July 1 2025 The Bakersfield Train Robbers defeated the San Rafael Pacifics 11-10 in 11 innings at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Bakersfield finished with 14 hits and overcame an eight-run third inning by San Rafael, which collected 14 hits in the loss.
San Rafael grabbed an 8-0 lead in the third, powered by home runs from
Aki Buckson and
James Courshon. Courshon went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while
Kyle Guerra had four hits, two doubles and two stolen bases.
Mark Hernandez added two RBI and Buckson drove in two runs.
Bakersfield answered with two runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and one in the sixth before scoring four times in the eighth to tie the game at 10-10.
Jared Gay went 3-for-5 with four runs and a home run, while
Jumpei Ohashi collected three hits and four RBI.
Tyler McKenna scored three runs and
Joe Starick had one RBI.
Jack Martin earned the win for Bakersfield after allowing one hit and one run over four innings with five strikeouts. San Rafael starter Courshon worked six innings, allowing 10 hits and six runs, three earned, while striking out five.
Jacob Perez took the loss for Bakersfield after allowing 10 hits and eight runs, seven earned, in 4.2 innings.
