Baseball Recap: Valley Christian Snags Sixth Win in Last Seven Games

With a playoff win on the line, Valley Christian rose to the challenge on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the Soquel Knights 3-2. For the Warriors, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 victory the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2015.

Brock Ketelsen

Batters Struck Out

05/24/25 vs Soquel	6
05/14/25 vs St. Ignatius College Preparatory	10
05/09/25 @ Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	8
05/02/25 @ St. Ignatius College Preparatory	10
04/25/25 vs Washington	6

Brock Ketelsen made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs.

In other pitching news, Rohan Kasanagottu looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.

Ketelsen wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Ortiz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI.

Valley Christian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-6-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Soquel, their loss ended a 13-game streak of away wins and brought them to 25-2.

As of now, neither Valley Christian nor the Knights have any future games scheduled.