Baseball Recap: Placer Turns Things Around After Road Loss

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Previous 6 Games

03/21/25 - Home	4-2 W
03/19/25 - Away	6-7 L
03/18/25 - Away	0-3 L
03/07/23 - Home	4-6 L
04/03/21 - Home	8-7 W
03/07/18 - Away	0-9 L

There's no place like home for Placer, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Roseville Tigers on Friday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Dolen Gendron looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).

At the plate, Placer's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Baldwin, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

The win got Placer back to even at 5-5. As for Roseville, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-7.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Placer is set to square off against their familiar foe Nevada Union at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Placer 3.7, Nevada Union 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Roseville will face off against rival River Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.