CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT VISALIA RAWHIDE
05/10/2025
 
CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT VISALIA RAWHIDE
GAME ID: 7156 - SATURDAY, MAY 10TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bakersfield Blaze (16-14) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 11 0
Visalia Rawhide (14-16) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 11 0
Blaze Squeeze By Visalia, 4-3
Benefiting from Dominic John's productive game, the Bakersfield Blaze downed the Visalia Rawhide, 4-3. John went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Blaze. Mike Briddon earned the win. Josh Emerson took the loss for Visalia. The win for the Blaze raised their record to 16-14.

John had a timely hit for Bakersfield in the top of the eighth. With Bakersfield trailing 3-2, he turned a full count fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season, making it 4-3, Bakersfield.

In postgame remarks, John hailed his team's "single-minded focus."
BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE VISALIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Chávez LF, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .318 1 6
J. Báez CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 9
   a-J. Schneider PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429 0 2
   b-E. Green PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 5 20
   d-G. Phillipson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1 10
B. White RF, LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .296 2 18
B. McKee DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .196 5 13
C. Price 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .341 1 13
A. Gramacho C 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 .293 0 6
D. John 2B 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .262 2 3
   c-B. Davies SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 4
E. Columbus 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .268 5 16
E. Jones SS, 2B 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .262 0 5
Totals 37 4 11 4 3 8 20      
a - J. Schneider pinch hit for J. Báez in the 7th
b - E. Green pinch hit for J. Schneider in the 9th
c - B. Davies substituted for D. John in the 9th
d - G. Phillipson substituted for E. Green in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Jones (6, 8th Inning off J. Emerson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. John (2, 8th Inning off J. Emerson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Báez , B. McKee 2 , C. Price , A. Gramacho , D. John 6 , E. Columbus , E. Jones 3
2-out RBI: D. John , E. Columbus
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Chávez 2 , C. Price , A. Gramacho , E. Jones
Sac Fly: E. Jones
Hit by Pitch: E. Columbus
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (John-Jones-Columbus)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Ramírez DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 2 14
C. Pigafetta LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .311 3 10
J. Reynolds 1B 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .383 5 16
J. Goodman SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .189 6 16
   a-M. Knapp PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 5 21
   c-E. Oglethorpe SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 0 1
J. Gómez RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .262 1 13
   b-R. Porter PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 10
A. Manuel CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .283 0 8
I. Ojeda 2B, SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .326 2 10
K. Li 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .241 2 8
B. Greene C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 1 2
Totals 36 3 11 3 0 11 16      
a - M. Knapp pinch hit for J. Goodman in the 8th
b - R. Porter pinch hit for J. Gómez in the 8th
c - E. Oglethorpe substituted for M. Knapp in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gómez (6, 6th Inning off M. Briddon, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Goodman (3, 6th Inning off M. Briddon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Reynolds (5, 1st Inning off M. Briddon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Ramírez 2 , J. Reynolds 6 , J. Goodman 3 , J. Gómez 2 , A. Manuel , I. Ojeda 2
2-out RBI: J. Reynolds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pigafetta , A. Manuel , K. Li
GIDP: K. Li
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Reynolds (3)
CS: C. Pigafetta (1)
BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE VISALIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Briddon W (4-0) 8.0 10 3 3 0 10 1 119 2.20   
C. Payling SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Briddon 60
Batters Faced: M. Briddon 32, C. Payling 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Briddon 6-6, C. Payling 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Briddon 119-87, C. Payling 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Ford 7.0 7 2 2 2 6 0 111 3.72   
J. Emerson L (0-3), BS (2) 2.0 4 2 2 1 2 1 52 10.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Ford 59
Batters Faced: A. Ford 30, J. Emerson 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Ford 8-7, J. Emerson 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Ford 111-68, J. Emerson 52-33
Hit Batsmen: J. Emerson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dominic John
Ballpark: Recreation Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 5 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 2418
Saturday, May 10th , 2025 - OOTP Baseball 26.3 Build 55