July 3 2017 The Bakersfield Train Robbers scored four runs in the first inning and went on to defeat the High Desert Yardbirds 8-4. Bakersfield added three runs in the seventh and one in the ninth to finish with 12 hits, while High Desert collected 12 hits but stranded 10 runners.
Austin Hoffman led the Train Robbers with three hits and three RBI.
Willie Ethington added two hits and two RBI, and
Eric Schneider had two hits and two RBI. Bakersfield also received two hits apiece from
Rupert Watson and
Blake Oliver. Hoffman hit a double and a triple, while Ethington doubled and Schneider tripled.
High Desert scored once in the fourth inning and mounted a three-run rally in the eighth, but could not close the gap.
Shane Sharkey had two hits and one RBI, and
Yuta Okazaki added a hit and two RBI for the Yardbirds.
Dylan Kester and
Anthony Hawkins each had two hits.
Blake Oliver earned the win after allowing 12 hits and four runs over eight innings, with only one run charged as earned. He struck out three and walked two.
Charles Davis III closed the game with a hitless ninth inning and struck out three.
Zack Kamerman took the loss for High Desert after allowing seven runs on 10 hits in six innings, with three earned runs, three walks and three strikeouts.
