CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS
05/24/2026
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CALIFORNIA LEAGUE
BAKERSFIELD BLAZE AT HIGH DESERT MAVERICKS
GAME ID: 7223 - SUNDAY, MAY 24TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Bakersfield Blaze (29-15) 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 15 3
High Desert Mavericks (24-20) 5 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 X 9 12 1
Blaze Fall Short, 9-8, at High Desert
The High Desert Mavericks withstood an impressive performance by Bakersfield left fielder Juan Chávez to defeat the Blaze, 9-8, at Stater Bros. Stadium. Chávez went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Chris Martin earned the save for High Desert, his 10th. The win gives High Desert a season record of 24-20.

In the bottom of the 1st, High Desert took the lead on a 2-run single by Gene Simmons. At the time, the Mavericks were trailing 4-3, but Simmons's hit with two outs against Bakersfield pitcher Johnny Morgan put them in front, 5-4.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Simmons.
BAKERSFIELD BATTING LINESCORE HIGH DESERT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Barajas CF 5 2 2 1 1 2 6 .400 0 1
J. Chávez LF 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 .308 3 21
C. Price 3B 4 1 1 0 2 1 5 .291 4 17
L. Carranza RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 10 .250 2 14
S. Page 1B 6 0 1 1 0 3 8 .345 1 4
D. Russell SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .288 1 13
S. Fleming C 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 .337 0 11
M. Austin DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 .314 1 3
   a-B. McKee DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .388 2 17
M. Morgan 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 6 .448 1 7
Totals 39 8 15 8 8 9 41      
a - B. McKee inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Barajas (1, 1st Inning off P. Peterson, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Price (6, 6th Inning off G. Burns, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Chávez (6, 7th Inning off G. Burns, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Barajas 3 , J. Chávez 4 , C. Price 2 , L. Carranza , S. Page , D. Russell , S. Fleming 2 , M. Austin 2 , M. Morgan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Barajas 3 , S. Page 2 , D. Russell , M. Morgan
GIDP: S. Page
Sac Bunt: L. Carranza
Sac Fly: L. Carranza , S. Fleming
Team LOB: 15

FIELDING
Errors: C. Price (5) , S. Fleming 2 (2)
OF assists: 1 (Chávez(Mercado at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Schultz 2B, SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .377 0 8
P. Lock CF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .333 0 2
J. Elliott RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .319 4 24
J. Muñóz LF 5 2 2 3 0 2 1 .363 2 14
T. Anderson DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 0 .276 2 23
J. Brown SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .313 2 13
   b-D. Webb 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 6
S. Collins 3B, 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .269 2 11
J. Mercado 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .257 0 3
   a-L. Manning PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .340 2 15
   c-J. Gonzáles 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 1 14
G. Simmons C 3 0 1 2 1 2 1 .333 1 8
Totals 36 9 12 8 5 11 14      
a - L. Manning pinch hit for J. Mercado in the 7th
b - D. Webb substituted for J. Brown in the 8th
c - J. Gonzáles substituted for L. Manning in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Lock (2, 1st Inning off J. Morgan, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Schultz (5, 7th Inning off D. Ball, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Muñóz (2, 4th Inning off J. Corbett, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Schultz 4 , P. Lock 3 , J. Elliott , J. Muñóz 4 , T. Anderson 2 , J. Mercado , G. Simmons
2-out RBI: J. Mercado , G. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Lock , J. Elliott , J. Brown
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Collins (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mercado (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Collins-Schultz-Mercado)
BAKERSFIELD PITCHING LINESCORE HIGH DESERT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Morgan L (4-2) 1.2 8 5 5 2 1 0 14 57 4.21   
J. Corbett 3.1 3 4 3 1 5 0 16 76 3.70   
D. Ball 3.0 1 0 0 2 5 0 11 49 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Morgan 12
Batters Faced: J. Morgan 14, J. Corbett 16, D. Ball 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Morgan 2-1, J. Corbett 2-3, D. Ball 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Morgan 57-36, J. Corbett 76-49, D. Ball 49-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Corbett 2-0
WP: J. Corbett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
P. Peterson 4.2 6 4 4 7 2 0 27 112 3.48   
G. Burns W (2-1) 1.1 7 4 4 0 3 0 11 47 10.80   
E. Hall H (6) 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 8 39 2.65   
C. Martin SV (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 18 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Peterson 31
Batters Faced: P. Peterson 27, G. Burns 11, E. Hall 8, C. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Peterson 7-4, G. Burns 1-0, E. Hall 0-2, C. Martin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Peterson 112-60, G. Burns 47-29, E. Hall 39-25, C. Martin 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Burns 2-0 , E. Hall 2-1
Balk: P. Peterson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Chávez
Ballpark: Stater Bros. Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:00 PM PT
Time: 4:18
Attendance: 3778
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