Baseball Recap: Rosamond Has No Trouble Against Desert

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Kern Valley, Rosamond was happy to have turned things around on Friday. Everything went their way against the Desert Scorpions as they made off with an 18-10 victory. The Roadrunners have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Scorpions, too.

Julian Pope Herdnandez

Runs

03/21/25 vs Mammoth	3
04/11/25 @ Desert	2
03/28/25 @ Frazier Mountain	2
02/27/25 vs Shafter	2
04/08/25 vs Kern Valley	1
+ 5 more games

Julian Pope Herdnandez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Pope Herdnandez was even better at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Rosamond's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-11 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Zane Adams was a standout: he scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all six of his plate appearances. He has become a key player for Rosamond: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-12 otherwise. Jeremiah Covarrubias was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.

Rosamond always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .640. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The win snapped Rosamond's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-12 record. As for Desert, they dropped their record down to 4-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Coming up, Rosamond will head out to face off against Lone Pine at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something the Roadrunners surely won't give up without a fight. As for Desert, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Boron at 3:15 p.m.