Baseball Game Preview: Rocklin Thunder vs. Oak Ridge Trojans

By Team Reports Apr 9, 2024, 7:13am

Baseball Preview: Rocklin Thunder vs. Oak Ridge Trojans

The Rocklin Thunder will head out on the road to take on the Oak Ridge Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Rocklin is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.

In what's become a running theme this season, Rocklin gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against Oak Ridge as Rocklin made off with an 8-1 victory.

Rocklin got a great performance from Jesse Cuthill as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Cuthill has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colby Pudge, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Baird, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Rocklin is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Oak Ridge, they dropped their record down to 7-9 with that loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

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