Baseball Recap: Rancho Cotate Finds Playoff Glory Versus Roseville

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rancho Cotate had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Roseville Tigers. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by just one run.

Jett Derammelaere made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Derammelaere was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

Derammelaere wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Marshall Lemons, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.

Rancho Cotate hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Roseville struck out seven times.

Rancho Cotate is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 19-13 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.6 runs over those games. As for Roseville, they moved to 23-12 with that loss, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.

As of now, neither Rancho Cotate nor the Tigers have any future games scheduled.