ORANGEVALE, CA (MPG) – The 2022 season for the Casa Roble High School varsity baseball team came to an end on May 10 with a 5-0 loss at home to Galt in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV Baseball Playoffs.

The Rams (15-12, 7-5 Golden Empire League) were the No. 6 seed in the tournament, matched up against the No. 11 seeded Galt Warriors (16-15-1, 7-8 Sierra Valley Conference). Casa Roble was limited to only one hit, a double coming from senior pitcher Jace Jones, in the 6-0 loss to Galt. Jones, along with three other teammates, each walked once. Jones also had one stolen base.

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The Warriors scored two runs in the top of the third inning, two in the fourth and one in the sixth. Senior third baseman Chris Pamplona had a perfect day at the plate for Galt with two hits (one double), two runs scored and one walk in three plate appearances. Seniors, second baseman Enrique Hernandez and utility players Hunter Henke and Joe Ortiz, along with junior catcher Mason Tassano had one run batted in each for the Warriors.

Galt senior pitcher Sebastian Soto earned the win with a complete game, pitching seven shutout innings and allowing four walks, two hit by pitch, one hit and one stolen bag with nine strikeouts on 102 pitches. Jones suffered the loss on the mound for the Rams. The senior pitched 4.1 innings and allowed six hits, four earned runs, four walks and one stolen base with four Ks on 86 pitches.

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The Warriors won their next game on May 12 as well, upsetting No. 3 Placer (18-12, 13-5 Foothill Valley League) on the road 12-4 in eight innings. However, Galt’s season came to an end on May 19 in the tournament semifinals, losing a best of three series to eventual D4 champion, No. 2 Calaveras (28-4, 14-1 Mother Lode League) of San Andreas. The Warriors were victorious in the first game 5-1 in eight innings. Calaveras won game two 1-0 and game three 8-4.