The Portola Bulldogs will take on the Diamond Bar Brahmas in a tournament on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Portola took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Beaumont as Portola made off with a 10-3 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Bulldogs' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Caleb Rockwell
| 02/21/25 vs Beaumont | 2 |
| 02/18/25 vs Capistrano Valley | 1 |
| 04/17/24 @ Irvine | 1 |
| 04/10/24 vs Sage Hill | 1 |
| 03/15/24 @ University | 1 |
Caleb Rockwell made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Rockwell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Jack Wang and Keyan Park did most of the damage at the plate: Wang scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Park scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Park a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Cooper Marinelli, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Portola always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Beaumont only posted an OBP of .355.
Meanwhile, Diamond Bar narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Capistrano Valley 3-1.
Diamond Bar saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matt Villagracia, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
The win got Diamond Bar back to even at 1-1. As for Portola, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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