July 1 2017 The Bakersfield Train Robbers scored 13 runs on 11 hits and defeated the Hollywood Stars 13-4. Bakersfield overcame an early 1-0 deficit by scoring four runs in the fourth inning, then added single runs in the fifth and sixth before extending its lead with two runs in the seventh and four more in the eighth. Hollywood scored three times in the ninth but could not close the gap.
Alex Sawelson led the Train Robbers with three hits in four at-bats, including a home run and a double, while driving in three runs and scoring three times.
Rupert Watson contributed three RBIs and two walks, and
Austin Hoffman scored twice and hit a triple.
Jay Stout scored three runs, drove in one and stole two bases. Bakersfield also received two RBIs from
Devin Carter.
Hollywood’s six-hit attack included two doubles by I. Horne, who went 2-for-4, and a two-RBI performance from
Jordan Stark.
William Bass went 1-for-1 with a double and drove in one run. The Stars committed three errors, while Bakersfield was charged with two.
Alexander Pearson earned the win for Bakersfield after pitching a scoreless inning with one strikeout. Bakersfield’s bullpen held Hollywood to two hits and no earned runs over the final eight innings, with
Scott Stonestreet and
Charles Davis III each recording three strikeouts in one inning.
Emilio Griego took the loss for Hollywood, allowing five hits and five runs, four earned, with three walks in 4.2 innings.
