5/19/2026-The Austin Weirdos survived a furious late comeback by the Bakersfield Train Robbers and escaped Sam Lynn Ballpark with a wild 13-11 extra- innings victory on May 19, 2026.

Austin jumped out early and never stopped applying pressure offensively. In the first inning, Sam Camacho scored on a wild pitch before Cono Casale crushed a two-run homer to left field to give the Weirdos a quick 3-0 advantage.

The Weirdos kept adding on throughout the night. Jay Schulze scored on another wild pitch in the second inning, and Austin exploded for four runs in the fourth. Camacho delivered an RBI single before Austin Sargent launched a two-run homer to center field to extend the lead to 8-0.

Austin Sargent led the Weirdos offense with a huge night at the plate, finishing 3-for-5 with a home run, double, three runs scored, and two RBIs. Alex Lopez added two hits and an RBI, while Cono Casale drove in two runs with his early homer.

Austin appeared comfortably in control after building an 11-1 lead in the sixth inning, but Bakersfield stormed back with five runs in the bottom half. Macs Carrillo started the rally with an RBI double, Jed Downham drove in two with a single, Joe Starick added an RBI hit, and Cade Fujii followed with another RBI single to suddenly cut the deficit to 11-6.

The Train Robbers kept chipping away late. Christian Alamirano drove in a run in the seventh before Bakersfield exploded again in the ninth inning. RBI singles from Joe Starick, Cade Fujii, Joe Riddle, and Dylan Heil tied the game at 11-11 and completed an incredible comeback.

In extra innings, the Weirdos regained control. Cesar Ortega scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the top of the 10th, and Danelle Daniels later scored on a Bakersfield throwing error to push the lead to 13-11.

Cesar Ortega then shut the door on the mound, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the victory for Austin. Samuel Anderson gave the Weirdos a strong start, allowing just one run over five innings while striking out two.

Bakersfield collected 19 hits in the loss, led by Joe Starick’s four-hit performance and Dylan Heil’s four-hit, two-run night. Jed Downham also drove in three runs for the Train Robbers.