CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
VISALIA RAWHIDE AT BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
07/17/2026
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
VISALIA RAWHIDE AT BAKERSFIELD BLAZE
GAME ID: 7467 - FRIDAY, JULY 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Visalia Rawhide (32-60) 1 4 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 13 21 0
Bakersfield Blaze (57-35) 6 0 0 1 1 3 0 6 X 17 15 1
Baldwin 5-for-5 for Blaze
Thanks to Jim Baldwin and his big bat, the Blaze derailed the Visalia Rawhide, 17-13, at Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark. The Bakersfield catcher had a standout game with 5 hits in 5 at-bats. Jim Baldwin hit an RBI single in the 1st, doubled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit a three-run home run off Jarred Thirkell in the 6th and singled in the 8th.

This season, Baldwin is batting .333 with 1 home run.
VISALIA BATTING LINESCORE BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Méndez CF 4 3 1 1 1 0 4 .284 10 35
E. Davis 2B, SS 6 2 3 1 0 1 2 .270 7 33
K. Li 1B 6 1 5 5 0 1 1 .284 3 35
   b-T. Gómez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 7 20
J. Goodman SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 7 41
   a-T. Mendoza PR, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .385 0 3
K. Malone DH 5 1 1 1 1 3 6 .201 6 20
M. Saul LF, 1B 6 0 1 0 0 2 3 .269 2 38
J. Gonzáles 3B 6 1 2 1 0 0 4 .283 2 25
A. Vargas RF 5 3 3 0 1 1 1 .216 1 8
A. Díaz C 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 .287 4 23
Totals 49 13 21 11 4 9 27      
a - T. Mendoza pinch ran for J. Goodman in the 1st
b - T. Gómez substituted for K. Li in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Goodman (22, 1st Inning off R. García, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Vargas (2, 3rd Inning off R. García, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Malone (6, 4th Inning off J. Black, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Díaz (10, 5th Inning off J. Black, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gonzáles (2, 6th Inning off S. Miller, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Méndez , E. Davis 3 , K. Li 5 , J. Goodman 2 , T. Mendoza 2 , K. Malone 2 , M. Saul , J. Gonzáles 5 , A. Vargas 4 , A. Díaz 3
2-out RBI: J. Méndez , K. Li 2 , J. Goodman , T. Mendoza , K. Malone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Méndez , K. Malone 3 , M. Saul 2 , J. Gonzáles 2
Hit by Pitch: J. Méndez
Team LOB: 14

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Li)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Jamison 3B 5 1 0 1 0 0 4 .273 0 3
T. Villarreal RF, SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .296 9 48
J. Barajas CF 3 3 1 0 2 0 0 .344 5 28
S. Graves 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .329 5 37
J. Baldwin C 5 4 5 4 0 0 0 .333 1 11
M. Austin DH 4 2 3 4 1 0 1 .378 2 16
Q. McLeod LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 6 .379 1 17
   b-J. Núñez PH, LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .218 2 11
J. Amador 1B 4 2 2 5 1 1 1 .281 7 39
D. Russell SS 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .307 3 35
   a-D. Spencer PH, RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 3 17
Totals 37 17 15 17 7 3 18      
a - D. Spencer pinch hit for D. Russell in the 5th
b - J. Núñez pinch hit for Q. McLeod in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Austin 2 (8, 1st Inning off D. Whaley, 3 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off L. Valéncia, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Baldwin (3, 3rd Inning off D. Whaley, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Russell 2 (2, 1st Inning off D. Whaley, 2 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off J. Thirkell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Baldwin (1, 6th Inning off J. Thirkell, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Amador (7, 8th Inning off L. Valéncia, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Barajas , S. Graves 2 , J. Baldwin 9 , M. Austin 5 , J. Amador 5 , D. Russell 6
2-out RBI: D. Russell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Jamison 2 , J. Amador
Sac Fly: Q. McLeod
Hit by Pitch: R. Jamison
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Villarreal (3)
VISALIA PITCHING LINESCORE BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Whaley 3.0 5 6 6 2 2 0 17 60 6.45   
J. Thirkell 2.1 6 5 5 2 1 1 15 54 6.88   
L. Valéncia L (0-3) 2.0 4 6 6 3 0 1 12 39 6.44   
J. Lewis 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Whaley 23
Batters Faced: D. Whaley 17, J. Thirkell 15, L. Valéncia 12, J. Lewis 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Whaley 3-4, J. Thirkell 3-3, L. Valéncia 3-2, J. Lewis 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Whaley 60-38, J. Thirkell 54-32, L. Valéncia 39-24, J. Lewis 3-3
Hit Batsmen: D. Whaley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
R. García 2.2 8 5 5 0 2 0 17 66 4.21   
J. Black 1.2 4 5 3 3 1 0 13 47 9.17   
S. Miller 2.2 6 2 2 0 3 1 14 54 4.44   
B. Bane W (2-2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 3 0 10 44 4.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. García 20
Batters Faced: R. García 17, J. Black 13, S. Miller 14, B. Bane 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. García 3-3, J. Black 1-3, S. Miller 1-4, B. Bane 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. García 66-40, J. Black 47-28, S. Miller 54-34, B. Bane 44-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Black 1-0 , S. Miller 1-0 , B. Bane 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. García
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Baldwin
Ballpark: Historic Sam Lynn Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:45 PM PT
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 3485
Special Notes: 3B Jonathan Goodman was injured while running the bases. Dax Russell ties the BAK regular season game record for triples with 2. Kian-zhi Li ties the VIS regular season game record for hits with 5.
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