Bakersfield Uses Late Rally to Defeat Marysville 8-5

May 28 2024 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the Marysville Drakes 8-5 after scoring four runs across the seventh and eighth innings. Bakersfield collected 13 hits and overcame an early 2-0 deficit, while Marysville finished with 12 hits. Both teams committed one error.

Raul Ortega led Bakersfield by going 4-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. Noah McCreary and Jalyn Lee each added two hits, with Lee driving in two runs. Josh Burns also had two RBI, and Paul Carreno doubled and scored a run. Marysville’s John Smith went 3-for-5, while DeMarco Hawthorne, Anders Green and Declan Peterson each recorded two hits.

Bakersfield scored three runs in the third inning to take the lead, added one in the sixth and extended the advantage with two runs in the seventh and two more in the eighth. Marysville scored twice in the first, then added single runs in the fifth, seventh and ninth. Jacob Perez earned the win after allowing nine hits and four runs, three earned, in seven innings with four walks and five strikeouts. Jayden Metz recorded the save with a strikeout in a scoreless ninth, while Marysville’s Dan Clemens was charged with the loss.