Wasco Reserve Rallies Past Bakersfield 12-8

August 1 2022 Wasco Reserve scored eight runs in the second inning and went on to defeat the Bakersfield Train Robbers 12-8. Wasco finished with 10 hits and added two runs in the third and two more in the fifth to build its lead, while Bakersfield collected seven hits and scored five times in the sixth inning.

Mario Ramsey led Wasco with three hits, three runs and two RBIs, including two doubles. Phillip Rowland added a triple and two RBIs, while Ike Horn drove in two runs. Jessey Melendez reached base four times with four walks and contributed an RBI. Wasco drew 14 walks overall.

Bakersfield’s Adam Mathias hit a home run and finished with one hit, one run and one RBI. Joe Riddle had one hit and two RBIs, and Omar Ortiz and Jamie Carey each collected two hits. Bakersfield scored once in the first inning, once in the fourth and once in the ninth in addition to its five-run sixth.

Horn earned the win for Wasco with a complete nine-inning effort. He allowed seven hits and eight runs, six earned, while walking 10 and striking out eight on 161 pitches. Relly Mercurio took the loss for Bakersfield after allowing 10 runs on eight hits in three innings.