Back-And-Forth Affair Goes Rancho Cucamonga's Way on Thursday
Published on May 15, 2026 under California League (CalL)
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes News Release
Lake Elsinore, Calif. - Throughout a frenetic nine innings at Diamond Stadium of Lake Elsinore, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (20-16) outlasted the Lake Elsinore Storm (21-15), recording a 7-4 victory on Thursday night.
Despite falling behind 2-0 by the end of the first inning, the Quakes did not panic and produced an immediate response. Following a Lucas Ramirez double to lead off the top of the second, Gabriel Davalillo scorched a single into center field to score him. One frame later, Ramirez cranked a three-run home run, propelling Rancho Cucamonga to a 4-2 lead.
Hayden Alvarez and Kevyn Castillo kept the momentum going in the top of the fourth. With two outs in the inning, Alvarez smoked a double to bring Slate Alford home, and Castillo served a triple one batter later to plate Alvarez, doubling the Quakes' advantage at 6-2.
Lake Elsinore struck for two runs in the bottom of the fourth, lowering the Rancho Cucamonga edge back down to two, but Jonny McGill stepped up to halt the Storm's momentum. He launched a solo home run the very next half-inning, restoring the three-run cushion at the halfway point.
From that moment forward, the Rancho Cucamonga bullpen took control of the contest and silenced the Lake Elsinore lineup. Yokelvin Reyes twirled a scoreless 2.1 innings as the Quakes' first reliever, allowing just one walk and one hit while striking out three. Nicolò Pinazzi tacked on two shutout frames immediately afterward, and Fulton Lockhart finished the game off by twirling a perfect ninth inning, hammering down the hard-fought win.
The Quakes enter the back half of their six-game series against the Storm on Friday at 6:45 PM at Diamond Stadium of Lake Elsinore. RHP Grayson Rodriguez toes the slab for Rancho Cucamonga in an MLB rehab assignment opposite LHP Kruz Schoolcraft for Lake Elsinore. Action resumes at Morongo Field on May 19th at 6:30 PM as the Quakes host the Fresno Grizzlies on Healthy RC Recycle Tuesday.
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