Train Robbers Beat Amberjacks 5-1

June 17 2018 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the Monterey Amberjacks 5-1. Bakersfield scored twice in the first inning, added a run in the sixth and broke the game open with two more runs in the ninth. Both teams finished with 10 hits, while Bakersfield committed no errors and Monterey made one.

Steve Pascaul led the Train Robbers with three hits in five at-bats, including a double and a triple, and drove in one run. Sonny Cortez went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, while Tobias Moreno added two hits. Jesse Baker contributed one hit and two RBI, and Nick Vehlewald scored once.

Dylan Porter earned the win after allowing seven hits and one earned run in six innings. He walked four and struck out three. Jonathan Fleckenstein followed with a scoreless inning, and Michael Elwell recorded the save with two scoreless innings, allowing one hit while striking out four.

Thomas Prospero had two hits and drove in Monterey’s lone run, while Ethan Skowronski collected three hits and a double. K. Connolly added two hits and scored once. Jordan Gray took the loss for the Amberjacks after giving up three runs on six hits in six innings, with seven walks and four strikeouts.