8/2/2018-
The Bakersfield Train Robbers beat the Alpine Cowboys 18-12 to take a 1-0 lead in the best of
three series.
The Robbers continued to get their offense from their middle infield as Brett Balkin went 4-6
with 4 runs scored and a huge home run.
Kyle Bonicki went 3-5 with 3 runs scores and hit the go ahead home run.
The Cowboys set a team playoff record with 12 runs scored and outhit Bakersfield 19-18.
The key is the game was the 6 errors Alpine committed to 0 errors by Bakersfield.
The Train Robbers bullpen again held down their opponents for the 5th game in a row.
Jon Fleckenstein, John Chalupa and Zach Kamerman each pitched scoreless innings for
Bakersfield.
The biggest difference in the game might have been Tobias Moreno made two game saving two out
catches to prevent multiple runs.
Bakersfield Train Robbers 18 Alpine Cowboys 12
This game was played on
8/2/2018 at Kokernot Field
