Baseball Recap: Laguna Creek Has No Trouble Against Cosumnes Oaks

Laguna Creek never let their opponents score on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over the Cosumnes Oaks Wolfpack. With that win, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Ian Larot

Earned Runs

04/04/25 vs Elk Grove	4
02/25/25 @ Bella Vista	2
03/28/25 @ Franklin	1
03/08/25 vs Armijo	1

Ian Larot made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Laguna Creek is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise. Larot was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. That's the most hits he has posted since back in February.

In other batting news, Connor Elliott and Miles Scaife did most of the damage at the plate: Elliott went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Scaife went a perfect 2-for-2 with two triples and three RBI. Those three RBI gave Scaife a new career-high. Ryan Eddy was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.

Laguna Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

The victory got Laguna Creek back to even at 8-8. As for Cosumnes Oaks, they dropped their record down to 7-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home.

Coming up, Laguna Creek will take on Antelope in a tournament on Monday. The Cardinals' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Titans have averaged an impressive 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Cosumnes Oaks, they will be taking part in a tournament against Bella Vista at 10:00 a.m. on Monday. The Wolfpack are facing the Broncos at the right time seeing as the Broncos are stuck on an eight-game losing streak.