July 30 2017 The High Desert Yardbirds defeated the Bakersfield Train Robbers 14-4 in a Division Semi Finals matchup. High Desert collected 17 hits and scored in seven innings, while Bakersfield finished with nine hits and three errors.
Ronnie Grant led the Yardbirds offense by going 5-for-5 with a home run two doubles listed? Actually box score credits one double, one home run, three runs and four RBI.
Dominic Zaher and
Donald Glover each added three hits, while
Shane Brown contributed a hit, three runs, two RBI and two walks.
Blane Swift drove in a run and
Blake Butcher added two RBI.
High Desert built a 4-0 lead through three innings before Bakersfield scored all four of its runs in the fifth. The Yardbirds answered with four runs in the sixth and added two in the seventh, then scored once in each of the final two innings to pull away.
AJ Epstein earned the win after allowing one hit and one walk with one strikeout in one inning of relief.
Jonathan Fleckenstein recorded the save with four shutout innings, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out eight.
Gregory Turner opened for High Desert and allowed four runs, two earned, on six hits in four innings. Bakersfield starter
Scot Hoffman took the loss after surrendering 10 runs, eight earned, on 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings.
