Baseball Recap: Rocklin Find Success

Rocklin hadn't done well against Franklin recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Thunder narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Wildcats 5-3. That's two games straight that the Thunder have won by exactly two runs.

Rocklin got a great performance from Jeremiah Barrett as he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.

Mason Paranick

Hits (Career)

04/26/25 @ Franklin	3
04/16/25 vs Whitney	2
03/05/24 @ Roseville	2
04/14/25 vs College Park	1
03/10/25 @ West Park	1

At the plate, Rocklin saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Paranick, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Those three hits gave Paranick a new career-high. Another was Roman Castellanos, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.

Rocklin was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin only posted a batting average of .214.

The win made it two in a row for Rocklin and bumps their season record up to 20-5. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Franklin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-7.

Rocklin has already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Oak Ridge on the 28th. As for Franklin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Cosumnes Oaks on the 28th.