Salina Stockade and Bakersfield Blues Play to 12-12 Tie

February 24 2020 The Salina Stockade and Bakersfield Blues played to a 12-12 tie at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark. Salina scored in six innings, including a four-run eighth, while Bakersfield answered with a six-run sixth and two-run rallies in the fourth seventh and eighth. The teams combined for 26 runs and 20 hits, but neither pushed across the decisive run in the ninth.

Bakersfield finished with 14 hits to Salina’s six. N. Thompson went 4-for-4 with two runs for the Blues, while R. Flores collected three hits and two RBI. T. Williams added two hits and two RBI, and B. Pearson drove in two runs. For Salina, J. Tejeda had two hits and scored three runs, while D. Lewis drove in three runs and M. Ramsey contributed two RBI.

Salina starter N. Ray worked 5.1 innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs, five earned, with four walks. Bakersfield starter S. Bischoff pitched three innings and surrendered three hits and six runs, four earned, while striking out four. Neither team was credited with a winning or losing pitcher, and both clubs committed six or more errors according to the box score.