Gone but not Forgotten

Bakersfield Blaze (1995-2016)

Bakersfield, California
Last Part of the California League

The Bakersfield Blaze were an affiliated minor league baseball team. Based in Bakersfield, California, they were last a member of the California League. The team played from 1995 to 2016.

For more information, including yearly records and statistics, view the Bakersfield Blaze on StatsCrew.com.

Bakersfield Blaze News from OSC's Archives

Sam Lynn Lives On, Blaze Win (September 10, 2016)
On the Brink of Extinction (September 8, 2016)
Blaze Lose Opener, Thursday Could be Final Game EVER (September 8, 2016)
Fitting End to Regular Season for Bakersfield, Final Chapter Awaits (September 6, 2016)
Iriart Smokes out Blaze (September 5, 2016)
Blaze Lack Punch, Fall to Ports (September 4, 2016)
Seager's Jack Is Perfect Night Cap for Blaze (September 3, 2016)
The Blaze Made the Playoffs (September 1, 2016)
Blaze One Step Away in Drubbing of Giants (September 1, 2016)
Cowan's Last Act Provides Dramatic Ending (August 31, 2016)
Blaze Win 11-8 (August 29, 2016)
Big 9th Leads To Ports Win, 12-5 (August 28, 2016)
Two Grand Slams Will Do, Blaze (August 26, 2016)
DeCarlo & Morales Torpedo Ports (August 22, 2016)
Pimentel, Ports Shock Blaze in 10 (August 20, 2016)
Bakersfield Blaze Game Recap 0: Littell Brilliant, Blaze (August 18, 2016)
Storm Get Washed Away in Sweep by Blaze (August 15, 2016)
Bakersfield Blaze Game Recap 08-13-16: Greatest Comeback Of The Year, (August 14, 2016)
Bakersfield Blaze Game Recap (August 13, 2016)
Rawhide Get Revenge & Take Series (August 12, 2016)
Bakersfield Arms Turn Visalia Bats Raw (August 11, 2016)
Rawhide Cruise Past Blaze To Open Series (August 10, 2016)
Blaze Rebound to Avoid Sweep (August 7, 2016)
Storm Slam Blaze in Thumping (August 7, 2016)
Resilient Storm Shock Blaze (August 6, 2016)
Littell Earns High Praise for July (August 5, 2016)
Mistakes Doom Blaze in Lake Elsinore (August 5, 2016)
Blaze Stumble as Giants Pounce on Opportunities (August 4, 2016)
See-Saw Tips North as Giants Win (August 3, 2016)
Bakersfield Blaze Game Recap 08-01-16: Steamtrain Bako; Blaze Thwomp (August 2, 2016)
Osmer, So Hot Right Now; Blaze Win (August 1, 2016)
Bakersfield Blaze Game Recap 07-30-16: Bats Remain Sleepy in 5-3 Defeat (July 31, 2016)
Offense Sputters in Loss, 5-2 (July 30, 2016)
JetHawks Topple Blaze Late, 4-3 (July 29, 2016)
Blaze Utilize Ace Card in San Jose to Avoid Sweep (July 28, 2016)
With Blaze Stuck in Neutral, Giants Seek Sweep (July 27, 2016)
Davis' Blistering July Is Felt by Blaze (July 26, 2016)
Blaze Squeeze Life out of Nuts in Beating (July 25, 2016)
Seesaw Battle Points to Modesto in the End (July 24, 2016)
Blaze Freeze Nuts in Thriller (July 23, 2016)
Blaze Waste Opportunities in Loss (July 21, 2016)
Tough Start Set-Back Blaze (July 20, 2016)
Silent Night; Blaze Blanked 2-0 (July 19, 2016)
Visalia Snaps Skid to Even Series (July 18, 2016)
First Place Blaze Skin Visalia's Hide (July 17, 2016)
Jackson Offs Nuts with Slam, 11-7 (July 15, 2016)
Weeks Hoists Nuts, Blaze Lose (July 14, 2016)
The Blaze Are in FIRST PLACE (July 13, 2016)
Blaze Host Underwear Drive for Erskine Fire Victims (July 12, 2016)
Marlette & Pike Rock Rawhide to Sleep (July 12, 2016)
Tyler Marlette Named Cal League Player of the Week (July 11, 2016)
Blaze Awake for Last Call as Furious Rally Dumps Rawhide (July 10, 2016)
Blaze Unable to Solve Puzzle in Defeat to Rawhide (July 9, 2016)
Six Run 7th Powers Blaze To Win (July 8, 2016)
Bakersfield Wins 4-3 (July 7, 2016)
Blaze Cruise to Win, 8-0 (July 6, 2016)
Blaze Act Like Savages in Trashing of Nuts (July 4, 2016)
California Dreaming for Cowan and Blaze (July 3, 2016)
Busted Nuts Fall in Laugher (July 2, 2016)
Blaze Crack Nuts in 10 (July 1, 2016)
Pitching Dominates as Blaze Prevail (June 29, 2016)
Bickford, Giants Silence Blaze (June 28, 2016)
Blaze Kick Nuts out of Town, 5-1 (June 27, 2016)
Not a No-No, But Not Bad; (June 26, 2016)
Blaze Throw First Home Team No-Hitter in Sam Lynn History (June 25, 2016)
Blaze Slammed by Nuts, 8-2 (June 24, 2016)
Mack's Sonic Boom Leads to Sweep (June 20, 2016)
Blaze Bats Have Little Quit in Barrage (June 19, 2016)
Blaze Win 12-Inning Thriller, 6-4 (June 18, 2016)
Blaze Win 12-Inning Thriller, 6-4 (June 17, 2016)
Blaze Can't Solve Rawhide, Lose 4-2 (June 16, 2016)
Rawhide Pull out Late Win, 8-3 (June 15, 2016)
Blaze Fall in Doubleheader to Division-Leaders (June 14, 2016)
Blaze Erase Six-Run Deficit, Walk off 7-6 (June 13, 2016)
Streak Snapped at Ten in 9-4 Defeat (June 12, 2016)
Ten in a Row (June 11, 2016)
Campbell Dazzles, Blaze Win 9th Straight (June 10, 2016)
Three Blaze Selected to All Star Team (June 8, 2016)
Blaze Drop Hammer on Giants to Complete Sweep (June 8, 2016)
DeCarlo & Petty Flex Power in San Jose (June 7, 2016)
DeCarlo Clubs Giants in Win (June 5, 2016)
Yo Joe (June 5, 2016)
Marlette & Co. Ambush Ports in Sweep (June 4, 2016)
Pike and DeCarlo Have Blaze on Verge of Sweep (June 3, 2016)
Petty Creates Chaos in Stockton (June 2, 2016)
Blaze Mount Monster Memorial Day Comeback, Win 8-7 (May 30, 2016)
Longest 9-Inning Game of the Year Goes to Visitors, 10-7 (May 30, 2016)
Sixers Stifle Bako, Home Team (May 29, 2016)
Mack's Homer, Bullpen Push Streak to Three (May 28, 2016)
Two Outs, No Problem; Blaze Win 4-3 (May 27, 2016)
Misiewicz's Gem Shines Brightest in Bako (May 26, 2016)
Stranded Runners Hurt Bako in 4-2 Defeat (May 25, 2016)
Sloppy Outing Curbs Blaze Enthusiasm (May 24, 2016)
DeCarlo's Spark Extinguishes Storm (May 23, 2016)
Blaze Play Through Storm, Beat Lake Elsinore (May 22, 2016)
Cordero's Thunder Propels Storm (May 21, 2016)
Fields Day Slams Wiper, Mavericks (May 20, 2016)
Marlette's Pain Is Mavericks Misery (May 19, 2016)
Jackson & Pike Set Tone for Blaze in Barrage (May 18, 2016)
Marathon 9-Inning Game Ends in Defeat (May 17, 2016)
Marlette Homers, But Blaze Fall 8-3 (May 15, 2016)
Big Offense, Big Win (May 15, 2016)
Campbell Cruises, Blaze Win 4-1 (May 14, 2016)
Slump Continues in 6-0 Blanking (May 13, 2016)
Late Rally Falls Three Runs Short (May 11, 2016)
Blaze Offense Stuck in Park (May 11, 2016)
Drought Continues for Blaze in Sweep (May 10, 2016)
Blaze Swept in Doubleheader (May 7, 2016)
Pike's Start Proves Costly in Defeat (May 7, 2016)
Completely FREE Baseball on Saturday at 12:30pm (May 7, 2016)
Unusual Ejection Can't Deter Bako in 6-5 Win (May 6, 2016)
Mike Candela Named New Blaze General Manager (May 5, 2016)
Blaze Drop Slugfest on Late Quakes Surge (May 5, 2016)
Blaze Suffer Eighth Blown Save, Lose 7-6 (May 4, 2016)
Comeback Falls One Shy in Rancho (May 3, 2016)
Blaze Keep Momentum Going in Sweep (May 1, 2016)
Mack Delivers Late with Blaze Thinking Sweep (May 1, 2016)
Misiewicz Flirts with No-No in Blaze Win (April 30, 2016)
Bako Loses Late Lead, Series (April 29, 2016)
Baum's Inside the Park Shot Powers Blaze (April 28, 2016)
Late Rally Begets Narrow Loss in Lancaster (April 27, 2016)
The Force Was Strong with Herb and Mack, Blaze Dominate (April 24, 2016)
Mack's Homer Not Enough, Blaze Fall 4-2 (April 24, 2016)
Near No-No for Blaze Pitchers, Bako Cruises 10-0 (April 23, 2016)
Campbell, Bats Boost Blaze to 7-4 Win (April 22, 2016)
Road Trip Ends Quietly for Blaze (April 21, 2016)
Herb Blazes Through Modesto in Gem (April 20, 2016)
Modesto Ends Late-Night Thriller in 15 (April 19, 2016)
Rawhide Solve Moore, Take Series from Blaze (April 18, 2016)
Campbell Gets Help in KO of Rawhide (April 17, 2016)
Bullpen Dooms Blaze Again (April 16, 2016)
Herb's 9 K's Not Enough in Loss (April 15, 2016)
Petty Wallops Nuts in 13th, 4-3 (April 13, 2016)
Sloppy Defense Dooms Blaze in 13-3 Defeat (April 13, 2016)
Blaze Squeeze Nuts in 11-Inning Walkoff (April 12, 2016)
Bako Drops One in Extras, 3-1 (April 11, 2016)
Bakersfield Blaze Rained Out (April 10, 2016)
Blaze Strand 13 in Tough One-Run Loss (April 9, 2016)
Blaze Drop Tight One in Opener, 2-1 (April 8, 2016)
Bakersfield Blaze Partner with Sunrun in 2016 (April 6, 2016)
Inaugural Cal League Hall of Fame Class Includes Three from Bakersfield (February 16, 2016)
Blaze Announce 2016 Coaching Staff (December 4, 2015)
Mariners Announce Minor League Awards, Blaze Win Three (October 2, 2015)
Blaze Finish Season with Sweep of San Jose (September 7, 2015)
Pair of Homers Power Blaze to Fourth Straight Win, 8-6 (September 7, 2015)
Yarbrough Deals, O'Neill Blasts Number 32, Blaze Win 3-2 (September 6, 2015)
Snake Whisperer Tames Giants (September 5, 2015)
O'Neill and Wilson Homer in 6-2 Victory (September 4, 2015)
Blaze Shocked in 9th, Fall 5-4 (September 3, 2015)
Ash Cruises, Blaze Shut Down 'Hawks 2-0 (September 2, 2015)
Joe Bauman Home Run Award Contenders Battle Into Final Week Of Season (August 31, 2015)
Blaze Drop Sleepy Finale, 7-3 (August 31, 2015)
Wilson Mashes Six Hits in Wild 19-10 Win (August 30, 2015)
No Wind in Adelanto, Blaze Lose 2-1 (August 29, 2015)
Blaze Drop Suddenly Rare Pitchers' Duel, 4-1 (August 28, 2015)
Bullpen Locks Down in Speedy 8-6 Win (August 27, 2015)
Mack Attack; Chantz Clubs Two, Blaze Win 9-6 (August 26, 2015)
Blaze Drop Opener to Rawhide, 9-7 (August 25, 2015)
Errors Cost Blaze; Comeback Falls Short, 6-4 (August 23, 2015)
Blaze Homestand Preview August 24-27 (August 23, 2015)
DeCecco Deals, Blaze Win (August 23, 2015)
Two Pitchers, Two Homers; Blaze Victorious 5-3 (August 21, 2015)
Dan Altavilla and Tyler O'Neill Named Postseason All Stars (August 21, 2015)
O'Neill Hits 28th Dinger in 3-2 Loss (August 21, 2015)
Longballs Lead to Win, 6-2 (August 20, 2015)
The Wrong Deja Vu; Blaze Lose 3-1 Again (August 19, 2015)
Blaze Drop Smoky Opener with Storm, 3-1 (August 18, 2015)
Blaze Squeeze by Nuts in Final Meeting, 6-5 (August 17, 2015)
Blaze Avoid Nutty No-No, Lose Heartbreaker 1-0 (August 16, 2015)
Streak Snapped at Eight (August 15, 2015)
Great Eight: Blaze Complete Sweep, Extend Streak, 11-5 (August 14, 2015)
Lucky Seven; Blaze Hold off Lake Elsinore, 8-3 (August 13, 2015)
Super Six: Blaze Thwomp Storm, 11-1 (August 12, 2015)
Bakersfield's Tyler O'Neill 3rd in Minor League Baseball in Homers (August 11, 2015)
Alive in Five; Blaze Wipe Nuts Outta Town 4-3 (August 10, 2015)
Back-to-back Walkoffs; Blaze Zip Past Nuts, 5-4 (August 9, 2015)
Petty Finishes Nuts (August 8, 2015)
Blaze Honor DeVry Student of the Month (August 7, 2015)
Blaze Squelch Nuts, 1-0 (August 7, 2015)
Blaze Move to 4-1 in August with 12-5 Final (August 6, 2015)
Bakersfield Blaze Homestand Preview August 6-9 (August 5, 2015)
Blaze Suffer Injuries, Strikeouts in 10-2 Loss (August 5, 2015)
Blaze Set Season Hits Mark in 9-5 Victory (August 4, 2015)
Blaze Win 6-4 Behind Wilson and O'Neill (August 3, 2015)
Blaze Open August on Winning Note, 8-4 (August 2, 2015)
Blaze Shellacked (August 1, 2015)
Pike Masterful But Blaze Lose Late, 2-1 (July 31, 2015)
Mavs Roll Blaze in Homestand Finale, 10-3 (July 30, 2015)
O'Neill and Wilson Homer, Blaze Lose 13-2 (July 29, 2015)
Blaze Erupt in 11-5 Victory over High Desert (July 28, 2015)
Giants Race Out, Blaze Fall 9-1 (July 27, 2015)
Too Much Tyler; O'Neill Drives in Four in 7-4 Win (July 26, 2015)
Blaze Lose Pitchers' Duel (July 25, 2015)
Big Hits Power Blaze in 8-5 Win (July 24, 2015)
Homestand Preview: July 23-29 (July 23, 2015)
Ports Get Two in 8th, Blaze Tumble 3-1 (July 22, 2015)
Don't Walk; Blaze Watch Another Celebration in 4-3 Defeat (July 21, 2015)
Blaze Dingered to Death, 8-2 (July 20, 2015)
Bako Falls in Another 14-Inning Epic, 4-3 (July 19, 2015)
Blaze Deliver Walkoff Blow to Nuts in 11th, 6-5 (July 18, 2015)