Baseball Recap: Bakersfield Comes Up Short

Bakersfield had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 3-24-1 to make it five. They fell just short of the Independence Falcons by a score of 4-3. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

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Bakersfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Caid, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Caid has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Caleb Singh was another, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

As for Independence, their record is now 15-13. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

On Independence's side, Aldo Salcedo was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Salcedo posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

In other pitching news, Independence got a great performance from Isaac Lopez as he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Lopez is becoming a predictor of the Falcons' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 7-2 (and 8-11 when he doesn't).

Back at the plate, Abraham McGlasson and Jace Gillenwater did most of the damage at the plate: McGlasson went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run, while Gillenwater went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double. Independence is 8-1 when Gillenwater posts two or more runs, but 7-12 otherwise.

Bakersfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Independence, they will challenge Tehachapi at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Warriors' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so the Falcons' hitters will have their work cut out for them.