July 10 2017 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 12-0 at Hollister Memorial Park, combining 13 hits with a dominant complete-game pitching performance. Bakersfield scored once in the third inning before breaking the game open with nine runs in the eighth and adding two more in the ninth. Monterey finished with two hits and committed four errors.
Willie Ethington led Bakersfield with four hits in six at-bats and drove in a run, while
Eric Schneider also collected four hits, including a double.
Alex Sawelson went 3-for-6 with two RBI, and
Scot Hoffman contributed three RBI while also reaching base twice.
Austin Hoffman and Kyle Ulanday each added an RBI, and Hoffman scored twice.
Scot Hoffman earned the win with nine scoreless innings, allowing two hits and one walk while striking out nine in 103 pitches.
Tommy Gale took the loss for Monterey after allowing one run on six hits over seven innings, with three walks and four strikeouts. Montereys bullpen was charged with the decisive eighth-inning outburst, as
Tristan Hubler allowed eight runs and
Matt Naval surrendered one before K. Mclendon worked the ninth.
