Baseball Preview: East Bakersfield Blades vs. West Vikings
East Bakersfield is 10-0 against West since March of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The East Bakersfield Blades will head out on the road to take on the West Vikings at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Bakersfield has five straight wins, West has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East Bakersfield can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They blew past West 16-1.
Tito Santiago and Andrew Gonzalez made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Santiago tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Gonzalez tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Santiago scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Gonzalez scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Gonzalez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brennan Holland, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Esiah Santiago was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
East Bakersfield's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-13. As for West, their loss dropped their record down to 6-19.
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