Train Robbers Rally Past Wasco Reserve 9-5

July 17 2019 The Bakersfield Train Robbers overcame an early deficit to defeat Wasco Reserve 9-5. Bakersfield finished with 10 hits and scored six unanswered runs after Wasco took a 5-3 lead through three innings. Wasco collected eight hits in the loss.

Wasco scored four times in the second inning and added a run in the third, but Bakersfield answered with two runs in the fourth to tie the game. The Train Robbers then broke through with three runs in the eighth and added another in the ninth to secure the victory.

Nyles Etheridge led Bakersfield with two hits, two runs, two RBIs and a home run. Evan Hirschbaum also had two hits and drove in a run, while Jarel McDade doubled and finished with two RBIs. Bakersfield totaled eight RBIs in the game.

Edilson Alvarez earned the win with a complete-game effort, allowing eight hits and five runs, three earned, while walking one and striking out 11. Ken Williams took the loss for Wasco after allowing eight hits and five earned runs in seven innings. Justin Crider surrendered three runs in one-third of an inning, and Blake Garrett worked the final 1.2 innings.