Baseball Recap: Thursday's Win Is East Bakersfield's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Blades

Margin (Wins)

05/06/25 @ Del Oro	27
05/08/25 vs Del Oro	18
03/25/25 @ West	16
03/27/25 vs Del Oro	15
04/29/25 vs West	10

East Bakersfield won the last time they faced Del Oro and things went their way on Thursday too. The Blades were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over the Suns. The result was nothing new for the Blades, who have now won nine matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

ESIAH SANTIAGO made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of East Bakersfield's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-3 (and 6-9 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, ADAN MARTINEZ and SEBASTIAN MENDOZA did most of the damage at the plate: MARTINEZ went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs, while MENDOZA got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three hits gave MARTINEZ a new career-high. KANE CALVILLO was another key player, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

East Bakersfield kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They are 6-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

East Bakersfield has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.9 runs over those games. As for Del Oro, they dropped their record down to 1-20 with the loss, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.

As of now, neither East Bakersfield nor the Suns have any future games scheduled.