Baseball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for Rocklin

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Previous 4 Games

04/27/26 vs Oak Ridge	3-2
04/24/26 @ Davis Sr.	12-2
04/23/26 vs Davis Sr.	11-1
04/20/26 @ Folsom	9-0

Rocklin extended their winning streak to four on Monday, bumping them up to 12-13-1. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Oak Ridge Trojans. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Rocklin gave Andrew Hancock the start and clearly made the right call: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Hancock has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Roman Castellanos, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March. Max Griffith was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.

As for Oak Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

On Oak Ridge's side, they got a good showing from Mason Newhouse, who struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.

On the hitting side, Oak Ridge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Busalacchi, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Noah Teply also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Rocklin beat Oak Ridge by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday.