Forget, for a moment, the big stage and the riches and the NFL glory.

What Derek Carr really wants is an address.

Liberty's girls track and field team didn't really need another star to emerge, but hey, on a day of celebration? The more, the merrier.

Patriots freshman Cagnei Duncan came from relative anonymity to sweep the distance races Wednesday at Liberty in the Southwest Yosemite League finals, tacking on points for a team that didn't really need them to complete a sweep of four SWYL meets.

Ben Lively pitched another gem for the Bakersfield Blaze Wednesday night but all he got was a no-decision.
Blaze closer Kyle McMyne allowed a game-tying three-run homer to Mark Shannon in the ninth inning but Bakersfield scored in the 10th to beat the Inland Empire 66ers 5-4 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

Bakersfield won it when Ryan Wright, Jesse Winkler and Kyle Waldrop hit singles, with Waldrop getting the game-winning RBI.

Ben Lively pitched another gem for the Bakersfield Blaze Wednesday night but all he got was a no-decision.
Blaze closer Kyle McMyne allowed a game-tying three-run homer to Mark Shannon in the ninth inning but Bakersfield scored in the 10th to beat the Inland Empire 66ers 5-4 at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

Bakersfield won it when Ryan Wright, Jesse Winkler and Kyle Waldrop hit singles, with Waldrop getting the game-winning RBI.

A baseball game with few strikeouts and no extra-base hits turns into a virtual fielding contest, so it's no surprise that Liberty came away with a 1-0 home victory over Centennial on Tuesday.

The Patriots -- after they opened the game with an error that seems strange in retrospect -- made brilliant play after play defensively, denying Centennial of many opportunities and allowing a first-inning RBI single from Josh Medina hold up as the game-winner.

Baseball

Stockdale 3, Bakersfield 1

Frontier High baseball coach John Moncier has been suspended for the remainder of the season following an incident with an umpire during a game last week, the Kern High School District confirmed Tuesday.

The disciplinary action comes at a crucial time for the Titans (23-6), who wrapped up a Southwest Yosemite League championship Tuesday. Playoffs start next week.

UC Santa Barbara broke a tie with four runs in the top of the eighth inning and went on to beat Cal State Bakersfield 7-3 Tuesday night at Hardt Field.

Alec Daily, who replaced CSUB starting pitcher Steven Gee in the seventh, struck out Robby Nesovic to open the eighth, but Nesovic reached base on a passed ball by catcher Cody White.

UC Santa Barbara broke a tie with four runs in the top of the eighth inning and went on to beat Cal State Bakersfield 7-3 Tuesday night at Hardt Field.

Alec Daily, who replaced CSUB starting pitcher Steven Gee in the seventh, struck out Robby Nesovic to open the eighth, but Nesovic reached base on a passed ball by catcher Cody White.

No. 4 seed Stockdale dropped a 5-4 heartbreaker in the Central Section Division I quarterfinals, losing the final doubles match in a third-set tiebreaker against No. 5 Clovis North on Tuesday.

The teams were tied 3-3 after six singles matches.

One of these years, Bakersfield Christian isn't going to win a Central Section boys tennis team championship.

This season? It turned out to be another dominating run to a championship.

For half this season, Greg Miller was a key asset for the Stockton Thunder.

Assigned to the Thunder by Bridgeport (Conn.) of the American Hockey League, Miller racked 38 points in 37 games to lead Stockton in scoring. His last goal for the Thunder came in a 1-0 over Utah on Feb. 15.

Ed Lively, 53, of Gulf Breeze, Fla., would like a lot LESS cowbell.

Well, that ain't gonna happen.

Centennial's Tyler Burnes, Stockdale's Jared Kinoshita and Liberty's Warren Miller sat together at a table in the clubhouse at Sundale Country Club. They were waiting patiently for the other competitors in Tuesday's Central Section South Area Tournament to finish their 18 holes.

The longtime friends were the first three to play the par-72 course and, as it turned out, they set the standard for the day, finishing first second, and third, respectively.

Juan Silva's RBI double with one out in the seventh inning tied the game and Kyle Waldrop added a sacrifice fly later in the inning that was the difference in the Bakersfield Blaze's 6-5 win over Inland Empire Monday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

It was the fifth straight win for Bakersfield, which has the California League's best record (24-8).

Juan Silva's RBI double with one out in the seventh inning tied the game and Kyle Waldrop added a sacrifice fly later in the inning that was the difference in the Bakersfield Blaze's 6-5 win over Inland Empire Monday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

It was the fifth straight win for Bakersfield, which has the California League's best record (24-8).

Juan Silva's RBI double with one out in the seventh inning tied the game and Kyle Waldrop added a sacrifice fly later in the inning that was the difference in the Bakersfield Blaze's 6-5 win over Inland Empire Monday night at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

It was the fifth straight win for Bakersfield, which has the California League's best record (24-8).

GREELEY, Colo. -- Austin Davis struck out eight in 82/3 innings and did not walk a batter, and got some help from closer Max Carter as the Cal State Bakersfield baseball team held off Northern Colorado 4-3 on Sunday at Jackson Field, completing a three-game sweep.

Davis (3-8) scattered eight hits and allowed three earned runs. he carried a 4-0 lead into the ninth before finally getting into trouble in the Western Athletic Conference game.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — There are moments in a career where you step back and take a moment to enjoy what is around you. One of those moments happened to me the other day.

Starting pitchers are typically on a five-day rotation, with four days of preparation between each start.

Kyle Waldrop of the Bakersfield Blaze doubled in the ninth inning and scored to break a tie on Marquez Smith's single in a 10-9 victory over the host Modesto Nuts at John Thurman Field.

Reliever Carlos Gonzalez (1-0) struck out the side in the 9th, securing the wild win and three-game series sweep for Bakersfield, which is five games up on second-place Visalia in the Californian League's North Division race.