High Desert Yardbirds Hold Off Bakersfield Train Robbers 6-3

May 27 2018 The High Desert Yardbirds defeated the Bakersfield Train Robbers 6-3 after collecting 11 hits and scoring in four separate innings. High Desert broke through with two runs in the third, added one in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. Bakersfield scored twice in the sixth and once in the eighth but could not complete the comeback.

Demetrius Moorer led the Yardbirds with four hits in five at-bats, scoring twice and driving in one run. Dominic Zaher went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, while Ronnie Grant added a hit, a run and an RBI. High Desert also received doubles from Moorer, Zaher and Grant. Bakersfield finished with seven hits, with Sonny Cortez, Bobby Webb, Tobias Moreno, Peter Yorgen, Rory Graf-Brennen, Shane Sharkey and Nick Vehlewald each recording one hit.

Jeremy Barth earned the win with two scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out one and walking one. Jordan Norton started for High Desert and worked five innings, giving up six hits and two earned runs while striking out five. Avery Brandon recorded the save with 1.1 scoreless innings, allowing no hits with one strikeout and one walk. Bakersfield starter Zack Kamerman took the loss after six innings in which he allowed six hits and three earned runs.