Bakersfield Train Robbers Rally Past California City 9-7

July 11 2018 The Bakersfield Train Robbers rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat the California City Whiptails 9-7 at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark. Bakersfield finished with 14 hits and no errors while California City collected 11 hits and committed three errors.

California City led 3-2 after six innings and opened the seventh with four runs to take a 7-2 advantage. Bakersfield answered with five runs in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game and added two more runs in the eighth for the decisive margin.

Jesse Baker went 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI for Bakersfield. C. Rocker had two hits and three RBI while Steve Pascaul added two hits and one RBI. For California City Eli Roundtree went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI and Tino Mention collected three hits and one RBI.

Jordan Grader earned the win after pitching a scoreless inning. Zach Williams recorded the save with a hitless inning and two strikeouts. Michael Elwell allowed three runs on seven hits over four innings and struck out four for Bakersfield while California City starter Ty Rowe surrendered six runs on 11 hits in 6.2 innings. Kyle Porter was charged with the loss after allowing two runs in two-thirds of an inning.