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KennedyTaft
Thunderbirds
10
Wildcats
7

The Taft (CA) JV baseball team lost Friday's home conference game against Kennedy (Delano, CA) by a score of 10-7.

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Kennedy110314-10--
Taft420010-7--
Final score provided by J. Mendoza.
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Game Stats

Kennedy (22-23)

Taft (22-23)

Kennedy

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.3333124987100
1Damian Flores (So).50032210000
2Branden Del Rio (So).25044112000
3N. Elizondo (Fr).50032112000
4A. Gutierrez (Fr).50044121000
5Xavier Fuentes (Fr).25044110000
7Julian Beltran (So).25044011100
8M. Gutierrez (So).00031100000
18Diego Ruiz (Fr).00041200000
19Joshua Gonzales (Fr).50022011000
Taft

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.1603225745000
3Lane Cash.00031001000
9Conner Manes10000000
15Sawyer Merlak.00044100000
16Beau Manes.00031100000
18Zachary Wheeler.25044210000
20William Cannon.00044100000
21Ernie Laulu.25044112000
22Deagen Speer.00044000000
24Carver Johns.50022010000
27Wally Wallace00100000
Ryan Bullard1.00031012000
Kennedy

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals0041030010.484.375.859
1Damian Flores (So)00011001.667.5001.167
2Branden Del Rio (So)00030006.250.250.500
3N. Elizondo (Fr)00110000.667.5001.167
4A. Gutierrez (Fr)00000002.500.5001.000
5Xavier Fuentes (Fr)00010000.250.250.500
7Julian Beltran (So)00030000.250.500.750
8M. Gutierrez (So)00210000.667.000.667
18Diego Ruiz (Fr)00102001.750.000.750
19Joshua Gonzales (Fr)00000000.500.5001.000
Taft

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals005102325.344.160.504
3Lane Cash00101012.667.000.667
9Conner Manes000010001.0001.000
15Sawyer Merlak00020113.000.000.000
16Beau Manes00210000.667.000.667
18Zachary Wheeler00010102.250.250.500
20William Cannon00010103.000.000.000
21Ernie Laulu00010001.250.250.500
22Deagen Speer00030004.000.000.000
24Carver Johns00010001.500.5001.000
Ryan Bullard002000001.0001.0002.000
Kennedy

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals13
1Damian Flores (So)2
2Branden Del Rio (So)2
3N. Elizondo (Fr)1
4A. Gutierrez (Fr)1
8M. Gutierrez (So)2
18Diego Ruiz (Fr)5
Taft

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals5
16Beau Manes1
20William Cannon1
21Ernie Laulu1
27Wally Wallace2
Kennedy

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.9002018020
1Damian Flores (So).00010010
2Branden Del Rio (So)1.00011000
3N. Elizondo (Fr).80054010
4A. Gutierrez (Fr)1.0001010000
5Xavier Fuentes (Fr)1.00011000
7Julian Beltran (So)1.00011000
19Joshua Gonzales (Fr)1.00011000
Taft

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.7922418150
3Lane Cash1.000109100
9Conner Manes.00020020
15Sawyer Merlak1.00022000
18Zachary Wheeler1.00011000
20William Cannon1.00033000
21Ernie Laulu.33331020
24Carver Johns1.00011000
29Eugene Rowland.00010010
Ryan Bullard1.00011000
Kennedy

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals4.67101.00020
3N. Elizondo (Fr)1.75101.00010
18Diego Ruiz (Fr)10.500010
Taft

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals7.000010
9Conner Manes0010
18Zachary Wheeler7.000010
21Ernie Laulu4.200010
Kennedy

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals657451003225
3N. Elizondo (Fr)40111701311
18Diego Ruiz (Fr)25634301914
Taft

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals6510641003225
9Conner Manes02220020
18Zachary Wheeler122111054
21Ernie Laulu53631902521
Kennedy

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.200.37522131005
3N. Elizondo (Fr).000.1541153001
18Diego Ruiz (Fr).357.5261178004
Taft

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.200.375031271110
9Conner Manes1.0000012000
18Zachary Wheeler.500.6000028014
21Ernie Laulu.143.2800387106
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Game Story

California High School Baseball - Taft loses to Kennedy

March 24, 2023: Taft, CA 93268

In Friday's league game, the visiting Kennedy Thunderbirds baseball team scored a tight 10-7 victory over the Taft Wildcats.

The Thunderbirds (4-2) will now prepare for their game against Wasco (Wasco, CA). The Tigers go into the game with a 1-1 record. In their last game, Wasco tipped Garces Memorial (Bakersfield, CA), 10-5, in a non-league game.

The Wildcats (0-5) will now prepare for their game against Firebaugh (Firebaugh, CA). The Eagles go into the non-league game with a 0-3 record.

Rankings & Records

Kennedy (22-23)

OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %RFRA
8-8-15-6-14-54-3-1.500.458106114

Taft (22-23)

OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %RFRA
2-132-80-92-4.133.20080148

Team Scoring Averages

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Kennedy		1.11.51.21.5.81.806.28.02.1
Taft		1.3.3.7.21.31.617.05.3--

Head-to-Head

  • Kennedy won on 3/24/2023
    3/24 @ 4p1234567RHE
    Kennedy110314-10--
    Taft420010-7--

    The Kennedy (Delano, CA) JV baseball team won Friday's away conference game against Taft (CA) by a score of 10-7.

    Box score
  • Taft won on 5/1/2023
    5/1 @ 4p1234567RHE
    Taft30007--10--
    Kennedy10011--3--

    The Taft (CA) JV baseball team won Monday's away conference game against Kennedy (Delano, CA) by a score of 10-3.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

KennedyTaft
.338Batting Average.225
.492On Base Percentage.406
.403Slugging Percentage.293
.876Fielding Percentage.795
.571Win Loss Percentage.000

Team Leaders

KennedyTaftNational Avg.
#18 Diego Ruiz.542Batting Average#11 Logan Crabtree.462.267
#13 Rafael Sanchez.667On Base PercentageRyan Bullard.692.410
#18 Diego Ruiz.750Slugging Percentage#21 Ernie Laulu.620.332
#11 Christopher Torres1.000Fielding PercentageRyan Bullard1.000.848
#18 Diego Ruiz.667Win Loss Percentage#11 Logan Crabtree0.603

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Kennedy4-6-1Taft1-8
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/9/23ArvinKennedy(L) 7-13/2/23ArvinTaft(L) 10-2
4/12/23KennedyMcFarland(W) 9-45/3/23TaftMcFarland(W) 17-1
4/14/23McFarlandKennedy(W) 12-25/5/23McFarlandTaft
4/19/23ShafterKennedy(L) 9-44/26/23TaftShafter(L) 15-7
4/21/23KennedyShafter(W) 10-44/28/23ShafterTaft(L) 8-5
4/24/23KennedyWasco(L) 7-24/19/23WascoTaft(L) 11-5
5/2/23WascoKennedy(L) 14-14/21/23TaftWasco(L) 12-5
4/26/23DelanoKennedy(W) 6-55/10/23DelanoTaft(L) 9-8
4/28/23KennedyDelano(T) 3-35/11/23TaftDelano
5/10/23ChavezKennedy(L) 9-34/13/23TaftChavez(L) 5-1
5/11/23KennedyChavez(L) 9-84/14/23ChavezTaft(L) 11-0

Record Breakdown

Kennedy (22-23)

Taft (22-23)
8-8-1
Overall
2-13
5-6-1
League
2-8
3-2
Non-League
0-5
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
4-6-1
Common Opponent
1-8
4-5
Home
0-9
4-3-1
Away
2-4
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
8-8-1
In-State
2-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0