Bakersfield Christian High first baseman Maddox Garza, far left, prepares to give senior starting pitcher McCoy Silicz (9) a high-five as the baseball team celebrates on Wednesday. BCHS defeated Arroyo Grande 5-0 in a CIF Southern California Regional semifinal. The win earned BCHS a berth in Saturday’s title game at Newport Beach’s Newport Harbor.
Bakersfield Christian starting pitcher McCoy Silicz throws to an Arroyo Grande batter in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s CIF Southern California Regional semifinal game. Silicz got a complete-game shutout.
Bakersfield Christian High first baseman Maddox Garza, far left, prepares to give senior starting pitcher McCoy Silicz (9) a high-five as the baseball team celebrates on Wednesday. BCHS defeated Arroyo Grande 5-0 in a CIF Southern California Regional semifinal. The win earned BCHS a berth in Saturday’s title game at Newport Beach’s Newport Harbor.
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Bakersfield Christian starting pitcher McCoy Silicz throws to an Arroyo Grande batter in the sixth inning of Wednesday’s CIF Southern California Regional semifinal game. Silicz got a complete-game shutout.
The key to unlock the opportunity that the 2026 Bakersfield Christian High baseball team has sought from the start, especially those who are among the largest senior class that head coach Mark Ratekin has had, was given to them Wednesday night.
A 5-0 home victory in the CIF Southern California Regional Division 2 semifinal over Arroyo Grande secured a spot in this Saturday’s SoCal Regional state championship game. The BCHS Eagles (28-6-1) will face Newport Beach’s Newport Harbor, an 11-6 winner in the other semifinal over Point Loma, for the championship.
