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   Local report: Wright powers Blaze to fourth straight victory

   By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN

   Monday, May 20 2013 10:33 PM

   Ryan Wright had a homer, two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to a 5-3 victory Monday over the High Desert Mavericks at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

   It was the fourth straight win for Bakersfield, it's best streak of the season. Bakersfield (15-29) trailed 2-1 before scoring four fifth-inning runs. The rally was highlighted by Wright's two-out, three-run homer.

   Starter Carlos Contreras (2-4), the first of four Blaze pitchers, earned the win. He allowed one earned run in five innings, struck out four and walked three.

   El'Hajj Muhammad worked the ninth and earned his fifth save. The series concludes tonight at Sam Lynn, starting at 7:30 p.m..

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2. Ports snap Bakersfield's win streak at six

   The Stockton Ports held off a late Blaze rally on the way to 3-2 victory Friday at Sam Lynn Ballpark, snapping Bakersfield's season-best six-game win streak. Stockton received a solid pitching performance from starter James Simmons (1-0),...

3. Local report: County raceway to host twin Late Model features

   Twin Late Model feature races will highlight Week II of racing Saturday at Kern County Raceway Park. The NASCAR CITGO Lubricants Late Models will have back-to-back 35-lap features on Coca Cola Armed Services Night at the new racing site....

4. Local report: Blaze extends win streak to 3 games

   Bakersfield matched its longest winning streak of the season as the Blaze won its third in a row with a 10-1 thumping of the High Desert Mavericks on Sunday afternoon at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Bakersfield exploded for seven runs in the fourth...

5. Local report: BC's Dial takes second in state in 800 meters

   SAN MATEO -- Bakersfield College sophomore Tejera Dial finished second in the women's 800 meters Saturday with a time of 2:17.61 at the California Community College Track and Field Championships at College of San Mateo. Dial, the Southern...

6. Blaze tops Ports, 1-0

   Jon Moscot and two relievers combined on a four-hitter to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to a 1-0 victory Friday over the Stockton Ports. Bakersfield scored the game's only run in th top of the first when Juan Perez singled, stole second,...

7. Local report: BC's Dial wins 800 to qualify for state meet

   LANCASTER -- Tejera Dial won the 800 meters to highlight a strong performance by Bakersfield College in Saturday's Southern California Track and Field finals at Antelope Valley College. Dial bested the field with a 2:16.90, qualifying...

9. Former Roadrunners star Zardes scores first MLS goal

   VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Former Cal State Bakersfield star Gyasi Zardes scored the first goal of his Major League Soccer career for the Los Angeles Galaxy in a 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Zardes, a MLS...

10. Blaze tops Modesto, ends losing streak

    Bakersfield starter Jake Johnson allowed two runs over seven innings and the Blaze defeated the Modesto Nuts 6-3 on Friday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Ryan Wright opened the scoring for Bakersfield with a two-run double in the third inning....

11. Local report: BC basketball player heads to NAIA school

    Bakersfield College basketball player Damian Robinson has signed a letter of intent to play at Montana State University-Northern, a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics program that went 23-10 last season and reached the NAIA...

12. Blaze suffers seventh straight loss, 6-1 to San Jose

    For the second straight night, the San Jose Giants pulled away late to hand the Bakersfield Blaze its consecutive loss, 6-1, Wednesday at Sam Lynn Ballpark James Allen (1-4) got the starting nod for the Blaze, and despite throwing the ball...

13. Blaze drops 6th straight

    The Bakersfield Blaze wasted an early 3-0 lead, allowing the San Jose Giants to score 10 unanswered runs in a 10-3 victory in Tuesday's California League action at Sam Lynn Ballpark. Bakersfield has lost six straight. Juan Duran and Juan...

14. Nuts rally for four-game sweep of Blaze

    MODESTO -- Will Swanner hit a game-winning double in the 10th inning to give the Modesto Nuts a 4-3 victory and a four-game series sweep over the Blaze on Monday night at John Thurman Field. Bakersfield managed only four hits, but took a...