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TaftKennedy

Wildcats
5
Thunderbirds
0

The Kennedy (Delano, CA) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Taft (CA) by a score of 5-0.

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  • Matchup Info

Game Stats

Taft (23-24)

Kennedy (23-24)

Taft

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.2503224562100
1Dylan Clark (Jr).25044110000
3Carson Rodart (Sr)1.00042220100
4Ethan Ward (Sr).00031000000
6Rowdy Kenley (Jr).00011000000
9Brock Heber (Jr).50042010000
12Max Doyle (Jr).00011000000
16Sawyer Merlak (Jr).00022000000
17Ben Nuncio (So).50032110000
24Chase Phillips (Sr).00033000000
25W. Espinoza (Jr).25044111000
26Lane Cash (So).00032001000
Kennedy

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.0872623020100
1Espn Cantu (So).00033000000
2Andrew Balbuena (Sr).00033000000
3N. Elizando (So).00022000000
4Eric Ruiz (Fr).00022000000
5Jordan Palomo (Fr).00033000000
6F. Velasquez (Fr).33333010100
8Javier Valdez (So).00033000000
10Xavier Fuentes (So).50032010000
12Diego Ruiz (So).00031000000
17Joshua Gonzales (So).00011000000
Taft

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals015821013.419.291.711
1Dylan Clark (Jr)00020003.250.250.500
3Carson Rodart (Sr)001010001.0001.5002.500
4Ethan Ward (Sr)01100000.500.000.500
6Rowdy Kenley (Jr)00000001.000.000.000
9Brock Heber (Jr)00111000.750.5001.250
12Max Doyle (Jr)00010000.000.000.000
16Sawyer Merlak (Jr)00010001.000.000.000
17Ben Nuncio (So)00100000.667.5001.167
24Chase Phillips (Sr)00020004.000.000.000
25W. Espinoza (Jr)00000101.250.250.500
26Lane Cash (So)00110003.333.000.333
Kennedy

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals002161005.192.130.322
1Espn Cantu (So)00010000.000.000.000
2Andrew Balbuena (Sr)00020002.000.000.000
3N. Elizando (So)00010000.000.000.000
4Eric Ruiz (Fr)00020002.000.000.000
5Jordan Palomo (Fr)00020000.000.000.000
6F. Velasquez (Fr)00020002.333.6661.000
8Javier Valdez (So)00030002.000.000.000
10Xavier Fuentes (So)00110000.667.5001.167
12Diego Ruiz (So)00111001.667.000.667
17Joshua Gonzales (So)00010001.000.000.000
Taft

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals31
3Carson Rodart (Sr)11
9Brock Heber (Jr)1
25W. Espinoza (Jr)1

Baserunning

Kennedy has not entered any baserunning stats.
Taft

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals1.0002521400
3Carson Rodart (Sr)1.00010100
9Brock Heber (Jr)1.00030300
24Chase Phillips (Sr)1.00044000
25W. Espinoza (Jr)1.0001616000
26Lane Cash (So)1.00011000
Kennedy

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.9132321021
1Espn Cantu (So)1.00011000
2Andrew Balbuena (Sr)1.00011000
3N. Elizando (So)1.0001010000
5Jordan Palomo (Fr)1.00011000
6F. Velasquez (Fr)1.00066001
8Javier Valdez (So).50042020
Taft

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals0.00101.00010
17Ben Nuncio (So)0.00101.00010
Kennedy

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals2.000010
7M. Gutierrez (Jr)3.000010
12Diego Ruiz (So)0.000010
Taft

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals720021602623
17Ben Nuncio (So)720021602623
Kennedy

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals76524803225
7M. Gutierrez (Jr)4.26521602218
12Diego Ruiz (So)2.1000320107
Taft

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.087.19201102000
17Ben Nuncio (So).087.19201102000
Kennedy

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.240.40603126003
7M. Gutierrez (Jr).333.4550384003
12Diego Ruiz (So).000.3000042000
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Game Story

California High School Baseball - Taft defeats Kennedy

March 21, 2024: Delano, CA 93215

The Taft Wildcats (Taft, CA) baseball the host Kennedy Thunderbirds (Delano, CA), 5-0 in Thursday's league contest.

Coming up next, the Wildcats play the Lemoore Tigers (Lemoore, CA) in a non-league contest, on Monday, March 25. Taft will attempt to better on its 6-7 season record. The Tigers enter the contest with a 9-3 record after their 8-7 league loss to Dinuba (Dinuba, CA).

The Thunderbirds now sport a 3-7 record. They take the field next when they travel to El Diamante for a non-league contest on Monday, March 25. Kennedy will play a Miners squad coming off a 9-6 league win over Monache (Porterville, CA). The Miners record now stands at 6-7.

Taft @ Kennedy Baseball Game Info

Thu., Mar. 21, 2024 @ 4p
The Kennedy (Delano, CA) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Taft (CA) by a score of 5-0.

Rankings & Records

Taft (23-24)

CASection
43243
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %RFRA
19-1011-18-48-53-1.655.917189145

Kennedy (23-24)

CASection
967101
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %RFRA
5-192-101-73-91-3.208.16778173

Team Scoring Averages

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Taft		1.3.9.8.91.7.7.31.56.57.62.3
Kennedy		.4.4.7.3.7.2.903.35.42.5

Head-to-Head

  • Taft won on 3/19/2024
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    Kennedy1000000142
    Taft002151-931

    The Kennedy (Delano, CA) varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Taft (CA) by a score of 9-1.

    Box score
  • Taft won on 3/21/2024
    3/21 @ 4p1234567RHE
    Taft2000300560
    Kennedy0000000022

    The Taft (CA) varsity baseball team won Thursday's away conference game against Kennedy (Delano, CA) by a score of 5-0.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

TaftKennedy
.301Batting Average.238
.444On Base Percentage.345
.389Slugging Percentage.274
.910Fielding Percentage.897
.690Win Loss Percentage.556

Team Leaders

TaftKennedyNational Avg.
#2 Cash Clark.478Batting Average#12 Diego Ruiz.368.239
#3 Carson Rodart.589On Base Percentage#14 Freddy Santoyo.667.377
#2 Cash Clark.630Slugging Percentage#11 Azariah Gutierrez.454.299
#28 Jonathan Wallace1.000Fielding Percentage#12 Diego Ruiz1.000.862
#26 Lane Cash1.000Win Loss Percentage#12 Diego Ruiz.750.535

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Taft10-2Kennedy3-9
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
2/29/24TaftEast Bakersfield(W) 16-72/27/24KennedyEast Bakersfield(W) 7-3
3/12/24TaftArvin(L) 11-52/20/24KennedyArvin(L) 11-1
4/9/24ChavezTaft(W) 4-35/7/24KennedyChavez(L) 7-2
4/11/24TaftChavez(W) 7-65/9/24ChavezKennedy(L) 3-0
4/16/24TaftWasco(L) 6-34/2/24WascoKennedy(L) 7-3
4/18/24WascoTaft(W) 9-64/4/24KennedyWasco(L) 15-2
4/23/24ShafterTaft(W) 11-04/16/24KennedyShafter(L) 8-0
4/25/24TaftShafter(W) 3-24/18/24ShafterKennedy(L) 9-3
4/30/24McFarlandTaft(W) 13-14/9/24KennedyMcFarland(W) 8-0
5/2/24TaftMcFarland(W) 9-14/11/24McFarlandKennedy(W) 2-1
5/7/24TaftDelano(W) 10-34/23/24KennedyDelano(L) 2-0
5/9/24DelanoTaft(W) 10-34/25/24DelanoKennedy(L) 1-0

Record Breakdown

Taft (23-24)

Kennedy (23-24)
19-10
Overall
5-19
11-1
League
2-10
4-7
Non-League
1-2
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
10-2
Common Opponent
3-9
8-4
Home
1-7
8-5
Away
3-9
3-1
Neutral
1-3
1-1
Playoff
0-0
19-10
In-State
5-19
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0