June 1 2025 The Bakersfield Train Robbers rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Monterey Amberjacks 8-6. Bakersfield finished with eight runs and 10 hits, while Monterey scored six runs on seven hits.
Monterey took a 5-1 lead through four innings after scoring three times in the first, twice in the second and once in the fourth. Bakersfield answered with two runs in the fifth, one in the sixth and two in the seventh to take a 6-5 lead, then added two insurance runs in the ninth. Monterey was held scoreless over the final five innings.
Emilio Luna led Bakersfield with three hits and one RBI, while Drake Ayala had two hits and scored three runs. Caleb Harmond added one hit and one RBI, and Josiah Bowles contributed a hit and an RBI. Monterey’s Miguel Agramonte went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and Ivan Verdugo and Oswaldo Caldera each had a hit and scored twice. Agramonte and Caldera each hit a double.
Bowles earned the win after allowing one hit and one walk with seven strikeouts in four scoreless innings. Jayden Metz recorded the save with one hit allowed and two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth. Bakersfield starter A.J. Cordova allowed six runs, three earned, on five hits in four innings. Nick Samudio took the loss for Monterey after allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits in five innings.

