July 2 2019 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the California City Whiptails 28-21 in a high-scoring game. Bakersfield collected 24 hits and scored in eight innings, while California City finished with 13 hits and three errors.
Bakersfield surged ahead with eight runs in the first inning and three more in the second to take an 11-5 lead. The Train Robbers added nine runs in the fourth, then scored once in each of the fifth and sixth innings. California City answered with six runs in the fifth and four in both the sixth and seventh to cut the deficit to 24-21, but Bakersfield put the game away with four runs in the ninth.
Deandre Smith led Bakersfield with four hits, four runs and five RBI.
luis alvarado also collected four hits and drove in five runs, while
Darian Fleming went 3-for-3 with six RBI and a home run.
Reinaldo Valdez hit a home run and finished with two RBI, and
Andres Rios had three hits and two RBI. Bakersfield hit eight home runs overall, including two each by Smith and Alvarado.
Ben Tingen paced California City with four hits, three runs, seven RBI and two home runs. J. Washington added two hits, six runs and four RBI, while
Cody Castro drove in three runs.
Spencer Backstrom earned the win for Bakersfield after allowing no hits or runs over 2.1 innings, with one walk and five strikeouts.
Scott Bigelow took the loss for California City after surrendering 12 hits and 11 runs in two innings.
