Bakersfield College’s Baseball Team scores 7-3 against Brahmas

Alexandra Apatiga, Editor-in-Chief
February 25, 2018

 

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BC Renegade Hector Ruvalcaba in the fifth inning making it to home plate and scoring, after fellow player Tim Billingsley hit the ball to center field.

The Renegades faced off against LA Pierce College’s Brahmas to play the conference opener on Saturday, Feb. 24, where Bakersfield College won 7-3.

This game brings their overall season to 6-11 and starts their baseball conference at 1-0.

The game’s offense was led by Hector Ruvalcaba and Brycin Hernandez, with Ruvalcaba making one RBI and hitting at the plate 2-4. Hernandez also made an RBI and hit at bat 1-4, with both player making scoring a run.

The game saw BC Renegade Nathan Ortiz as pitcher for 7.2 innings as he faced 34 batters. This game marked his second win as pitcher (2-1). Fellow pitcher Adam Brown also made his first save of the year as he covered 0.2 innings with not hits or runs.

The Bakersfield College Renegades are set to play against Los Angeles Mission College at home Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 3 p.m. There next conference at BC will be against West Los Angeles College on Tuesday, March 6 at 3 p.m.