High Desert Scores Four in Ninth to Defeat Bakersfield

June 9 2018 The High Desert Yardbirds defeated the Bakersfield Train Robbers 13-8 after turning a one-run game into a five-run victory with four runs in the ninth inning. High Desert collected 14 hits and scored in six innings, while Bakersfield finished with 10 hits and 11 errors.

High Desert built an early 5-0 lead with one run in the second, three in the third and one in the fourth. Bakersfield answered with four runs in the sixth and added one in the seventh and three in the eighth to pull within 9-8, but the Yardbirds put the game away in the ninth.

Aaron Cook went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, one RBI and two walks for High Desert. Ronnie Grant added two hits, two runs and one RBI, while Dominic Zaher, Kent Blackstone and Steven Longo each had two hits. Shane Brown drove in three runs, and Cook, Blackstone and Jake Marshall also recorded RBIs.

Kyle Chavez earned the win after allowing seven hits and four earned runs in 5.2 innings with four strikeouts. Avery Brandon recorded the save with two scoreless innings, allowing no hits while striking out two. Alex Dandridge took the loss for Bakersfield after five innings, allowing six hits and five runs, one earned, with three walks and three strikeouts.