July 26 2017 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the High Desert Yardbirds 5-2 at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark. Bakersfield finished with nine hits and no errors, while High Desert had seven hits and committed three errors.
Bakersfield scored once in the first inning, added three runs in the fifth and tacked on another run in the eighth. High Desert answered with one run in the fourth and one in the eighth but could not close the gap.
Austin Hoffman led the Train Robbers with three hits, while
Rupert Watson and
Jay Stout each scored twice. Watson also doubled, and
Willie Ethington,
Devin Carter,
D.J. Carr and
Lawrence Chavez drove in runs.
Carr earned the win after allowing two runs on seven hits in eight innings, with one walk and three strikeouts.
Charles Davis III secured the save with a scoreless ninth, allowing no hits while striking out two.
Evan Hilton took the loss for High Desert after recording one out and allowing three runs on three hits with two walks.
