Bakersfield Train Robbers Defeat High Desert Yardbirds 6-1

July 16 2018 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the High Desert Yardbirds 6-1, collecting 11 hits while limiting High Desert to five. Bakersfield scored twice in the second inning, added a run in the third and broke the game open with three runs in the seventh. High Desert’s only run came in the eighth inning. Bakersfield committed two errors and High Desert had three.

Steve Pascaul, Nick Vehlewald, Kyle Bonicki and Michael Elwell each recorded two hits for Bakersfield. Bonicki scored once and drove in a run, while Peter Yorgen and Tobias Moreno also had an RBI. Brett Balkan added an RBI, and Pascaul reached twice with a double and a walk. High Desert’s Aaron Cook and Eric Olivo each had two hits, with Jason Johnson-Wilcoxson recording the Yardbirds’ only RBI.

Elwell earned the win after allowing five hits and one run over eight innings, striking out eight without issuing a walk. Zach Zareva completed the game with a scoreless ninth inning. High Desert starter Travis Holm took the loss despite pitching eight innings; he allowed 11 hits and six runs, four earned, while walking three and striking out four.