Baseball Recap: East Bakersfield's Losing Streak Is a Thing of the Past

After losing to North the last time they met, East Bakersfield decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. East Bakersfield's pitcher stepped up to hand North a 9-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Blades, who have now won three matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

RANDY LENOIR

Runs

03/21/25 @ North	3
03/03/25 @ Mira Monte	2
03/01/25 @ Rosamond	2
02/26/25 @ Golden Valley	1

RANDY LENOIR was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. LENOIR was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of East Bakersfield's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 1-4 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on KANE CALVILLO, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was ONER LEYVA, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.

East Bakersfield always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North only posted an OBP of .150.

East Bakersfield moved to 4-4 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.

East Bakersfield has already played their next contest, a 4-2 defeat against Shafter on the 22nd. As for North, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-0 loss against Wasco on the 22nd.