EDINBURG, Texas -- James Barragan pitched 5-2/3 innings of scoreless relief and Cal State Bakersfield came from behind to edge Texas-Pan American 3-2 Friday in a Western Athletic Conference baseball game.

The Roadrunners (15-21 overall, 8-6 WAC) won for only the third time in 14 road games this season.

VAN NUYS -- Bakersfield College was leading the women's team standings and was third in the men's after Thursday's first day of the Western State Conference swimming and diving championships at L.A. Valley College.

The women's highlight was a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Shelby Bayne, Elizabeth Hargis, Ashley Foster and Clarissa Gardella timed 1:39.64.

When it comes to playoffs, Condors coach Troy Mann said there are really no surprises.

So when the puck drops tonight in West Valley City, Utah, for the Game 1 of the ECHL Western Conference first-round matchup between the Condors and Grizzlies, both teams know what they are in for.

When Erik Burgdoerfer left Bakersfield at the end of last season and headed back to his home in New York, he pretty much felt his playing days in Bakersfield were over.

He had played nowhere else in his three years of professional hockey, but after two straight sub-par seasons, he had a sour taste in his mouth.

The popular "Brains of Bakersfield" trivia competition that has been coordinated by the Cal State Bakersfield men's soccer program each year will return on May 15 in the Icardo Center.

Registration has begun. This year's event will include a catered meal from Lengthwise Brewing Company, featuring tri-tip, pulled pork and macaroni and cheese. Lengthwise will also have its beer and Zeus Imperial Ale on tap and available for purchase.

EDINBURG, Texas -- Texas-Pan American scored two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to down Cal State Bakersfield 2-1 in a Western Athletic Confernce baseball game Thursday night.

The Roadrunners (14-21, 7-6 WAC) took a 1-0 lead in the second on Ross Hough's RBI single, which scored Oscar Sanay, who had singled and stolen second.

STOCKTON -- Blaze right-hander Ben Lively pitched six shutout innings and Bakersfield broke the game open with a four-run eighth to beat Stockton 8-3 Wednesday night.

At 11-3, the Blaze has the best record in the California League and Wednesday's win ensured that Bakersfield will win its fourth straight series to open the season.

An early six-run lead gave College of the Sequoias the edge Tuesday night as the Giants beat Bakersfield College 6-3 in baseball.

The loss halted a 4-game winning streak for the Renegades (12-19, 8-10 WSC) and put them in fifth place in Western State Conference standings.

The Bakersfield Blaze fell behind big early, and made it interesting late before ultimately having the final out recorded in a rundown, and the Stockton Ports grabbed the opener of a three-game series by the final score of 7-5 at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton.

Facing Ports starter Tim Atherton (W, 1-0) for the second time in a week, the Blaze figured to have their hands full, and after a quick start for the bats, Atherton took control.

The 32nd annual Bakersfield College Track and Field and Cross County reunion and Hall of Fame induction ceremonies will be held Thursday, April 24, at the BC cafeteria.

Thirteen former athletes are slated for induction. They are:

Bakersfield College scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally past Antelope Valley College 6-3 in a Western State Conference South baseball game Tuesday at Gerry Collis Field.

The Renegades (10-18 overall, 6-10 WSC South) took the lead on Kaidan Meadows’ two-run, bases-loaded single. RBI doubles by Zach Tanner and Junior Felix later in the inning made it 6-3. Felix also had an RBI double in the sixth.

Permitting delays related to California's new hydraulic fracturing law are taking a toll on Kern County oil field employment.

Oil services giant Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday it is laying off or reassigning 110 workers in Bakersfield, Shafter and the Los Angeles Basin -- a modest but significant share of its California workforce, a company manager said -- because of delays its customers face in getting approval to "frack" wells under Senate Bill 4.

Environmental groups released a report Thursday intended to return public attention to earthquake risks associated with underground injection activity in oilfields near Bakersfield and other California population centers.

Without pointing to any seismic activity caused by hydraulic fracturing, acidization or wastewater disposal in the state, the report sounds an alarm that these operations pose special dangers in California because they often take place near earthquake faults.

Almost every year a politician in Sacramento proposes a new tax on California oil production. And every time -- so far -- it goes down in defeat.

State Sen. Noreen Evans believes this year is going to be different.

A geologist with experience overseeing underground injection work in Bakersfield oilfields has been appointed Kern County's top oil regulator.

When he reports to work May 1, Dan Wermiel, 61, will become the third man since 2011 to lead the district that produces more than 70 percent of the state's oil. His salary will be $9,806 per month.

Occidental Petroleum Corp. would have a freer hand to develop its substantial Kern County assets under plans announced Friday to spin off the company’s California operations.

The move set for completion by early next year addresses analysts’ concerns that Oxy has been spending too much money on its California operations and not getting enough return on that investment.

The 112th United States Open was played this past week at historic Olympic Club in San Francisco and over-par won. The U.S. Open is always golf's toughest test but it proved that how the course is set-up often has as much to do about the scoring as the play of the golfers do.

Just last year at this time, Bhavik Patel (BHS and Fresno State) was touring around that same Olympic Club track on his way to the California State Amateur title, a convincing 8 and 6 win over Kevin Wentworth of Arnold in the 36-hole final.

The 112th United States Open was played this past week at historic Olympic Club in San Francisco and over-par won. The U.S. Open is always golf's toughest test but it proved that how the course is set-up often has as much to do about the scoring as the play of the golfers do.

Just last year at this time, Bhavik Patel (BHS and Fresno State) was touring around that same Olympic Club track on his way to the California State Amateur title, a convincing 8 and 6 win over Kevin Wentworth of Arnold in the 36-hole final.

The last time Anna Jelmini threw the discus at the U.S. Olympic Trials, she was 17 years old and in awe.

"I was in high school (at Shafter), only a junior, and I was just shocked," she said. "When I actually stepped out onto the field, I didn't really know what I was doing there. I was kind of scared."

The last time Anna Jelmini threw the discus at the U.S. Olympic Trials, she was 17 years old and in awe.

"I was in high school (at Shafter), only a junior, and I was just shocked," she said. "When I actually stepped out onto the field, I didn't really know what I was doing there. I was kind of scared."