BAKERSFIELD, Calif.—In the 2014-15 opener for both schools, Stanford defeated Bakersfield 25-6 in a Pac-12 dual Sunday afternoon.
“We wanted to come out strong and get the win, but we lost a bunch of close matches,” said Bakersfield head coach Mike Mendoza.
The meet began at 197 pounds. Michael Sojka led Matt Williams (R-Fr., Apple Valley, Calif., Sultana HS) by one with less than 30 seconds to go in regulation. Sojka was issued his second stalling call of the match. This tied the score at 4. The score remained tied after the first overtime before Sojka earned an escape in the second OT. Williams could not match the escape and Sojka came away with a 5-4 victory.
Nathan Butler defeated Alex Encarnarcion-Strand (R-So., Concord, Calif., College Park HS) 2-0 at heavyweight. In a battle of true freshmen at 125 pounds, Mason Pengilly defeated Sean Nickell (Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) 9-1. The 133-pound bout saw Connor Schram and Ian Nickell (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS)wrestle to a 2-2 score after regulation. 31 seconds into overtime, Schram took down Nickell for a 4-2 victory.
Bakersfield's Timmy Box (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) led for much of the 141 pound match against Isiah Locsin, but Locsin took Box down with 29 seconds to go in the match for a 4-3 win. Coleman Hammond (R-Fr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) got the Roadrunners on the board with a 7-4 decision over Garret Schaner at 149 pounds.
Max Hvolbek posted a 5-2 decision over David Meza (R-Jr., Fullerton, Calif., Buena Park HS) at 157. In the lone match that featured two nationally ranked opponents, Jim Wilson recorded an escape in the second period to edge out Adam Fierro (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) 1-0.
Bryce Hammond (R-Jr., Bakersfield, Calif., Bakersfield HS) rounded out the Bakersfield scoring with a shutout (7-0) victory at 174-pounds against Keaton Subjeck. Zach Nevills closed the meet by defeating Sean Pollock (R-Sr., Oceanside, Calif., Rancho Buena Vista HS) 3-1.
“We have a lot of things to work on,” Mendoza said. “That will be our focus in practice this week and working on the things we need to improve upon.”
The Roadrunners will take part in a tri-dual at Gilroy High School on Friday, Nov. 14. Bakersfield will wrestle App. State at 2 p.m. and Illinois at 6 p.m. Illinois wrestles Appalachian State at 4 p.m. CSUB will host the Roadrunner Open Nov. 16 in Fresno's Selland Arena beginning at 9 a.m. For information on tickets, call (661) 654-BLUE.
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Stanford 25, Bakersfield 6
197-Michael Sojka (S) def. Matt Williams, 5-4 (3 OT)
285-Nathan Butler (S) def. Alex Encarnarcion-Strand, 2-0
125-Mason Pengilly (S) def. Sean Nickell, 9-1
133-Connor Schram (S) def. Ian Nickell, 4-2 (OT)
141-Isiah Locsin (S) def. Timmy Box, 4-3
149-Coleman Hammond (C) def. Garrett Schaner, 7-4
157-Max Hvolbek (S) def. David Meza, 5-2
165-Jim Wilson (S) def. Adam Fierro, 1-0
174-Bryce Hammond (C) def. Keaton Subjeck, 7-0
184-Zach Nevlills (S) def. Sean Pollock, 3-1
EXHIBITION MATCHES
157-Spencer Hill (C) def. Peter Galli, 9-8
184-Garet Krohn (S) def. Immanuel Barber, 5-1
