Bakersfield Train Robbers Rout Santa Cruz Seaweed 18-4

June 30 2022 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the Santa Cruz Seaweed 18-4 at Sam Lynn Ballpark, turning a close game into a runaway victory with 14 runs over the final five innings. Bakersfield led 4-1 after four innings, scored eight runs in the fifth and added two runs in each of the sixth seventh and eighth innings. The Train Robbers collected 12 hits while Santa Cruz had nine and committed five errors.

Alex Cornell went 2-for-4 with a double two runs scored and two RBI, while Benjamin Donerson drove in three runs and scored twice. Daryl Donerson also had three RBI and scored three runs, and Seth Strong went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two walks. Adam Mathias added a triple and an RBI, and both Cornell and Daryl Donerson hit home runs for Bakersfield.

Austin Toerner earned the win after allowing six hits and three runs, two earned, in six innings. He walked four and struck out five. Stanley Vargas worked one inning and allowed one run, while Parker Hart and Chris Rodriguez each threw a scoreless inning. Santa Cruz starter Nathaniel Brezner Mendoza took the loss after giving up eight runs six earned on four hits in 4 1/3 innings, with nine walks and six strikeouts.