The Bakersfield College baseball team has won 6 of its last 10 games relying on both their pitching and hitting.
“Some days our pitching is what we lean on, our offense has had to pick our pitching up at times. Each game is a different game. We’ve just been fortunate that we’ve been fairly consistent in all areas of the game so far,” head baseball coach Tim Painton said.
Painton added that there really isn’t a problem with focus because of how often his team plays. “You don’t have a week in between like football. We’re playing every other day. We come back each day and practice and try and work on things we don’t do well. It’s real tough to lose focus when you’re playing every other day.”
On March 4, the Renegades lost 3-2 against Glendale but bounced back quickly with a 9-6 victory over LA Pierce March 6.
The Renegades stats leaders for hitting are sophomore third baseman Jeff Burleson, who is batting .442 and has 30 RBI; outfielder Casey Brown, who has a .411 batting average with 36 RBI, and second baseman Brandon Boren who has a .374 batting average and 35 RBI.
In the pitching department, the Renegades are led by Kyle Witten, who has a record of 7-0 with an ERA of 3.02 and 61 strikeouts.
At press time, the team’s record was 19-8 overall and 9-2 in the Western State Conference. The baseball team’s next game will be March 27 at LA Valley while their next home game will be March 29 versus LA Valley.
Softball
BC’s softball team has gone 4-5 over its last nine games including a forfeit victory over Santa Monica.
Sophomore outfielder Heather Spoon had a double and a homerun in a 5-1 victory over LA Pierce on March 4 and a double and a triple in a 9-8 victory over LA Mission on March 18.
During this stretch, freshman pitcher Liz Chabolla recorded three wins including a 4-0 shutout victory over Cuesta on Feb. 28.
Not including their doubleheader March 25 against Glendale, the Renegades have a record of 14-13 overall and 7-7 in the WSC.
The Renegades will be on the road for a doubleheader against Santa Monica and a game against Citrus before returning home to host the BC Classic April 5-6. The first game of the BC Classic starts at 11 a.m. on April 5 with BC facing off against COS.