Best Individual Performances of the 2017 Bakersfield Train Robbers Season
The 2017 Bakersfield Train Robbers produced a season filled with big offensive games, strong pitching performances and several players who established themselves among the top performers in the Pacific Division.
Bakersfield played its home games at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark and featured a lineup that included Jay Stout, Rupert Watson, Willie Ethington, Austin Hoffman, Lawrence Chavez and several other productive hitters.
The pitching staff included Scot Hoffman, Kale Fultz, Daniel Alvarez, Charles Davis III, Junior Zepeda and other pitchers who delivered important innings throughout the summer.
Here is a look at some of the best individual game performances from the 2017 Bakersfield Train Robbers season.
Jay Stout - Six RBIs Against Monterey
June 19, 2017 - Bakersfield 15, Monterey 3
Jay Stout delivered one of the biggest offensive performances of the Bakersfield season in a 15-3 victory over the Monterey Amberjacks.
Stout went
3-for-5 with six RBIs, two runs scored and a walk.
He also doubled as Bakersfield exploded for 20 hits.
Stout's six RBIs made him the leading run producer in a game where Bakersfield scored in six different innings.
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Austin Hoffman - Three Hits, Home Run and Four RBIs
June 19, 2017 - Bakersfield 15, Monterey 3
Austin Hoffman joined Stout in producing one of the biggest games of the season.
Hoffman went
3-for-6 with a home run, a double, four RBIs and a run scored.
The home run was Hoffman's third of the season.
His combination of power and run production helped Bakersfield turn the game into a 15-3 rout.
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Rupert Watson - Three Hits, Three Runs and Three RBIs
June 19, 2017 - Bakersfield 15, Monterey 3
Rupert Watson was everywhere during Bakersfield's 20-hit attack against Monterey.
Watson went
3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs scored.
He also doubled and walked twice, reaching base five times during the game.
Watson's ability to get on base gave Stout, Ethington and Hoffman repeated opportunities to drive in runs.
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Alex Sawelson - Three Hits and Two Runs
June 19, 2017 - Bakersfield 15, Monterey 3
Alex Sawelson added another three-hit game to Bakersfield's huge offensive night.
Sawelson went
3-for-5 with two runs scored and a walk.
He also doubled as Bakersfield collected five doubles and two home runs in the victory.
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Willie Ethington - Three RBIs Against Monterey
June 19, 2017 - Bakersfield 15, Monterey 3
Willie Ethington supplied additional middle-of-the-order production in Bakersfield's 15-run performance.
Ethington went
2-for-5 with three RBIs, a run scored and a walk.
He also doubled in the victory.
The combination of Stout, Ethington and Hoffman accounted for
13 RBIs.
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Chris Carr - Home Run Off the Bench
June 19, 2017 - Bakersfield 15, Monterey 3
Chris Carr made the most of his opportunity against Monterey.
Carr entered the game and went
1-for-1 with a home run, two RBIs and a run scored.
It was his first home run of the season and added to an already huge Bakersfield offensive night.
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Devin Carter - Three Hits and Three RBIs Against High Desert
July 15, 2017 - Bakersfield 14, High Desert 3
Devin Carter delivered one of his best games in Bakersfield's 14-3 victory over the High Desert Yardbirds.
Carter went
3-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
His performance was part of another huge Bakersfield offensive game as the Train Robbers finished with 18 hits.
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Rupert Watson - Three More Hits Against High Desert
July 15, 2017 - Bakersfield 14, High Desert 3
Rupert Watson continued his outstanding offensive season with another three-hit game.
Watson went
3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI.
The performance raised his batting average to .399 at that point in the season.
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Austin Hoffman - Three Hits Against High Desert
July 15, 2017 - Bakersfield 14, High Desert 3
Austin Hoffman recorded another three-hit performance in the 14-3 victory.
Hoffman went
3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.
His three hits helped Bakersfield pile up 18 hits against the Yardbirds.
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Willie Ethington - Reached Base Four Times
July 15, 2017 - Bakersfield 14, High Desert 3
Willie Ethington reached base four times in Bakersfield's victory over High Desert.
Ethington went
2-for-3 with two RBIs, two walks and a run scored.
His ability to reach base helped keep the Bakersfield offense moving throughout the game.
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Eric Schneider - Two RBIs Off the Bench
July 15, 2017 - Bakersfield 14, High Desert 3
Eric Schneider entered the game as a pinch hitter and immediately contributed.
Schneider went
1-for-1 with two RBIs and a run scored.
His contribution helped Bakersfield turn the game into an 11-run victory.
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Kale Fultz - Winning Performance Against High Desert
July 15, 2017 - Bakersfield 14, High Desert 3
Kale Fultz earned the victory as Bakersfield defeated High Desert 14-3 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.
Fultz gave Bakersfield the pitching it needed while the offense produced 14 runs and 18 hits.
The victory came against a High Desert club that entered the game with 37 wins.
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Junior Zepeda - Four Strikeouts in Two Scoreless Innings
June 2, 2017 - Bakersfield 5, Monterey 4
Junior Zepeda delivered one of Bakersfield's strongest relief appearances in an extra-inning victory over Monterey.
Zepeda threw
two scoreless innings without allowing a hit or a walk.
He struck out
four of the six outs he recorded.
His work helped keep the game tied and gave the Bakersfield offense an opportunity to win it.
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Charles Davis III - Perfect Relief Inning
June 2, 2017 - Bakersfield 5, Monterey 4
Charles Davis III delivered a dominant inning out of the Bakersfield bullpen.
Davis threw
one perfect inning with two strikeouts.
He did not allow a hit or a walk as Bakersfield's bullpen shut Monterey down late in the game.
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Daniel Alvarez - Six Strong Innings and a Win Against Monterey
June 19, 2017 - Bakersfield 15, Monterey 3
Daniel Alvarez was the beneficiary of Bakersfield's huge offensive performance, but he also gave the Train Robbers a strong start.
Alvarez earned the victory as Bakersfield defeated Monterey 15-3.
He also contributed at the plate, collecting a hit, scoring a run and stealing a base.
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Scot Hoffman - Pacific Division MVP
Scot Hoffman received one of the biggest individual honors of the 2017 Pecos League season.
Hoffman was named the
2017 Pacific Division Most Valuable Player.
The right handed pitcher was one of the central figures on the Bakersfield pitching staff and helped the Train Robbers become one of the Pacific Division's strongest teams.
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2017 Bakersfield Individual Highlights
Jay Stout: 3-for-5, 6 RBI, 2 runs against Monterey.
Austin Hoffman: 3-for-6, home run, double, 4 RBI against Monterey.
Rupert Watson: 3-for-4, 3 RBI, 3 runs and 2 walks against Monterey.
Willie Ethington: 2 hits and 3 RBI against Monterey, plus 2 hits, 2 RBI and 2 walks against High Desert.
Alex Sawelson: 3 hits, 2 runs and a walk against Monterey.
Chris Carr: Pinch-hit home run and 2 RBI against Monterey.
Devin Carter: 3-for-4, 3 RBI and 2 runs against High Desert.
Junior Zepeda: 2 scoreless innings, no hits, no walks and 4 strikeouts against Monterey.
Charles Davis III: Perfect relief inning with 2 strikeouts against Monterey.
Scot Hoffman: 2017 Pacific Division Most Valuable Player.
A 20-Hit Explosion Against Monterey
Bakersfield's June 19 victory over Monterey produced several of the season's biggest individual offensive performances.
The Train Robbers scored
15 runs on 20 hits.
Jay Stout: 3 hits, 6 RBI, 2 runs
Austin Hoffman: 3 hits, home run, 4 RBI
Rupert Watson: 3 hits, 3 RBI, 3 runs
Willie Ethington: 2 hits, 3 RBI
Alex Sawelson: 3 hits, 2 runs
Chris Carr: Home run, 2 RBI
Bakersfield also collected five doubles and scored six runs in the eighth inning.
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Another 18-Hit Game Against High Desert
The Train Robbers produced another huge offensive performance on July 15 against High Desert.
Bakersfield won
14-3 while collecting
18 hits.
Rupert Watson, Austin Hoffman and Devin Carter each collected three hits.
Carter drove in three runs, while Willie Ethington and Eric Schneider each drove in two.
The game demonstrated the depth of a Bakersfield lineup capable of producing runs from the top of the order through the bench.
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A Strong Bakersfield Bullpen
The June 2 extra-inning victory over Monterey also featured one of Bakersfield's strongest bullpen performances.
After Daniel Alvarez started the game, Scott Stonestreet, Charles Davis III, Junior Zepeda and Kevin Klaess combined to finish it.
Davis threw a perfect inning with two strikeouts.
Zepeda followed with two hitless and scoreless innings while striking out four.
The Bakersfield bullpen kept Monterey scoreless long enough for the Train Robbers to earn the 5-4 victory.
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A Memorable 2017 Season
The 2017 Bakersfield Train Robbers featured several outstanding individual performers.
Jay Stout supplied one of the biggest offensive games with six RBIs against Monterey. Austin Hoffman combined three hits, a home run and four RBIs in the same game, while Rupert Watson repeatedly produced multi-hit performances near the top of the Bakersfield lineup.
Willie Ethington provided consistent run production, while Devin Carter, Alex Sawelson, Lawrence Chavez, Eric Schneider and Chris Carr gave Bakersfield additional offensive depth.
On the mound, Scot Hoffman earned Pacific Division MVP honors, while Kale Fultz, Daniel Alvarez, Junior Zepeda and Charles Davis III produced important performances throughout the summer.
The individual performances of the 2017 Train Robbers helped establish the foundation for what came next.
One season later, Bakersfield would win the 2018 Pecos League Championship.
