Salina Stockade Defeat Bakersfield Blues 7-2

February 29 2020 The Salina Stockade defeated the Bakersfield Blues 7-2 after scoring in the fourth fifth and seventh innings. Salina broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the fourth and added four in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead. The Stockade scored again in the seventh while Bakersfield answered with one run in the fifth and one in the eighth. Salina finished with 10 hits while Bakersfield collected 12.

Michael Klement led Salina with four hits in five at-bats and scored once. Nate Ray contributed two hits and two RBI while D.J. Lewis had a hit and an RBI. Mareno Rankin and A.J. Clayton each scored once and Clayton added two walks. For Bakersfield Rory Graf-Brennen went 4-for-5 with a triple and an RBI while Lawrence Johnson collected three hits and scored once. Ronald Flores had a hit and an RBI.

Nicholas Ray earned the win for Salina after allowing one run on eight hits over five innings with five strikeouts and no walks. D. Reedy worked two scoreless innings with two strikeouts. Ryan Schroeder took the loss for Bakersfield after allowing two runs over four innings while striking out five and walking three. Salina committed five errors and Bakersfield made four.