June 13 2017 The High Desert Yardbirds defeated the Bakersfield Train Robbers 7-6 in a 10-inning game at Adelanto Stadium. High Desert collected 14 hits, while Bakersfield finished with seven. The Yardbirds scored the deciding run in the 10th inning after the teams were tied at six through seven innings.
High Desert center fielder
Dominic Zaher led the offense by going 4-for-6 with three runs and one RBI.
Shane Brown added three hits and one RBI, while
Dylan Kester went 2-for-5 with two RBIs.
Blane Swift also drove in a run. Bakersfield received a home run and two RBIs from
Willie Ethington, while
Rupert Watson drove in two runs and Kyle Ulanday went 2-for-3 with two doubles and scored twice.
The Yardbirds scored twice in the first inning and added single runs in the fifth and sixth before both teams scored twice in the seventh. Bakersfield’s four-run seventh erased High Desert’s lead and put the Train Robbers ahead 6-5, but the Yardbirds answered with two runs in the bottom half to level the game. High Desert then pushed across the only run of the 10th.
Avery Brandon earned the win after pitching two scoreless innings, allowing no hits with one walk and one strikeout.
Jordan Norton started for High Desert and allowed four runs on six hits in six innings with five strikeouts. Bakersfield starter
Daniel Alvarez worked seven innings and surrendered six runs on 12 hits with four strikeouts.
Junior Zepeda took the loss after allowing one run in 1 2/3 innings.
