Former Cal State Bakersfield wrestler Stephen Neal can't believe the wrestling team won't be back next season. Neal wants to do everything in his power to help raise the money and do whatever it takes to try and save the program.

Bakersfield Jam head coach Will Voigt filled out his coaching staff with the addition of a pair of former NBA players.

The Bakersfield Blaze held a 3-1 lead entering the seventh inning, and then it happened. Six wild pitches later, the San Jose Giants were on their way to a 12-3 win in the fifth and deciding game of the Northern Division playoff series.

The Bakersfield Blaze and Modesto Nuts combined to hit nine home runs in Game 2 of the opening-round playoff series. The Blaze overcame an early 4-0 deficit, using a seven-run sixth inning to force a third and decisive game in the series.

One game into the 2009 season, the Bakersfield College Renegades have lost starting running back Andre Smith to an ankle injury. Smith rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns in their season opening 33-14 win over Fresno City College.

The Bakersfield Blaze open the first round of the Cal League playoffs with a game Wednesday night at Modesto.

The Bakersfield Blaze won more than just a game, a 3-2 win over Rancho Cucamonga also clinched homefield advantage in round one of the Cal League playoffs.

Fresno State sophomore Bhavik Patel is back in California after making a run into the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur Golf Championship in Tulsa, Okla. Patel, who hails from Bakersfield, spent the better part of the last week on national television.

Fresno State football coach Pat Hill called Derek Carr's knowledge of the game "light years" ahead of any true freshman to enter the program. Carr remains in a two-man battle with Ryan Colburn for the starting job at quarterback.

B.C. Renegades head coach Jeff Chudy has settled for a new starting quarterback for the 2009 season.

Taft coach Steve Sprague has high expectations for the 2009 season -- one reason is running back Cody Shirreffs. The Wildcats, coming off a 7-4 season last year, look to contend for the South Sequoia League title this season.

The Bakersfield Blaze used two Stockton errors to score five unearned runs on their way to a 10-2 win at Sam Lynn Ballpark.

Will Voigt is leaving the cold of Vermont to make Bakersfield home as the new head coach of the Bakersfield Jam. Voigt becomes the third head coach in franchise history. .

The Bakersfield Blaze wasted a six inning, 11 strikeout performaance by starting pitcher Ryan Tatusko. The Blaze scored their lone run in the first. losing to the Ports 2-1 in 14 innings.