet" Hernandez was 1-for-3 with a two-run double. Nico Partida was 2-for-3 with a double and a run. Walker Hurst was also 2-for-3 at the plate while Logan Johnson was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Aidan Avalos was 1-for-2 with an RBI.

Pearland 9 - FB Travis 0

All-State pitcher Nico Partida took the mound against FB Travis in the second game of their best-of-three series and delivered the knockout punch to the Tigers 9-0.

Partida limited Travis to only three hits and no runs while striking out eight and walking two for the win.

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HOME RUN BLAST

Pearland junior first baseman Ashton Arredondo smacks a three-run blast in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 9-0 lead vs Fort Bend Travis.

The Oilers jumped on Travis, scoring five runs in the first inning on their way to sweeping the Tigers in two games.

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The Oilers wasted little time getting on the scoreboard as they pushed across five runs in the opening frame for a 5-0 lead.

While Partida was in complete control on the mound, the Oilers added a run in the fifth frame and capped off the game with three more in the sixth for the 9-0 shutout win and the best-of-three sweep.

Leading hitters for Pearland were Partida (1-for-3, 2 runs, 3B), Aidan Avalos (1-for-2, RBI), Ashton Arredondo (1-for-4, 1 run, 3 RBIs, HR), Logan Johnson (1-for-3, 2 runs, 1 RBI, HR), Hayden Mireles (2-for-4, 1 run), and B Jones (2-for-3, 1 run, 2 RBIs).

Pearland advances to the area round where they will face Summer Creek in Round Two.

Games 1 will be on Thursday, May 8 at Jim Kethan Field in Deer Park at 7:00 p.m. Game 2 will be on Friday, May 9 at 7:00 p.m. in Deer Park. Game 3 (if needed) will be played at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday in Deer Park.