Bakersfield Rolls Past California City 14-0

July 26 2018 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the California City Whiptails 14-0 in a dominant shutout. Bakersfield collected 17 hits and scored in five innings while California City managed six hits and committed six errors.

Bakersfield took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and added three runs in the third. The Train Robbers broke the game open with a six-run fifth inning, then added one run in the seventh and two more in the eighth. Nick Vehlewald went 2-for-3 with three RBI, while Brian Luebcke collected three hits and drove in two runs. Steve Pascaul went 2-for-6 with three runs and an RBI, and Nick Delgado added two hits and three runs.

Pascaul was credited with the victory after pitching one scoreless inning with three strikeouts. Bakersfields pitching staff held California City scoreless and struck out 16 batters overall. Jonathan Fleckenstein, Zach Zareva, Jordan Grader, Zack Kamerman, Nick Vehlewald, Luebcke, Pascaul, C. Rocker, Sonny Cortez and Bryan Kloppe combined to allow six hits and one walk.