{"id":337116,"date":"2026-05-29T06:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337116\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T06:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T06:37:23","slug":"arroyo-grande-baseball-loses-to-bakersfield-christian-in-a-cif-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337116\/","title":{"rendered":"Arroyo Grande baseball loses to Bakersfield Christian in a CIF final."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seeking to secure a Division 2 CIF-Central Section title, Arroyo Grande\u2019s baseball team lost a heartbreaker 4-3 in the 9th inning to Bakersfield Christian.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maxpreps.com\/ca\/arroyo-grande\/arroyo-grande-eagles\/baseball\/\">The Eagles (24-9)<\/a> had won 10 in a row coming into the contest, and held their own at 3-3 in the ninth in Visalia, punching in the tying run on a wild pitch after a last-ditch rally on a leadoff single in the top of the seventh by Jackson Ralph.<\/p>\n<p>Arroyo Grande was led offensively by Jones Stumph and Ralph, who each had two hits in the contest.<\/p>\n<p>Arroyo Grande starting pitcher Grady Pope threw four innings, striking out three, and allowing one earned run.<\/p>\n<p>Reliever Zack Johnson pitched a strong four innings, giving up only one earned run, a walk-off hit to award Bakersfield Christian (25-6-1) the title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very proud of boys,\u201d said Arroyo Grande Coach Steve Tolley. \u201cThis team, the entire year, they never gave up, and they did it against a really, really good high school baseball team (in Bakersfield Christian).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eagles junior shortstop<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prepbaseballreport.com\/profiles\/CA\/Ruben-Servin-9607532418\"> Ruben Servin<\/a>, hitting a team-high .479 on the season, smashed a go-ahead RBI double in the fourth off Ole Miss commit McCoy Silicz, whose fastball tops out at 94 miles per hour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talked about, at the beginning of season, that a couple little mistakes, and they are magnified in championship games, and that\u2019s what happened,\u201d Tolley said. \u201cI\u2019m proud of the way these kids played to only give up four runs to a team that\u2019s full of Division-1 commits. We pitched well, and we did a lot of things well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arroyo Grande will move on to the state CIF state playoffs with an automatic bid. The schedule is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"summary gray\">This story was originally published May 28, 2026 at 9:41 PM.<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  San Luis Obispo Tribune<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanluisobispo.com\/profile\/218526985\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Nick Wilson0020 (1) Cropped.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Nick Wilson\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Nick Wilson is a Tribune contributor in sports. 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