June 28 2021 The Bakersfield Train Robbers scored in six of their eight trips to the plate and defeated the Santa Cruz Seaweed 18-6. Bakersfield collected 22 hits, including home runs by
Dakota McFadden and
Retsyn Ootton, while Santa Cruz finished with 11 hits and a
Tyler Chilton home run.
McFadden went 3-for-6 with two runs and five RBI for Bakersfield.
Cameron Stimpson added four hits, three runs and two RBI, while
Stanley Vargas went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Alex Cornell also had three hits and scored twice.
The Train Robbers took control with three runs in the second inning and four in the third before breaking the game open with six runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth. Santa Cruz scored once in the sixth, four times in the seventh and once in the ninth, but Bakersfield added a run in the seventh to maintain its advantage.
Vargas earned the win after allowing 10 hits and five runs, four earned, in 6.1 innings. He walked two and struck out four.
Cade Brummer took the loss for Santa Cruz after surrendering seven runs on nine hits in four innings, with one walk and four strikeouts.
