July 7 2023 The Lancaster Sound Breakers defeated the Bakersfield Train Robbers 16-15 in a back-and-forth game at The Hangar. Lancaster collected 21 hits and Bakersfield finished with 13, with the Sound Breakers scoring the winning run in the ninth inning after the teams were tied at 15 following the eighth.
Jacob Jablonski led Lancaster with three hits and four RBI, while
Evan Antonellis went 4-for-7 with four RBI, a home run and a triple.
Kyle Jenkins added three hits, two RBI and a home run. Lancaster also received three-hit performances from
Julian Hunt and
Hayden Faunce, and
Luke Smith scored three runs while reaching base twice with two walks.
Bakersfield produced a six-run fifth inning to take a 10-8 lead and added four runs in the eighth, but Lancaster answered with seven runs in the eighth to pull even.
Tevin Brown paced the Train Robbers with two hits and three RBI, while
Christian Jones went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two walks.
Blake Vandiver and
Chris Iazzetta each drove in two runs, and Iazzetta and S. Goodwin homered for Bakersfield. Goodwin scored three times and finished with two hits and one RBI.
Brandon Ross earned the win for Lancaster after pitching two innings, allowing two hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.
James Reilly took the loss for Bakersfield, surrendering two hits and one run in two-thirds of an inning with one walk and two strikeouts. The teams combined for 31 runs and 34 hits.
