Services pending

Jean Duhart, 77, Bakersfield, April 27. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.

SAN JOSE -- Ryan Wright ripped a two-run double in the 11th inning and Seth Mejias-Brean followed with an RBI single to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Giants at Municipal Stadium.

The Blaze's Ryan Benedetto began the 11th with a single to right. Juan Silva then bunted right to relief pitcher Ryan Bradley (0-2), who spun and fired wildly into center field, putting runners at second and third with no outs, setting the table for Wright.

SAN JOSE -- Ryan Wright ripped a two-run double in the 11th inning and Seth Mejias-Brean followed with an RBI single to lead the Bakersfield Blaze to a 6-3 victory over the San Jose Giants at Municipal Stadium.

The Blaze's Ryan Benedetto began the 11th with a single to right. Juan Silva then bunted right to relief pitcher Ryan Bradley (0-2), who spun and fired wildly into center field, putting runners at second and third with no outs, setting the table for Wright.

Ross Hough said Saturday night he had never experienced the feeling of a walk-off hit before.

"It's one of the best feelings I've ever had," said Hough, a junior catcher and Stockdale High graduate who lined an RBI single up the middle in the 11th inning to give Cal State Bakersfield a 2-1 win over Sacramento State at Hardt Field.

Services scheduled

Wanda Jean King, 83, Manhattan, Mont., April 21 in Manhattan, Mont. Graveside service 11 a.m. May 3, Hillcrest Memorial Park in Bakersfield. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.

Bring on the Thunder.

The Bakersfield Condors are headed to the second of of the playoffs for the first time in four years, thanks in part to a power play that came to life in the second period on Friday night before 5,040 at Rabobank Arena.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Cal State Bakersfield split a Western Athletic Conference doubleheader Friday afternoon at Kansas City, losing the first game 9-3 and winning the second game 5-4.

Jessica Castaneda's three-run home run in the first inning, her fourth of the season, helped CSUB (15-37-1, 4-10 WAC) build a 4-0 lead by the second inning and Castaneda scored the winning run in the seventh inning on Madison Bundy's RBI double.

Services scheduled

Haley A. Hardin, 31, Bakersfield, April 18. Memorial service 10 a.m. April 29, Greenlawn Southwest Celebration of Life Center. Greenlawn Funeral Home Southwest.

Matt Smith, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound forward from Columbia State (Community) College in Tennessee, signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Cal State Bakersfield.

Smith played his freshman year at Mississippi Valley State, where he averaged 10.7 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. He scored four points with seven rebounds in 26 minutes against CSUB in Dec. 2012.

Cardiac finishes don't get any better than what transpired Thursday night at Rabobank Arena.

First, Bakersfield's Collin Bowman did the improbable, tying Game 4 of the ECHL Western Conference first-round series against Utah with less than one second left in regulation.

Services scheduled

David Lee Moore, 78, Bakersfield, April 22. Rosary 9:30 a.m. with Mass at 10 a.m. April 28, St. Francis of Assisi Church. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.

Condors captain Joel Broda likes the position his team is in -- leading its playoff series with Utah 2-1 in a best-of-seven series -- but knows that tonight's Game 4 could be the biggest battle yet.

"It's definitely a really good spot to be in," Broda said after scoring the overtime game-winner in a 4-3 victory on Tuesday. "They're going to be coming hard and we have to be ready. They're a good hockey team and they're going to come hard, play physical and be in our faces.

MODESTO -- Jesse Winker went 4-for-4 with a three-run home run to highlight a 13-hit attack that led the Bakersfield Blaze to a 7-0 California League shut-out win over the Modesto Nuts Wednesday night.

Winker added two doubles and finished with four RBIs.

Services scheduled

David Mitchell Brown, 53, Bakersfield, April 22. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. April 25, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; chapel service 10 a.m. April 26, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; interment at Greenlawn Funeral Home. Basham Funeral Care.

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State salvaged a split of its two-game series vs. Cal State Bakersfield with a 13-0 non-conference baseball win Tuesday night.

The Roadrunners (16-23) were outhit 17-10. Kansas State (23-19) had a bases-loaded triple by Max Brown in the second inning and the Wildcats pulled away after that, scoring three runs with two outs in the fourth and made it a rout with five in the eighth.

Two dramatic goals lifted the Condors to a 4-3 overtime victory over the Utah Grizzlies on Tuesday night at Rabobank Arena.

For Condors coach Troy Mann, it's time for adjustments.

The Condors flew home for Utah on Sunday, pleased to get a split against the Utah Grizzlies in the first two games of the best-of-seven playoffs series, but concerned for a fellow teammate Matt Thurber, left behind in a Salt Lake City hospital.

The Bakersfield College women's swim team captured the Western State Conference title, with the men's team finishing third in the conference championships at L.A. Valley College.

The Renegades' Matthew Moon was named the WSC coach of the year.

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- Michael Pelech scored off a rebound midway through the third period on Saturday night as the Utah Grizzlies rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Condors.

The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1 as the teams head to Bakersfield for the next three games. Game 3 is Tuesday night at Rabobank Arena.

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- In a series where hard-nosed physical play is going to be the norm, Bakersfield's "grind line" came up big on Friday night.

Andrew Carroll deflected a shot from Erik Burgdoerfer for the only goal 4:59 into the third period as the Condors opened the ECHL playoff with a 1-0 victory over the Utah Grizzlies.