The Chabot baseball team is off to a strong start in the new season.

The Gladiators went on the road and beat Santa Rosa Junior College 8-0 on Friday, Jan. 27 as Antoine Valerio and Carson Glavich shined on the mound, combining on 11 strikeouts and no runs allowed.

On offense, Alonzo Guijarro was 1 for 4 with a home run and four RBI; Casey Cummings was 3 for 5 with a double; and Brian Duroff was 1 for 3 with a run and an RBI.

Chabot (2-0) followed in their home opener with a rousing 12-7 triumph over Santa Rosa on Saturday, Jan. 28. The Glads pounded out 15 hits and four home runs.

Head coach Will Tavis described both victories over an opponent that finished the 2022 season ranked 16th in the state as "Great team wins."

In the home opener, Cummings kept raking with two hits in four at-bats, a home run, three RBI and three runs scored. Guijarro was 2 for 4 with a home run and two RBI. JT Noble was 2 for 5, Colin Fukuki was 2 for 5 with two doubles, and Nick Walsh homered and had three RBI. A trio of pitchers were solid: Ole Iversen, San Heyman and Bryce Clark.

This week, Chabot travels to Laney on Tuesday and then hosts Los Medanos at 2 p.m. on Thursday and Laney at 1 p.m. on Saturday.