CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS
08/16/2025
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS
GAME ID: 7599 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bakersfield Blaze (63-56) 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6 2
High Desert Mavericks (55-64) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 12 3
Mavericks Get Clutch 7-5 Win
High Desert catcher Joel Kirkpatrick made his presence felt in the 7-5 Mavericks triumph over the Bakersfield Blaze. Kirkpatrick went 4-5 with 4 singles. Joe Heisey got credit for the win, improving to 2-0. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 4 innings. With the win, High Desert has a record of 55-64. Bakersfield falls to 63-56.

The decisive blow was delivered by José López in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run home run off 24-year old right-handed pitcher Chad Payling to win the game for High Desert. The home crowd went nuts.

"The crowd went wild," López said.
BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE HIGH DESERT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schneider DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .355 1 18
K. Erickson 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .373 3 5
B. Davies SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .283 9 33
C. Price 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 6 48
J. Chávez CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .293 5 50
L. Carranza RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .272 4 20
A. Gramacho C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .301 3 24
S. Graves 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270 0 8
L. Camacho LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .138 0 0
Totals 34 5 6 3 0 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Schneider (11, 2nd Inning off E. Flores, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Schneider 3 , K. Erickson 2 , B. Davies , L. Carranza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Price , J. Chávez , L. Carranza 2
Hit by Pitch: S. Graves , L. Camacho
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Schneider (6) , B. Davies 2 (18)
CS: J. Schneider (3)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Erickson (3) , S. Graves (2)
OF assists: 1 (Camacho(Hussey at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franklin 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .286 5 34
P. Lock CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .312 4 20
J. Kirkpatrick C 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 .347 14 55
   c-J. Anderson PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .227 10 48
B. Hussey LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .276 2 12
S. Meadows 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .315 2 21
J. López DH 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 .315 4 44
M. Taylor SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .333 1 8
J. Elliott RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .252 5 26
J. Brown 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .288 0 8
   a-T. Anderson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .275 7 21
   b-B. Jennings 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 3 21
Totals 39 7 12 7 2 5 27      
a - T. Anderson pinch hit for J. Brown in the 8th
b - B. Jennings substituted for T. Anderson in the 9th
c - J. Anderson pinch ran for J. Kirkpatrick in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. López (4, 9th Inning off C. Payling, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franklin , J. Kirkpatrick 4 , B. Hussey 2 , S. Meadows , J. López 5 , J. Brown 2
2-out RBI: S. Meadows , J. López
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Franklin , P. Lock , J. López
Hit by Pitch: S. Meadows
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Franklin (32)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Flores (1) , J. Franklin (12) , J. Kirkpatrick (2)
BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE HIGH DESERT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. García 7.0 8 4 3 2 5 0 106 5.11   
S. Theodorakis H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4.78   
C. Payling L (3-3), BS (4) 0.2 4 3 3 0 0 1 20 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. García 50
Batters Faced: R. García 33, S. Theodorakis 4, C. Payling 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. García 9-7, S. Theodorakis 1-2, C. Payling 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. García 106-70, S. Theodorakis 14-11, C. Payling 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Theodorakis 3-1
Hit Batsmen: R. García
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Flores 5.0 5 5 3 0 2 0 65 5.37   
J. Heisey W (2-0) 4.0 1 0 0 0 5 0 40 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Flores 43
Batters Faced: E. Flores 24, J. Heisey 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Flores 9-4, J. Heisey 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Flores 65-45, J. Heisey 40-26
Hit Batsmen: E. Flores 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joel Kirkpatrick
Ballpark: Stater Bros. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 3744
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