Roadrunners rout Tigers 17‑4 behind Vela’s big day
STOCKTON, Calif. (Interstat) — Dusty Vela went 3 for 4 with five RBIs to lead Cal State Bakersfield to a 17-4 victory over Pacific on Tuesday at Klein Family Field.
The Roadrunners improved to 19-24, while the Tigers fell to 17-24. Vela doubled three times, driving in runs in the second, fifth and seventh innings. Yahir Acevedo added a grand slam in the eighth, finishing with four RBIs. Devon Wilkes went 3 for 5 with two RBIs.
Cal State Bakersfield built an early lead, scoring two runs in the first on a double by Wilkes. The Roadrunners added three more in the second, keyed by Vela’s two-run double. Pacific got on the board in the third on a double by Brendan O’Sullivan.
The Roadrunners broke the game open with five runs in the fifth, including Vela’s second double. Pacific’s Rylan Evans hit a three-run homer in the sixth, but Cal State Bakersfield answered with five runs in the seventh and four in the eighth.
CJ Brown pitched three innings, allowing one earned run. Joe Tootle, Levi Grothen and Jeter Schuerman combined for three scoreless innings of relief.