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Independence Highland

Falcons

Scots

The Highland (Bakersfield, CA) JV baseball team won Friday's home conference game against Independence (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 12-5.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	2	3	0	0	0	-	-	5	5	4
Highland	0	1	1	2	8	-	-	12	13	1

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Highland (24-25)

Independence

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.312	24	16	5	5	3	1
3	M. Gonzalez (Jr)	.000	2	1	1	0	0	0
6	Daniel Patino (Fr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0
8	Jayden Martinez (So)	.500	3	2	0	1	0	0
9	Adrian Miranda (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
10	Isaac Ramirez (So)	1.000	3	1	2	1	0	0
12	Ashton Godfrey (Fr)	1.000	3	2	2	2	1	0
22	Matthew Juarez (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
24	Nathan Valle (So)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0

Highland

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR
	Team Totals	.586	35	29	12	17	13	1	1	4
1	Tyler Matthews (So)	.250	4	4	1	1	2	0	0	1
5	C. Morales (So)	.500	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
6	Samuel Barron (So)		1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	J. Tellez (So)	1.000	5	3	2	3	3	0	0	1
9	Pete Hernandez (Fr)	.400	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0
13	Jesse Hernandez (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Noah Gonzales (So)	.667	4	3	1	2	2	0	0	1
16	Easton Tatman (Fr)	1.000	3	2	2	2	3	1	0	0
16	Nathan Valencia (Fr)	1.000	3	3	1	3	1	0	1	0
20	Carson Garcia (So)	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	Jorge Urrea (So)	1.000	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	1

Independence

#	Athlete Name	SH/B	BB	K	HBP	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	1	6	7	1	4	.522	.375	.897
3	M. Gonzalez (Jr)	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.000	.500
6	Daniel Patino (Fr)	1	0	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
8	Jayden Martinez (So)	0	1	0	0	0	.667	.500	1.167
9	Adrian Miranda (So)	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000
10	Isaac Ramirez (So)	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
12	Ashton Godfrey (Fr)	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000
22	Matthew Juarez (So)	0	0	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000
24	Nathan Valle (So)	0	1	1	0	2	.333	.000	.333

Highland

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	6	3	1	8	.657	1.103	1.760
1	Tyler Matthews (So)	0	0	0	2	.250	1.000	1.250
5	C. Morales (So)	0	1	0	2	.500	.500	1.000
6	Samuel Barron (So)	1	0	0	0	1.000		1.000
8	J. Tellez (So)	2	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
9	Pete Hernandez (Fr)	0	1	1	2	.400	.400	.800
13	Jesse Hernandez (Jr)	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
14	Noah Gonzales (So)	1	1	0	2	.750	1.667	2.417
16	Easton Tatman (Fr)	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.500	2.500
16	Nathan Valencia (Fr)	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.667	2.667
20	Carson Garcia (So)	1	0	0	2	.333	.000	.333
21	Jorge Urrea (So)	0	0	0	0	1.000	2.500	3.500

Independence

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	3
3	M. Gonzalez (Jr)	1
8	Jayden Martinez (So)	1

Highland

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	6
5	C. Morales (So)	1
14	Noah Gonzales (So)	2
16	Easton Tatman (Fr)	2
16	Nathan Valencia (Fr)	1

Independence

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	E
	Team Totals	.789	19	15	4
3	M. Gonzalez (Jr)	.000	1	0	1
6	Daniel Patino (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0
8	Jayden Martinez (So)	1.000	4	4	0
10	Isaac Ramirez (So)	.500	4	2	2
12	Ashton Godfrey (Fr)	1.000	1	1	0
22	Matthew Juarez (So)	.000	1	0	1
24	Nathan Valle (So)	1.000	1	1	0

Highland

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E	DP
	Team Totals	.913	23	15	6	2	1
1	Tyler Matthews (So)	1.000	1	1	0	0	0
5	C. Morales (So)	.667	3	1	1	1	1
8	J. Tellez (So)	1.000	9	8	1	0	0
9	Pete Hernandez (Fr)	.000	1	0	0	1	0
16	Easton Tatman (Fr)	1.000	3	3	0	0	1
16	Nathan Valencia (Fr)	1.000	2	1	1	0	0
17	I. Villafana (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0	0
21	Jorge Urrea (So)	1.000	3	1	2	0	1

Independence

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	L	W%	APP
	Team Totals	14.00	1	.000	1
10	Isaac Ramirez (So)	8.75	0		1
22	Matthew Juarez (So)	35.00	1	.000	1

Highland

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	1.40	1
13	Jesse Hernandez (Jr)	0.00	1
16	Nathan Valencia (Fr)	2.33	1

Independence

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	13	12	10	5	4	3	35	29
10	Isaac Ramirez (So)	4	8	5	5	2	3	3	23	20
22	Matthew Juarez (So)	1	5	7	5	3	1	0	12	9

Highland

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	5	5	1	6	7	24	17
13	Jesse Hernandez (Jr)	2	3	0	0	0	2	8	8
16	Nathan Valencia (Fr)	3	2	5	1	6	5	16	9

Independence

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.448	.543	1	1	128	5
10	Isaac Ramirez (So)	.400	.478	1	1	78	1
22	Matthew Juarez (So)	.556	.667	0	0	50	4

Highland

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.294	.500	1	96	5
13	Jesse Hernandez (Jr)	.375	.375	0	29	1
16	Nathan Valencia (Fr)	.222	.562	1	67	4

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Game Story

California High School Baseball - Highland defeats Independence

April 25, 2025: Bakersfield, CA 93306

The Highland Scots baseball team scored 12 runs and held the visiting Independence Falcons to 5 in the Scots league win on Friday.

The Scots now own a 12-5 record. They take the field next when they travel to Frontier for a non-league test on Monday, April 28. Highland will clash with a Titans team coming off a 16-3 league win over Garces Memorial (Bakersfield, CA). The Titans record now stands at 7-8.

With the defeat, Independence drops to 8-10 on the year. The Falcons travel to Bakersfield Christian (Bakersfield, CA) to clash with the Eagles in a test on Monday, April 28. The Eagles go into the test with a record of 11-6.

Independence @ Highland Baseball Game Info

Fri., Apr. 25, 2025 @ 4p

The Highland (Bakersfield, CA) JV baseball team won Friday's home conference game against Independence (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 12-5.

Rankings & Records

Independence (24-25)

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
8-13	0-9	3-5	4-8	1-0	.381	.000	154	181

Highland (24-25)

Overall	League	Home	Away	Win %	League %	RF	RA
15-8	7-5	9-2	6-6	.652	.583	254	116

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	3.4	1.9	.6	1.1	.7	.6	0	7.3	7.2	2.9
Highland	2.8	2.6	2.2	1.2	2.4	2.5	.7	11.0	8.7	1.5

Head-to-Head

Highland won on 4/21/2025

4/21 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence 3 4 0 0 0 - - 7 3 3
Highland 5 9 3 1 - - - 18 12 1

The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) JV baseball team lost Monday's away conference game against Highland (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 18-7.
Box score
Highland won on 4/23/2025

4/23 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Highland 0 6 8 3 3 - - 20 9 1
Independence 0 4 1 2 0 - - 7 6 8

The Highland (Bakersfield, CA) JV baseball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Independence (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 20-7.
Box score
Highland won on 4/25/2025

4/25 @ 4p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

Independence 2 3 0 0 0 - - 5 5 4
Highland 0 1 1 2 8 - - 12 13 1

The Independence (Bakersfield, CA) JV baseball team lost Friday's away conference game against Highland (Bakersfield, CA) by a score of 12-5.
Box score

4/21 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Independence	3	4	0	0	0	-	-	7	3	3
Highland	5	9	3	1	-	-	-	18	12	1

4/23 @ 4p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Highland	0	6	8	3	3	-	-	20	9	1
Independence	0	4	1	2	0	-	-	7	6	8

Team Stat Comparison

Independence		Highland
.297	Batting Average	.388
.440	On Base Percentage	.533
.427	Slugging Percentage	.612
.825	Fielding Percentage	.922
.286	Win Loss Percentage	-

Team Leaders

Independence		Highland	National Avg.
#17 Damien Nevarez.485	Batting Average	#21 Jorge Urrea.523	.258
#13 Jaxson Burchfield.600	On Base Percentage	#6 Samuel Barron.667	.413
#17 Damien Nevarez.848	Slugging Percentage	#21 Jorge Urrea.955	.322
#6 Daniel Patino1.000	Fielding Percentage	Elijah Sanchez1.000	.848
#11 Isaiah Dursma1.000	Win Loss Percentage	-	.587

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Independence	4-10		Highland	5-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
2/26/25	Wasco	Independence	(W) 5-2	3/1/25	Wasco	Highland	(W) 10-0
3/1/25	Foothill	Independence	(W) 23-1	2/27/25	Highland	Foothill	(W) 16-2
3/11/25	Independence	Taft	(W) 18-1	3/12/25	Taft	Highland	(W) 14-1
3/19/25	Arvin	Independence	(W) 16-0	2/26/25	Arvin	Highland	(W) 16-1
3/25/25	Independence	Garces Memorial	(L) 5-4	3/8/25	Highland	Garces Memorial	(L) 14-4
3/31/25	Independence	Liberty	(L) 12-2	3/21/25	Highland	Liberty	(L) 7-2
4/2/25	Liberty	Independence	(L) 16-4
4/4/25	Independence	Liberty	(L) 10-0
4/7/25	Ridgeview	Independence	(L) 17-1	5/5/25	Highland	Ridgeview	(L) 5-4
4/9/25	Independence	Ridgeview	(L) 13-1	5/7/25	Ridgeview	Highland	(L) 6-4
4/11/25	Ridgeview	Independence	(L) 10-2	5/9/25	Highland	Ridgeview	(W) 5-3
4/28/25	Independence	Bakersfield Christian	(L) 10-0	4/7/25	Highland	Bakersfield Christian	(L) 6-0
4/30/25	Bakersfield Christian	Independence	(L) 11-3	4/9/25	Bakersfield Christian	Highland	(L) 12-2
5/2/25	Independence	Bakersfield Christian	(L) 17-6	4/11/25	Highland	Bakersfield Christian	(L) 11-1

Record Breakdown

Independence (24-25)		Highland (24-25)
8-13	Overall	15-8
0-9	League	7-5
3-4	Non-League	4-2
0-3	Head to Head	3-0
4-10	Common Opponent	5-7
3-5	Home	9-2
4-8	Away	6-6
1-0	Neutral	0-0
0-0	Playoff	0-0
8-13	In-State	15-8
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0