June 11 2017 The Bakersfield Train Robbers held off the High Desert Yardbirds 5-4 at Adelanto Stadium. Bakersfield totaled seven hits and took control with a three-run second inning before adding single runs in the sixth and eighth. High Desert answered with three runs in the third and one in the sixth but could not complete the comeback.
Jay Stout went 2-for-4 with a double and scored once for Bakersfield while
Austin Hoffman also collected two hits and scored twice.
Abraham Arias added a double and drove in two runs.
Garrett Alvarez contributed an RBI as the Train Robbers finished with three total runs batted in.
High Desert received two hits each from
Shane Brown and
Kellen Marruffo.
Gregory Turner went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a double while
Patrick Jones also drove in a run. The Yardbirds outhit Bakersfield 11-7 but left 10 runners on base and committed two errors.
Alvarez earned the win after allowing nine hits and four runs in seven innings with just one earned run and 12 strikeouts.
Charles Davis III struck out three in a scoreless eighth and
Junior Zepeda recorded the save with a scoreless ninth. Turner took the loss for High Desert after surrendering seven hits and five runs in 7.1 innings with three earned runs and three strikeouts.
