Train Robbers Shut Out Wasco 9-0

July 18 2021 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated Wasco Reserve 9-0, combining 14 hits with a dominant pitching performance to complete the shutout. Bakersfield scored in the first third and fifth innings before breaking the game open with three runs in the sixth and three more in the ninth.

Colton Whitehouse led the Train Robbers offensively, going 3-for-5 with three runs, two RBIs and two home runs. Austin Ruffner also collected three hits and drove in a run, while Seth Strong went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Wes Engle added two RBIs, and Bakersfield stole six bases as a team.

Zach Devon earned the win after allowing five hits and one walk over seven scoreless innings, striking out four. Engle finished the game with two shutout innings and four strikeouts. Orlando Cannon took the loss for Wasco after surrendering six runs, five earned, on 10 hits over seven innings.

Wasco managed five hits in the game, including two from Jesse Melendez, but could not produce a run. Quentin Oexner pitched the final two innings for Wasco and allowed three runs on four hits.