SANTA BARBARA -- Senior right-hander Spenser Messmore tossed his second straight complete game to lead Cal State Bakersfield to an 8-2 win at UC Santa Barbara Tuesday afternoon.

Messmore, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in the nation in ERA (0.67), allowed six hits, walked three and struck out four.

SANTA BARBARA -- Senior right-hander Spenser Messmore tossed his second straight complete game to lead Cal State Bakersfield to an 8-2 win at UC Santa Barbara Tuesday afternoon.

Messmore, who entered the game ranked No. 6 in the nation in ERA (0.67), allowed six hits, walked three and struck out four.

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Fresno Easter Classic

Baseball

Fresno Easter Classic

The first thing Blaze fans will notice when they show up to opening night on Thursday is a re-surfaced parking lot at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

That's one of several improvements that will be in place by the time Thursday's 7:15 p.m. game time arrives and the first batter from the Visalia Rawhide comes to the plate.

The first thing Blaze fans will notice when they show up to opening night on Thursday is a re-surfaced parking lot at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

That's one of several improvements that will be in place by the time Thursday's 7:15 p.m. game time arrives and the first batter from the Visalia Rawhide comes to the plate.

Time and again, a victorious athlete will give himself the ultimate vote of confidence: "Even with the odds stacked against me, I knew I had it the whole time."

And then there's D.J. Johnson. The East High senior defended his 18-and-younger division title at the Central California Junior Tennis Championships on Monday at the Bakersfield Racquet Club, beating Eli Whittle of Nipomo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Time and again, a victorious athlete will give himself the ultimate vote of confidence: "Even with the odds stacked against me, I knew I had it the whole time."

And then there's D.J. Johnson. The East High senior defended his 18-and-younger division title at the Central California Junior Tennis Championships on Monday at the Bakersfield Racquet Club, beating Eli Whittle of Nipomo 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Bakersfield High senior Natrelle Demison won a senior national championship at the NHSCA National Wrestling Championships this past weekend in Virginia Beach, Va.

Demison, who took fourth at the CIF State Championships last month, beat Cole Moseley of Tennessee with an 11-1 major decision in the 138-pound national championship on Sunday.

Bakersfield High senior Natrelle Demison won a senior national championship at the NHSCA National Wrestling Championships this past weekend in Virginia Beach, Va.

Demison, who took fourth at the CIF State Championships last month, beat Cole Moseley of Tennessee with an 11-1 major decision in the 138-pound national championship on Sunday.

Baseball

Fresno Easter Classic

Baseball

Fresno Easter Classic

Somewhere out there, in one of California's largest bodies of fresh water, it swims. And a whole lot of people are trying to catch it.

"It" is a randomly-tagged trout worth $20,000 to any of the 6,294 anglers who can land it before 6 p.m. today. The fish is the unseen and elusive star of the Isabella Lake Fishing Derby, a massive three-day fishing contest that began Saturday and ends today. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, the big winner is Lake Isabella local Walter Manwell, who hooked one of 10 fish worth $10,000 on Saturday. There had also been four $1,000 fish, four $500 winners, with most of the tagged trout bringing awards of $100 or $50.

Somewhere out there, in one of California's largest bodies of fresh water, it swims. And a whole lot of people are trying to catch it.

"It" is a randomly-tagged trout worth $20,000 to any of the 6,294 anglers who can land it before 6 p.m. today. The fish is the unseen and elusive star of the Isabella Lake Fishing Derby, a massive three-day fishing contest that began Saturday and ends today. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, the big winner is Lake Isabella local Walter Manwell, who hooked one of 10 fish worth $10,000 on Saturday. There had also been four $1,000 fish, four $500 winners, with most of the tagged trout bringing awards of $100 or $50.

Cal State Bakersfield ended their recent hitting slump, and battling the elements, rattled off 15 hits in an 11-4 win over Sacramento State in Game 2 of a three-game series Saturday night at Hardt Field.

On a cold and windy night, the 'Runners improved to 10-15, scoring seven runs with two outs.

Cal State Bakersfield ended their recent hitting slump, and battling the elements, rattled off 15 hits in an 11-4 win over Sacramento State in Game 2 of a three-game series Saturday night at Hardt Field.

On a cold and windy night, the 'Runners improved to 10-15, scoring seven runs with two outs.

On Thursday night, the Bakersfield Blaze opens the California League season at Sam Lynn Ballpark against Visalia.

My question: Is that going to be the final home opener played by the Blaze at Sam Lynn or the next-to-last?

On Thursday night, the Bakersfield Blaze opens the California League season at Sam Lynn Ballpark against Visalia.

My question: Is that going to be the final home opener played by the Blaze at Sam Lynn or the next-to-last?

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Visalia-Tulare Invitational

Baseball

Visalia-Tulare Invitational