It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rocklin had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Franklin Wildcats and snuck past 5-4. This was a revenge match for Rocklin, as the team was forced to settle for a 2-0 defeat when these two played last Monday.
Daniel Panteloglow and Kai Lorenzo dominated on the mound. Panteloglow struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits, while Lorenzo kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. Panteloglow has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cash Brennan, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
On Franklin's side, they got a good showing from Kyle Pott, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Tyler Cody made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Rocklin pushed their record up to 23-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Franklin, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 26-6.
Rocklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Franklin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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