| Breaking News |  | Tuesday, October 6th, 2015: Sean Pierce Named CAL's Best Hitter
Sean Pierce, the talented Bakersfield third baseman, certainly made his name known among California League hurlers this season. He hammered them for 169 hits, 38 doubles, 3 triples, 16 home runs, 83 RBIs and scored 68 times. That kind of output made him the choice for California League CAL MVP for 2015.
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 | Sunday, September 13th, 2015: Visalia Triumphs in Round 1
It was Visalia and Bakersfield challenging one other in the 2015 California League Round 1 this season. On paper, there wasn't much difference between the two strong ballclubs, but on the field, the verdict went to the Rawhide.
It was the 4th for the new league champions. They defeated the Blaze 3-1 in the series, winning the last game today by a 9-2 score.
The new champs finished the regular season 92-48 and claimed first place in the North Division pennant race.
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 | Tuesday, August 25th, 2015: 21-Game Streak Ends, Lyons Hitless
There was double misery today for the Blaze Clarence Lyons as he saw his 21-game hitting streak end and his team lose 3-0 to Rancho Cucamonga at Sam Lynn Ballpark. The 21-year-old shortstop was held hitless in 4 at-bats by the Quakes.
Lyons is batting .346 this year with 7 home runs, 60 RBIs and 91 runs scored. He has 178 hits in 515 at-bats.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | 3B Alexander Decker | torn labrum (Shoulder) | 5 weeks | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 82-58, .586 PCT | | Position in Division | 2nd, 10.0 GB | | Record at home | 40-30, .571 PCT | | Record on the road | 42-28, .600 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 6-7, .462 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 22-26, .458 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 22-13, .629 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 60-45, .571 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 9-1, .900 PCT | | Record in April | 12-9, .571 PCT | | Record in May | 17-12, .586 PCT | | Record in June | 18-8, .692 PCT | | Record in July | 15-13, .536 PCT | | Record in August | 14-15, .483 PCT | | Record in September | 6-1, .857 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .285 - 3rd in CAL | | On-Base Percentage | .358 - 1st in CAL | | Slugging Percentage | .407 - 2nd in CAL | | On-Base + Slugging | .765 - 1st in CAL | | Runs Scored | 733 - 2nd in CAL | | Hits | 1400 - 3rd in CAL | | Extra-Base Hits | 386 - 1st in CAL | | Home Runs | 92 - 2nd in CAL | | Bases-On-Balls | 521 - 2nd in CAL | | Strikeouts | 823 - 2nd in CAL | | Stolen Bases | 174 - 6th in CAL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 3.51 - 4th in CAL | | Starters' ERA | 3.21 - 2nd in CAL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.68 - 8th in CAL | | Runs allowed | 577 - 5th in CAL | | Hits allowed | 1215 - 5th in CAL | | Opponents AVG | .249 - 4th in CAL | | BABIP | .304 - 4th in CAL | | Home Runs allowed | 75 - 10th in CAL | | Bases-On-Balls | 391 - 5th in CAL | | Strikeouts | 1059 - 2nd in CAL |
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