There's no place like home for Rocklin, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Whitney Wildcats by a score of 5-1 on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Thunder in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won three in a row.
Rocklin got a great performance from Joey Lorenzini as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Roman Castellanos was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one double. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Troy Ueltzen, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Thunder
| 03/31/25 vs Whitney | 5-1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Del Oro | 6-2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Granite Bay | 9-1 |
| 03/20/25 vs Granite Bay | 3-1 |
| 05/16/24 vs Franklin | 7-1 |
| + 4 more games |
Rocklin's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Whitney, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Rocklin will have a chance to go back-to-back against Whitney: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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